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Gotta make sure we're under warranty (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 months ago by PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It has been over a decade since I purchased a car and this is from an Australian POV but when you buy a car from a dealer you get the option to get Dealer Warranty which is like the manufacturer warranty but extends after the manufacturer warranty.

My bet is 90% of people forget this exists because it kicked in 5 years after buying the car.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's actually a reference to a major US-based robocall scam; see my other comment.

From Knowyourmeme:

“According to an NPR interview from April 2021, phone scams about “your car’s extended warranty” started in the United States in 2007. A company called US Fidelis started a robocall campaign in 2007 that was legal but deceptive. Within the fine print of the extended warranty contract they offered was a clause that exempted US Fidelis from paying for a car’s repair in the shop. US Fidelis preyed on people who answered the robocall and signed the contract without reading all of the fine print.”