jrirvine1
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Another thread revival!
O’ what a tangled web of mumbo jumbo they weave around the extended warranties – but I may have clarified enough of it to make a decision.
Key points:
1- The default warranty, should a claim be made on the engine(s), is with Mercury.
2- The Passport Engine Category, even though purchased for a term of 6 years, will not be used until after the 2 year included Mercury warranty. (Pay for 6 yrs and receive 4 yrs)
3- The Mercury warranty covers all Mercury products in the boat (gauges and controls) – Passport does not.
4- Passport has more exceptions than Mercury.
5- Passport is more expensive than Mercury.
6- One notable difference in the plans is that Passport pays a service Assist, which may only be 1 hour of travel time to your boat. My Marina is only 10 min. from the dealer, so this is not a concern.
7- You can purchase extended Mercury warranties anywhere from 1-5 years that start after the 2 year included warranty. The purchase can be made anytime within the first year the boat is in service. However, you can only purchase one extension, no matter what the length, one time.
8- You can select from the various Passport warranties individually, however by not purchasing the engine category, all other warranties such as “Captains Classâ€, “Generator†are only offered at 5 years.
9- The three year included corrosion warranty from Mercury can not be extended.
10- The Mercury extensions are transferable.
What I ended up doing is purchasing the 3 year Mercury extensions and Passport Captains Class. This provided the best coverage for 5 years. (The generator is already covered by Kohler for 5 years.) Total savings over the Passport plan = $1,400
Of course, this all may be academic as “ITIS†will likely take over before the 5 years. Hope this helps.
O’ what a tangled web of mumbo jumbo they weave around the extended warranties – but I may have clarified enough of it to make a decision.
Key points:
1- The default warranty, should a claim be made on the engine(s), is with Mercury.
2- The Passport Engine Category, even though purchased for a term of 6 years, will not be used until after the 2 year included Mercury warranty. (Pay for 6 yrs and receive 4 yrs)
3- The Mercury warranty covers all Mercury products in the boat (gauges and controls) – Passport does not.
4- Passport has more exceptions than Mercury.
5- Passport is more expensive than Mercury.
6- One notable difference in the plans is that Passport pays a service Assist, which may only be 1 hour of travel time to your boat. My Marina is only 10 min. from the dealer, so this is not a concern.
7- You can purchase extended Mercury warranties anywhere from 1-5 years that start after the 2 year included warranty. The purchase can be made anytime within the first year the boat is in service. However, you can only purchase one extension, no matter what the length, one time.
8- You can select from the various Passport warranties individually, however by not purchasing the engine category, all other warranties such as “Captains Classâ€, “Generator†are only offered at 5 years.
9- The three year included corrosion warranty from Mercury can not be extended.
10- The Mercury extensions are transferable.
What I ended up doing is purchasing the 3 year Mercury extensions and Passport Captains Class. This provided the best coverage for 5 years. (The generator is already covered by Kohler for 5 years.) Total savings over the Passport plan = $1,400
Of course, this all may be academic as “ITIS†will likely take over before the 5 years. Hope this helps.