Ford PremiumCare Extend Warranty!

[DetGeno]

To anyone that is still looking for a deal on a Ford ESP PremiumCare Extended Warranty. I got a pretty good deal at my dealership for any of you that had your MM for less then 12 months and less then 12,000 miles on it call Joe C. Vassallo at the L-M dealer here in Michigan. I paid $1,475.00 for the PremiumCare ESP from Ford for the term of 6 Years/72 Months/100,000 Miles with $50 Deductible. Can any of you out there who currently have it beat that? If not his number is 586-552-6000. By the way the Warranty prices on the MM is going up in about a one month due to Mercury is going to have a separate warranty catagory just for Marauders and right now they fall under Mercury Cars such as Sable and Grand Marq. Good luck shopping. Any questions feel free to private message me:D

Remember this is the Ford Factory Plan with no gimmicks and no waiting grace periods and I don't think they're going to file bankruptcy any time soon like other warranty companys!

For those who have had their MM for longer than 12 months and 12,000 miles Joe just told me that it will be an addition $100 extra! Good idea if you plan to have a long relationship with you MM!!!

[DetGeno]

For those of you that are still looking for a GOOD factory warranty you need to get a hold of Joe. I'd talked to him yesterday and he will sweet the deal for anyone on this forum. And if you have minor mods like chips, plugs and stats, he will help you with that as well through his service dept in Michigan if you purchase the ESP from him. :up:

[TAF]

Originally posted by DetGeno
By the way the Warranty prices on the MM is going up in about a one month due to Mercury is going to have a separate warranty catagory just for Marauders and right now they fall under Mercury Cars such as Sable and Grand Marq.

What's up with THAT^^^??!!

Another poor decision by Mercury??!!

[Mike M]

Is that 6 years after my 3 year runs out or am I buying 3 additional years?

[DetGeno]

3 additional years & 64,000 additional more miles.

[vaderv]

Hey, Det e-mail me. vadervx1@earthlink.net with the details on this warranty deal.

[Meteorite]

Thanks, DetGeno, for the info.

Which L-M dealership did you go through? Have any
experience getting your Marauder serviced by them?

I'm in Detroit area, also, and have not decided what
dealership to get my service done at.

-- Paul

[DetGeno]

perlands

Bob Maxey on 12 Mile & Gratiot, great guys at the entire dealership, Sales-Jeff Richard, F&I-Joe Vassallo, Service Advisors- Danni & Art. All "Service Mechanics" in the back, no Technician that plugs & play. Small mods friendly. Owner Michael Maxey is always on site for any concerns. Brother Bob Maxey owns another L-M dealership in Detroit on Mack and they just opened a brand spanking new Ford store this month! So, they'll go out of their way to earn new customers!

vaderv

PM me or call Joe direct @ 586-552-6000 to get info, tell him Geno send ya! I shopped around for awhile on my ESP and then finally hit them with a very attractive offer and they took it. I am a happy customer not a member!

[SergntMac]

Originally posted by TAF
What's up with THAT^^^??!! Another poor decision by Mercury??!!

$9787.43, in US dollars, remember this.

FMC has gone over to a "modular" repair system, wherein dealership wrenches get short changed on their earnings.

Was a time when an engine quit, that what was broken got fixed by the mechanic at the dealership, so, if you throw a rod, or, suck a valve, the motor got rebuilt, and hopefully by a dedicated professional that knows his stuff. That was good money to the wrenches, and the dealership, the bulk of the repair bill being paid labor.

Today, the wrench troubleshoots, and decides what's necessary. However, once a certain point has been reached, the warranty hawks will not authorze traditional repairs. Instead, they authorize an engine replacement. Totally new whole engine, which pays the wrench a measley few hours for doing the swap.

The final cost of the repair is about the same, I suppose. It's more a matter of which pocket the money comes out of. In bean counter terms, it's cheaper to buy and store an inventory of whole motors. Buying 50, 000 engines at one time, makes each engine rather cheap, and spending whole engines like this is less expensive to FMC in the long run. Labor rates are hard cash payouts, 30 days net. If you're cash flow aware, keep the payouts low, spend inventory you already own. This principle applies across the board, which is why some parts are available separately, and others only as "assemblies," or, "kits."

After 1 year of sales, LM has a MM repair index to refer to, and they are watching some repair costs on the MM skyrocket. Time to switch pockets? That $9787.43 I mentioned? That's the typical engine replacement bill for a MM. In the old days I spoke of, about 4 to 5K would have been paid out to the dealer for labor, and paid out in 30 days. Now, it's down to like 1K in labor and parts (fluids), and the balance is the cost of the engine as one part, which LM already owned, and paid for a while back, out of another pocket.

The bean counters say this is good, the wrenches say it's bad. I think it's just something different to do, for the time being.

Glad you asked, eh?

[DetGeno]

Sarge you are too darn smart for a LEO!

[grzellmer]

Policy not good for the wrench, but what about the owner?

At 30K miles something blows serious enough to warrant thousands in repairs. Do I want the current motor fixed or a new one?

Don't know about the rest but I'm leanin towards a brand new one.

[Ross]

I, too, would prefer a new motor from the factory rather than having some parts replaced, even if it means less labor for the wrench.

[duhtroll]

. . .especially since a motor replacement on a 2003 could result in the 2004 changes being included.

Of course then it would have to be retuned, etc.

-A

[DetGeno]

Very good point duhtroll!

[tetsu]

I would prefer a factory built motor to one built at my dealer that's for dang sure.

Johnny

[jgc61sr2002]

Originally posted by tetsu
I would prefer a factory built motor to one built at my dealer that's for dang sure.

Johnny I concur.

[SergntMac]

Originally posted by tetsu
I would prefer a factory built motor to one built at my dealer that's for dang sure. Johnny

Getting a new engine has it's benefits, I agree. But if you read the warranty fine print, you'll see that when LM is paying the tab, remanfactured parts are permitted. Pulled engines and transmissions are recycled.

[vegasmarauder]

That kinda goes with what my Ford parts guy was telling me. He said if the engine is warrantied within the same model year they (Ford) can option to ship an engine straight from the engine factory. After the current model year (or if that version is not in current production), they get an engine from a sub-contractor to Ford, so it could be all brand new parts, or a remanufactured, Ford's option. Still comes in the Ford box. Anyone on this list that is familiar with this process to confirm or correct? Thanks.