Two of the factors most people consider when shopping for a new car are its overall reputation for quality and reliability (as well as that of the company which built it) and the warranty it comes with.
What’s interesting, when you think about it, is that some of the brands with the best reputation have not-so-great warranties — while some brands that aren’t reflexively considered “good bets” offer much better warranty coverage.
For example, the Japanese leaders — Toyota and Honda — offer fairly skimpy three year/36,000 mile basic/comprehensive warranty coverage with their new cars. And their “powertrain” warranties (the limited warranties that cover the engine and transmission, etc.) run to just five years or 60,000 miles. Contrast that with lesser-known brands such as Mitsubishi — which offers a much stronger five year/60,000 mile basic warranty and a lengthy, ten-year, 100,000 mile warranty on the powertrain.
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