Well, I did take extended warranty. If I recollect, I paid 8K or so for it. It covers everything including suspension, aircon compressor. My car will do 10000km a year and I am a gentle driver (till someone pisses me off as I discovered this week), so normal wear and tear. I shouldnt need the warranty unless, God Forbid, someone drives into me. It that happens or there is a premature part failure, I would definately expect the MASS to honour the warranty. As a security, though I get my car serviced at the MASS to meet their term and conditions, I have a experienced mechanic look at any issues I have before hand so I know whether the MASS is taking me for a ride
It walking the middle path between warranty and 3rd party service, but I feel thats the better way of going
If for nothing, extended warranty will add to the resale value of the car, I hope
Ameyam