Mopar extended warrnty versus "Ally" extended warranty?

[Trails]

So, last week, we bought a lightly used (just over 300 miles) 392 for more $20K under sticker at an out of state dealer. On this site, the Extended warranty offers from Zach at Granger look tempting ($25 over cost). I would have liked to give Zach the business,, but they don't sell the warrnties in FL or CA. We are in FL. The dealer we bought from wanted to sell us an extended warranty. I told them what others online (meaning Zach) sell them for. They offered to sell it slighly higher than Zach's price, which isn't bad. Mopar MaxCare 8 year / 125K miles, $200 deductible for $2865 from Zach. About $100 more from the dealer we bought from.
This same dealer also said for the same price, they could sell us a warranty from "Ally" that would be a 10 year / 150K miles / $200 deductble. They claim that Ally pays the dealer more for warranty work than Mopar does, and can be used anywhere (that has ASE certified mechanics) , and not just at dealers. They were really trying to convince us to get the Ally warranty. We had not heard of Ally, so we went with Mopar, as they said we can switch later. Has anyone used Ally or have experience / opinions on it? If it is as good as the genuine Mopar warranty, that would be the way to go, as it gives 2 more years and 25K more miles for the same price.

Thanks.

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[garykk]

Read these reviews.
https://bestcompany.com/car-warranty/ally

 

[Trails]

Thanks. Only scored a 2 out of 5. Part of the negative was of that wss dealer pricing of the warranty. I wonder if Mooar extended scores badly, too. I did go 8n to talk to th3 service manager at our local Jeep dealer, and he thought Ally was good to work with. The re news are a strike against. The service manager reply is a + 1. Keeping the Mopar until further research.

 

[jadmt]

most actual jeep/ram dealership service writers and techs will tell you Mopar maxcare is the way to go.

 

[Old Dogger]

Most third party warranties, aren’t worth the paper that they are written on.

 

[m3reno]

I had the lifetime warranty on my 09 Ram, Mopar max care covered me for a new engine and a host of other repairs totaling 18,000 just this past October. I never had an issue with the Mopar warranty but keep your receipts and try not to add any after market items as times have changed.

 

[Ratbert]

I had the lifetime warranty on my 09 Ram, Mopar max care covered me for a new engine and a host of other repairs totaling 18,000 just this past October. I never had an issue with the Mopar warranty but keep your receipts and try not to add any after market items as times have changed.

I've got a crapload of aftermarket stuff on mine. The dealer has never flinched unless the immediate part was something other than Mopar.

 

[Trails]

Thanks all.

 

[Jad4275]

Read these reviews.
https://bestcompany.com/car-warranty/ally

Hilariously Mopar is rated lower than Ally. I’ve had both but have not had to use them.

 

[mwilk012]

most actual jeep/ram dealership service writers and techs will tell you Mopar maxcare is the way to go.

Of course, they require you to have the work done at the dealership. That’s part of the hustle.

 

[jadmt]

Of course, they require you to have the work done at the dealership. That’s part of the hustle.

good point.

 

[jadmt]

Hilariously Mopar is rated lower than Ally. I’ve had both but have not had to use them.

that is pretty bad, but I read the reviews and many of the one star reviews really made no sense. most had nothing to do with actual warranty work.

 

[mwilk012]

that is pretty bad, but I read the reviews and many of the one star reviews really made no sense. most had nothing to do with actual warranty work.

“The actual warranty work” isn’t the product you’re purchasing.

 

[Deen]

Well, nothing you can buy for a Jeep is an "extended warranty" under Federal Law. They are all service policies and fall under contract law. They are written by lawyers to make money for the seller. Get a copy of the actual contract, read and understand what it covers and doesn't cover.

 

[Ratbert]

They are written by lawyers to make money for the seller.

I'm waiting for @TheRaven to jump in with his spiel on how we're all apparently mistaken about them making money (hopefully that's a somewhat correct summation). A lot of it is in this thread: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/extended-warranty-advice.136955/

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