[rodsnhawgs]

You can always buy and extended warranty at the end of the factory period. I just bought an addtl "bumper to bumper" 4 years up to 70K miles from Warranty Direct for ~$1200.00. Like bmussatti said, put the $3500 in an acct for 4 years - you'll have enough to buy the extended "free." By then, you'll know your car well enough to make an intellegent choice. Also, remember the dealer makes a profit on all the X warranty sales.