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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Tell me about a time you DIDN'T regret buying that warranty
 
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Shooting Blanks
Jun 6, 2007

Real bullets mess up how cool this thing looks.

-Blade


 Rental car insurance. Yes, my car insurance and credit card both offered it, but both cases it was for a single day rental (work travel) with serious inclement weather. One, someone in front of me kicked up something into my windshield and spidered it. The other time was in a heavy snowstorm and I ran over something on the freeway, no clue what, but it left dents and paint gouges all down the passenger side. Those were the only two times I ever paid the extra for the insurance, and both times it was worth it.

Blue On Blue posted:

Tire and Rim protection package when you buy a new car.

Typically I wouldn't get this on my own cars, its just one more expense that isn't needed

However I opted for it on a work vehicle, and we ended up having 6 flat tires in the 3 years we had that vehicle. The warranty paid for itself multiple times over

I've also had this one work out for me. I don't remember how many tires, I want to say 4-5 over about 18 months (ridiculous low profile tires on rims the previous owner had put on). On a car with normal sidewalls, I probably wouldn't bother, but on a car with low profiles, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Tell me about a time you DIDN'T regret buying that warranty