I just purchased a 05 EX-L with 105,000, I made the small dealer write in a 30 day warranty/1,000. I'm still under it for another 300 miles or 7 days.
A few weeks into owning it I discovered the tranny had the judder and whine. I took it to a top rated tranny shop, they kept it over night and said the tranny has internal problems, a whine and judder. (torque converter and housing journals possible)
Dealer wants to buy me a warranty because he doesn't want to pay for buying a used tranny, I'd rather have it rebuilt personally by a shop I trust.
By law I am still under warranty and he needs to fix it or buy the Odyssey back from me. He says the warranties are good and I'll have the piece of mind knowing other stuff will be covered down the road and I can take the van to wherever I want to get it fixed. I think in his shop he sells AUL and PENN warranties. To me it seems like a big hassle, not honest..but a part of me would like the piece if mind knowing other problems that show up would be fixed. It seems very unlikely to me I would be able to get insurance if the company know the transmission is bad.
What is your take on this and does anyone have experience buying a warranty for an odyy with over 100,000 on it?
Thank you,
Andy