I am in the business, but work for none of the big three, so don't have a dog in this hunt. But I can add a perspective that so far is unique in this discussion.
I sell extended warranties for used cars, and the warranty providers base cost on actual claims frequency and expense.
I ran a few trucks through the calculator: All fictional 2012 4x4 models with 70k. 2 year wrap warranty:
Ram 1500 Hemi $993
F-150 ecoboost/ 5.0 $1802
Silverado lt 8cyl $940
The cost of the warranty for the F-150 is double that of it's competitors. Say what you want about what you hear about reliability, but real world numbers would suggest the Ford has been far less reliable/ more expensive to fix.
Interesting but it hardly means anything....when I was getting extended warranty quotes for my BMW 3-Series back in 2010, I got quotes - for a bumper to bumper warranty - all the way from $1300 to $5400, depending on the company...I ended up buying the extended warranty from BMW, which came at $2100....
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getting quotes from random providers for a (slightly) different product is hardly controlling variables. neils point is actually quite an interesting one as it is fully controlled... same warranty, same provider, same coverage. it tells you that the ford has a higher chance of having more costs after the standard warranty has expired. doesn't mean all that much to every buyer other than that due to historical evidence and expected costs, the ford will have more estimated costs during that period of ownership.
thanks for that by the way neil... helpful stuff.
I disagree...warranty is just like insurance shopping: some providers will charge more for certain vehicles. I'd bet if I were to get quotes from different providers, they would be in a big price gap for all the 3 trucks.
There are many variables to be taken into account here....
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I don't know how you can argue this... you get what you pay for. all insurance is not equal, and most definitely all warranties are not equal. you are debating a factual statement from someone in a business that has to do with the conversation with anecdotal personal info that doesn't apply.
I would be willing to wager a large amount that nearly every warranty provider would base their rates of similar facts, meaning that the fords rates would be equivalently higher than the other trucks.
in your comparison, so would you say if you shopped around, you would eventually find someone who will insure a corolla for less than a van? sounds like that is what you are saying, and it is just not true. sure, you might find one company who will charge less for the toyota than a different company will charge for the van... but when things are controlled (same company, same coverage) the van will always be less.
it is not a debatable thing.