[amayausers] Re: Service agreement
- From: "Jack Fuller" <jack@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:42:08 -0700
Frank
That is good. I was advised during training of the price. Scared me to
death!
Jack
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of frank davis
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:14 PM
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Subject: [amayausers] Re: Service agreement
I may be mistaken, but last I heard, a mother board was about $1400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Fuller" <jack@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Service agreement
> Connie
> I have been thinking about that too. Mine expires in July. I suppose one
> could look at the premium to guage what the liklihood of encountering a
> large expense might be. That is, if the issuer of the poliucy thinks they
> will have to pay off a large expense the premium will reflect it. $60 a
> month seems only a little more than the cost of servicing the policy. If
> the
> policy maintenace costs are 30% then the expected pay out might be $42 x
> 12
> or $504 per annum. I doubt if anyone will actually have a $504 annual
> expense on each machine but one never knows. As far as replacing a major
> componant such as a motherboard @ $7000, I think one has to consider that
> you can replace the machine for $8500. Would it not be better to replace
> the
> entire machine and get a new warranty? Techs charge $65 an hour or so plus
> travel. You have to pay a deductable plus travel expenses even on the
> warranty covered service items. My sense is that the critical parts have
> been replaced by now and all necessary upgrades have been made. Put a
> little
> maintenance money aside to cover tech calls and forget the policy. It is a
> bit of a gamble but not a huge one.
> Jack Fuller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Captain Gold
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:23 AM
> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amayausers] Service agreement
>
>
> My original warranty period is just about up (It doesn't seem like it's
> been two years already), and I'd like people's opinions on the value of
> the
> extended warranty. Is it worth a credit card charge every month? Except
> for
> the recent hook issue, I've had no problems with my "girl" since she
> arrived.
>
> However, I know how most electronics and vehicles respond to a change in
> value - when we pay off a car it usually has instant problems, and when a
> manufacturer's warranty runs out it's a sign that we'll be repairing or
> buying a new piece of equipment fairly soon. (For example, we had an
> unexpected windfall of cash this week, and one of our rain gutters fell
> off
> the house to use up the cash).
>
> SO - is everyone out there purchasing the extended warranty or not - and
> why?
>
> Connie
>
>
> Wyvern Productions
> Painting masterpieces in thread.
> http://www.wyvernproductions.com
>
>
>
>
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