My Bumper to Bumper Warranty Expired

[corvette1953]

Well it all had to end eventually I've owned my 2020 C8 Corvette for 3 years now.
The car was built the first week of production did its QC hold and just made it to the train station as the country came to a grinding halt due to Covid. It arrived at the Milpitas California auto train dispatch center but trucking was sort of confused if they could work or not.

A small Union trucking company did finally retrieve the car and bring it to the dealership which by now in March of 2020 was shut down. They brought in the service tech and under the cloak of darkness did the PDI. We did the paper work and took delivery of the car in the depths of the service department. There obviously was no one to explain the features of the car before we left so, with manual in my wife's hand off we went all the way to the first driveway of the dealership where we sat trying to find out how to activate the front lift.

For months we had the only C8 in the area when people say add time to your fuel stops because people want to see your C8 they are correct we were trailed and photos taken every where we went but it was never mistaken for another brand of car it was alway WOW a new C8 Corvette not, is that a Lambo ?

We have had no problems with the car, other than a couple of flat tires.... The only 2 items I would change are the location of the parking brake switch and the phone charger location, everything else I have adapted to...

We have around 14,XXX miles I use it as a daily driver I have other classic/collectable Corvettes and this is my favorite, my wife didn't think anything could pry me out of my 1965 L78 Corvette that was my daily driver until this C8 arrived...

We now, along with thousands of other we wait for our ZO6 to arrive...

Save the wave
L.

[John]

I had forgotten that you were caught in its original covid delivery nightmare,. From nightmare to being your favorite Corvette. What a journey! So glad you are driving enjoying it immensely — as you wait for your next Corvette (which “could” lol become your new favorite)…

[Frenzy36]

Could I ask if you are planning on keeping the C8 or going to look into extended coverage ?

[JB]

Sounds like you have enjoyed your very early c8 ….

congratulations and it must have been a wonderful 3 years of ownership.

[corvette1953]

Could I ask if you are planning on keeping the C8 or going to look into extended coverage ?

Frenzy36...Keeping the C8...Dealer provided a 7 year extended warranty package at time of purchase.. If it did not have an extended warranty I would not purchase one.

[WillRockwell]

At 42,000 miles my coverage is long gone but I never used it, so will not be seeking extended coverage. The car has demonstrated its long term reliability.

[hogyld]

I’m confused….thought the titled discussion says “Bumper to Bumper Warranty Expired” but then in a separate post you indicate you had purchased a 7 year extended warranty at time of purchase. What warranty expired then?

[Foosh]

The 3-year bumper-to-bumper GM new car warranty expired. He still has 2 years left on the GM powertrain warranty. Purchasing something like a 7-year extended warranty when new is often cheaper than purchasing a shorter one at the end because they run concurrently and are discounted accordingly. Buying at the end often burns you because of inflation, and the same discounts often aren't available as when new.

So OP has 4 years of almost bumper-to-bumper coverage, and 2 years of GM-powertrain, along with 2 extra years of extended powertrain coverage remaining. That's 4 years of extended coverage for almost everything.

[corvette1953]

The 3-year bumper-to-bumper GM new car warranty expired. He still has 2 years left on the GM powertrain warranty. Purchasing something like a 7-year extended warranty when new is often cheaper than purchasing a shorter one at the end because they run concurrently and are discounted accordingly. Buying at the end often burns you because of inflation, and the same discounts often aren't available as when new.

So OP has 4 years of almost bumper-to-bumper coverage, and 2 years of GM-powertrain, along with 2 extra years of extended powertrain coverage remaining. That's 4 years of extended coverage for almost everything.

Wow Foosh You explained it like you have done this before way better than I could of done! ..........Here is your answer hogyld

[Foosh]

I have a lot of practice.

Many people on forums think it's better to wait until the end so that the factory and extended warranties don't run concurrently. What they often don't understand is that a 7-year warranty at the beginning is often cheaper than a 4-year warranty at the end because bigger discounts are often available when new. If you do your homework, you're not paying for the part that runs concurrently with factory warranty.

[John]

GM changed its engine extended warranty purchase program on March 1st (this year); it is now way more cost effective to buy the policy right away.

[hogyld]

Thanks Foosh.

[curvesman]

GM changed its engine extended warranty purchase program on March 1st (this year); it is now way more cost effective to buy the policy right away.

Very Interesting!! Thanks for sharing

[undy]

I bought my 84 month/56K mile GM Platinum Protection Plan, 0 deductible, 2 1/2 years into my 3 year BTB warranty for $1429. That gave me a total of over 9 years of protection. That being said, I see ZERO reasons not to purchase the plan just before your 3 year BTB warranty expires.

[F152tall]

GM changed its engine extended warranty purchase program on March 1st (this year); it is now way more cost effective to buy the policy right away.

Can you please explain?