It's like any insurance -- weigh cost vs. benefit.
IMO, In general in the long run, you are probably better off not ever buying extended warranties. But everyone's situation is different.
Consider car liability insurance -- you pay $500 a year or whatever to be covered in the case of potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars of liability in the case of a serious accident.
Now depending on the extended warranty, you might be paying the same or more per year to be covered in the case of a few thousand dollars of potential expenses. And really, how often do modern Japanese cars under 10 years old that have been well cared for need thousands of dollars of non-scheduled repairs...??
On the other hand, if you are absolutely screwed if your car breaks down and you don't have the cash to just pay for any needed repairs, in that situation you might view the expensiveness of the extended warranty as a necessary evil.
Then again, on the third hand, you might just take the premiums you would be paying and bank it as an emergency car repair fund ....
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2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport
2013 Subaru BRZ Limited
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