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Gotta make sure we're under warranty (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 days ago by PeriodicallyPedantic to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ok, what is this car's extended warranty about anyway? Is that a scam-call or smth?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

In America a "popular" (see: frequent) scam phone robocall campaign became so ubiquitous in/around 2007 that almost everyone has received the call at least once. From Knowyourmeme:

"According to an NPR interview from April 2021, phone scams about "your car's extended warranty" started in the United States in 2007. A company called US Fidelis started a robocall campaign in 2007 that was legal but deceptive. Within the fine print of the extended warranty contract they offered was a clause that exempted US Fidelis from paying for a car's repair in the shop. US Fidelis preyed on people who answered the robocall and signed the contract without reading all of the fine print."

And again, merely referencing something isn't a substitute for humor. This is still a shit meme despite the lore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It has been over a decade since I purchased a car and this is from an Australian POV but when you buy a car from a dealer you get the option to get Dealer Warranty which is like the manufacturer warranty but extends after the manufacturer warranty.

My bet is 90% of people forget this exists because it kicked in 5 years after buying the car.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's actually a reference to a major US-based robocall scam; see my other comment.

From Knowyourmeme:

“According to an NPR interview from April 2021, phone scams about “your car’s extended warranty” started in the United States in 2007. A company called US Fidelis started a robocall campaign in 2007 that was legal but deceptive. Within the fine print of the extended warranty contract they offered was a clause that exempted US Fidelis from paying for a car’s repair in the shop. US Fidelis preyed on people who answered the robocall and signed the contract without reading all of the fine print.”