Ok everyone, a few days ago my wife and I traded in our absolutely stupid reliable 07 Honda Accord EX-L for a 2011 Acura XDM AWD SUV. The new car has 46,700 miles and was just serviced (oil change only to my knowledge) with semi syn. So here is my question : The dealer gave a lifetime powertrain warranty "anything that oil touches to include the transmission" that's a 100% replacement guarantee if we let the dealer do all the servicing on the car. With that said this is a AWD car and will require a bit more service than your typical SUV. Engine, transmission, front and rear differentials, and the transfer case. Im reading online most have the transmission , transfer, and both front and rear diffs serviced at 30,000 miles (for us that will be every 2 to 2.5 years) synthetic oil changes at 7,500 mile intervals will be every 6-8 months at around $60.00 per change.
Im guessing that we will keep this car 7-10 years or up to about 150,000 to 200,000 before we trade it.
obviously I can do the services myself for a whole lot less money and probably save 70% (ish) just by buying materials myself and doing the work myself.. however this voids the warranty..
or just let them do it all, overcharge me (however I don't get dirty) and hope the dealer stands behind the lifetime warranty.
Its perplexing, and if I was planning to keep it to 500,000 miles it wouldn't be a question, however I know we wwill be over this car and ready for something newer by the 7 year mark.. and be lucky to keep it to 10 years..
What say you ?
Im guessing that we will keep this car 7-10 years or up to about 150,000 to 200,000 before we trade it.
obviously I can do the services myself for a whole lot less money and probably save 70% (ish) just by buying materials myself and doing the work myself.. however this voids the warranty..
or just let them do it all, overcharge me (however I don't get dirty) and hope the dealer stands behind the lifetime warranty.
Its perplexing, and if I was planning to keep it to 500,000 miles it wouldn't be a question, however I know we wwill be over this car and ready for something newer by the 7 year mark.. and be lucky to keep it to 10 years..
What say you ?