Lethe200
Senior Member
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Occasionally. Depends on what it is. Anything with an electronic control board combined with heat/steam, for example, be it a DW or range, can be worth it. The control board on a stove runs from $700-1100 just for the board. Run the self-clean a few times and poof! there go the electronics. There is no board that can take 800-degree heat for five hours. We replaced the boards on two different ranges three times before I learned that Self Clean Is NOT Your Stove's Friend 
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A refrigerator? Not so much to go wrong. It's just a big box with a compressor and coolant; no need for a warranty unless you don't trust your icemaker or have one of those elaborate Net-ready/phone app fridges.
We have both extended warranty as well as maintenance for our new SUV. There are 27 computer chips in this vehicle. It has a twin-turbo V6 engine, requiring premium fuel and full synthetic oil changes. It has the complete technology and safety options pkgs. This is not a car one can work on in your driveway, LOL. This way, I just drop the car off and say, "Oh, the usual; and would you update the built-in NAV with new maps as well?" (the maps being a $100 job in itself).
So it just depends. Certainly wouldn't bother for most things. Usually the standard 1 yr warranty (which is often extended by credit card companies) is sufficient.
.A refrigerator? Not so much to go wrong. It's just a big box with a compressor and coolant; no need for a warranty unless you don't trust your icemaker or have one of those elaborate Net-ready/phone app fridges.
We have both extended warranty as well as maintenance for our new SUV. There are 27 computer chips in this vehicle. It has a twin-turbo V6 engine, requiring premium fuel and full synthetic oil changes. It has the complete technology and safety options pkgs. This is not a car one can work on in your driveway, LOL. This way, I just drop the car off and say, "Oh, the usual; and would you update the built-in NAV with new maps as well?" (the maps being a $100 job in itself).
So it just depends. Certainly wouldn't bother for most things. Usually the standard 1 yr warranty (which is often extended by credit card companies) is sufficient.