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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Capm_Spaulding" data-source="post: 4043149" data-attributes="member: 17977">I never do them, especially the 3rd party warranties. They wouldn’t sell them if they typically panned out in our favor either. What I’ve seen on newer ones is things have to completely fail in order to be warrantable as well, which is ridiculous for a few reasons including the definition of failure. When I was younger I’d turn my own wrenches, but as I get older, busted knuckles and sore backs get less and less fun. I try to just buy vehicles that put reliability at the forefront, no matter if that means getting a “boring” or “dated” ride.I used to be all about indie shops, especially when I had BMWs and the like. But since Covid, it seems prices are about on par with dealers. I needed my diffs and trans fluid changed last year and the dealer was actually a bit cheaper than my usual go to shop. At least there I know OEM parts/fluid are being used as well. It’s a wild world we live in now. Interesting to see how it’ll shake out over the next decade.</blockquote>