I once heard someone say there is never a great day to have a flat tire. So very true. But you can add this to the list, there is never a good day to have you eleven-year-old refrigerator crap the bed. Yes, our refrigerator greeted Tuesday by deciding that’s the day it would expire. It …
Question: Dear Steve, Purchased new Kia several yrs ago (2005) Extended warranty was purchased for 100,000 miles. Transmission went out at 30,000 miles and the dealer would not honor the warranty. Told me I wasn’t driving correctly. No amount of discussion would do any good & they wanted $4,000 to repair. In pure frustration I …
I’ve had a sudden increase in extended auto warranty mailers hit my desk recently. I’m not sure if this means there is an increase in selling these often worthless policies to unsuspecting consumers or more people are sending them in. If you don’t know about my I Buy Junk Mail program, you need to. Florida …
Buying a car is a very expensive proposition. Besides buying a home – buying a car or truck is typically the second largest asset people purchase. And those car payments can really add up to a budget buster if you are not careful. There is no need to wind up paying more than you have …
Update 4-10-2015: Lyle Cameron sent in an error report on this story and said, “This company is not a scam and only uses top administrators in the Vehicle Service Contract industry. Not to remove the post but to correct the information here and an apology from the creator for spreading information that isn’t true.” He …
Resist the Extended-Warranty Pitch While you’re doing your holiday shopping, be prepared for the inevitable pitch to add a service plan, or extended warranty, to your purchase, especially if you’re buying electronics or appliances. Salespeople will tell you that a service plan gives you the peace of mind of knowing that any repairs needed after …
The Federal Trade Commission put a robocall operation out of the telemarketing business under a settlement resolving FTC charges that it bombarded consumers with more than two billion calls pitching a variety of products and services, including worthless extended auto warranties and credit card interest rate-reduction programs. The final settlement order against SBN Peripherals, based …
Hi, I am currently financing a 2004 BMW X3 and will be out of warranty in February 2012. I still owe $11,300 with interest rate of 12.95% and monthly payments of $360. I’ve tried to refinance with my credit union and I was told the vehicle is too old. I even begged the lender (Chase …
After pitching $40 million in fake auto-service warranties two former telemarketing executives are sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of $15,000 each. Christopher Cowart and Cris Sagnelli of Florida pleaded guilty last December to federal fraud charges arising out of the telemarketing sales practices of Transcontinental Warranty, a Florida company selling so …
American consumers won’t be getting any more telemarketing pitches from robocaller Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian, under a settlement reached by the Federal Trade Commission. Khalilian has agreed to be permanently banned from the telemarketing business in order to settle FTC charges that he and his company allegedly used pre-recorded robocalls to sell consumers auto service contracts. …