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<blockquote data-quote="paninaro" data-source="post: 1451027" data-attributes="member: 5266">BMW offers <a href="https://www.bmwusa.com/financial-services/protection-program.html" target="_blank">7 years/100k miles</a> extended warranty. Toyota offers <a href="https://www.toyotafinancial.com/us/en/vehicle_protection_plan/vehicle_service_agreements.html" target="_blank">10 years/125k miles</a> extended warranty. There are also third-party companies that will offer extended auto warranty protection, like <a href="https://www.motor1.com/reviews/382781/chevrolet-extended-warranty/" target="_blank">Carchex 10 years/250k miles</a> on any GM vehicle.As for leasing, in the US it&#039;s around 55% of Mercedes and BMWs are leased, but overall in the US only about <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15347641/the-most-commonly-leased-car-brands-in-america-and-the-most-commonly-purchased/" target="_blank">25% of all vehicles</a> are leased.I agree people would claim warranty on a car usually because it&#039;s easy (often the dealer does it for you), but not for electronics. They&#039;d have to dig up their paperwork on the warranty; the receipt; the original packaging (maybe); send a repair estimate, and so on. It&#039;s a lot of hassle, and it&#039;s that way intentionally. I filed with my credit card company once when a rental car I was driving was damaged while I was driving it (not my fault -- stone hit the windshield) and it took about 3 months and at least 10 emails and letters to finally get compensation. They kept asking for more documents each time, hoping that I&#039;ll give up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="paninaro, post: 1451027, member: 5266"] BMW offers [URL='https://www.bmwusa.com/financial-services/protection-program.html']7 years/100k miles[/URL] extended warranty. Toyota offers [URL='https://www.toyotafinancial.com/us/en/vehicle_protection_plan/vehicle_service_agreements.html']10 years/125k miles[/URL] extended warranty. There are also third-party companies that will offer extended auto warranty protection, like [URL='https://www.motor1.com/reviews/382781/chevrolet-extended-warranty/']Carchex 10 years/250k miles[/URL] on any GM vehicle. As for leasing, in the US it's around 55% of Mercedes and BMWs are leased, but overall in the US only about [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15347641/the-most-commonly-leased-car-brands-in-america-and-the-most-commonly-purchased/']25% of all vehicles[/URL] are leased. I agree people would claim warranty on a car usually because it's easy (often the dealer does it for you), but not for electronics. They'd have to dig up their paperwork on the warranty; the receipt; the original packaging (maybe); send a repair estimate, and so on. It's a lot of hassle, and it's that way intentionally. I filed with my credit card company once when a rental car I was driving was damaged while I was driving it (not my fault -- stone hit the windshield) and it took about 3 months and at least 10 emails and letters to finally get compensation. They kept asking for more documents each time, hoping that I'll give up. [/QUOTE]

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