All car dealerships, at time of sale, will offer what *they call* and “extended warranty” for purchase. In California, these are actually *Service Contracts* (Mechanical Breakdown Insurance). These take the factory warrany coverage and extend it out more years, and many more miles. Typical would be out to 7-8 years or 100,000-120,000 miles. IF a […]

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Your new vehicle will come with a “bumper-to-bumper” manufacturers limited warranty. It will also typically come with a 5 year/60,000 mile “Powertrain” warranty covering internal engine/transmission/driveline/rear/front differential and drive axles. EV’s will come with their own warranty. Certain diesel models will come with a longer diesel engine warranty. Each manufacturer sets forth teir own limited […]

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EV’s have mileage estimates just like gasoline vehicles do. Most are estimated at a certain set speed, level ground, with no electrical consumers being on, such as A/C, radio, etc. It’s based upon a brand new EV battery, and also based upon a “best case scenario”. When a person drives their EV, the computer constantly […]

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