Please don't buy CarShield warranties, they are a scam

[Shellback Squid]

Last edited Thu Feb 17, 2022, 01:07 AM - Edit history (2)

https://www.bbb.org/us/mo/saint-peters/profile/auto-service-contract-companies/carshield-0734-310030296
If the Better Business Bureau questions them..............beware
edited with correct link

They have a commercial stating :"the country is headed in the wrong direction"
or some such

[BigmanPigman]

1. I can't get to the page/link

for some reason. I just saw an advertisement of theirs on TV and wondered how this works.

[GP6971]

2. The link didn't work for me.

Last I checked they had a F rating from the BBB. How any celebrity could endorse them is beyond me.

[dchill]

3. Money, the universal motivator.

[CentralMass]

4. ,A related article.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-investigates/investigation-finds-extended-warranty-company-falls-short-on-coverage/979599185/

[hunter]

5. One of the best things I learned as a young person...

... was how to keep cheap used cars running indefinitely.

I bought a new car once when I was young and full of myself in the 'eighties. That car lasted long enough that I gave it to one of my children, who was younger than the car.

Here in the twenty first century it's been my habit to buy $1000 cars and give them away when they start to irritate me.

I have a serious love/hate relationship with cars. I like to mess around with them but I look forward to the day when automobile culture is dead and nobody needs to own a car.

[panader0]

18. I've had about ten cars under a hundred bucks.

There used to be a small section in the classified ads called payday specials with cheap cars.
Back then I could tune-up a car or replace fuel pumps, alternators, etc by myself. Now, when
I open the hood to newer cars, I just shake my head.
I have had one new vehicle in my 71 years, a Dodge Caravan, but my daughter totaled it.
I currently own a '95 Buick Century, a great car, and a '90 GMC 3/4 pickup, also runs great.

[Archae]

6. URL doesn't work.

[Baked Potato]

7. This interests me so I searched it. I think your link missed the (s) in complaints.

https://www.bbb.org/us/mo/saint-peters/profile/auto-service-contract-companies/carshield-0734-310030296/complaints

[ForgedCrank]

8. I've never seen an extended

vehicle warranty that wasn't a scam.
They simply are not worth the money. Getting them to actually cover something that is not excluded is about like winning the lottery.
Exceptions would be something extended by the manufacturer themselves (not the dealership)

[GoodRaisin]

9. Shocking

that a company would charge you $89 a month promising to fix your car when it breaks, and then find an excuse not to pay up. They have such convincing commercials.

It amazes me how anyone is gullible enough to fall for these kinds of rip-offs. But then, half the country fell for tfg.

BBB is a good resource, but some things just seem to scream not to believe in the first place.

[sarcasmo]

10. I knew CarShield was a scam when they would Not insure my 84 Chevette.

Always check every review you can, for every purchase.

[whistler162]

13. Last time a car warranty scammer called

I asked for prices for my 1928 Rickenbacker Super 8, 1959 Ford Edsel, and 1976 AMC Pacer.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

16. Hmmm,

I wonder if I should call them and see if they will cover my 2 trucks.

[flying_wahini]

11. I actually had an extended warranty and it paid for itself twice over.

Just got lucky on the timing, I guess.

[W_HAMILTON]

12. Never trust anyone that advertises non-stop...

...on those trashy daytime talk shows.

CarShield, accident attorneys, remodel-your-bath-in-a-day companies, etc.

[helpisontheway]

14. Never used Car Shield..However, we have American Homeshield for our home

and have never had any issues. So many people complain about AHS too.

[Emile]

15. A fool and his money are soon departed.

Predatory Capitalism is alive and well in the USA. Read the small print to see what is really covered before purchasing. Does the plan cover anything other than the powertrain?

[Vinca]

17. I think their new plan is to pander to Trump supporters. Their latest ad mentions

something about most people being unhappy about the direction of the country and how much happier they'd be knowing their car was protected, yada, yada, yada. In other words, "we hate Biden, too." Go where the fools are if you want to turn a fast buck.

[HAB911]

19. WHO DOES THAT?!

We still laugh about the guy that yells "Who does that?"

[JustAnotherGen]

20. I've never understood it

I've always bought new cars as a "good deal" (last year's stock) and maintained them, so I could drive them to death. Exceptions - the volkswagen beetle from the 70's I bought from my parents - to cover 1st six months of insurance - died at 280K miles.

My 2017 Beetle Turbo - 95K miles and not one single issue. Will probably drive another 8 years.