My carver is coming up on 6 yrs old. Had almost a yr and decided to bite the bullet and buy the Sears 5 yr warranty. Seemed like a lot of money($500+) back then for it but there was a lot of issues with the machine using the original chuck. Never bought an extended warranty on anything but I wasn't sure I could do all the troubleshooting and the repairs. This turned out to be a good decision for me, had several issues which included not only replacing the chuck but the cpu. Best I can fiqure in parts alone they replaced over $800.00 let alone labor and shipping.
Now my warranty is running out, contacted Sears and they will extend me another 5 yrs for $500. Since I changed the chuck to a rock several years ago I have only had minimal problems. Sent it back for a 'checkup' last month just for grins as that is allowed yearly as part of the warranty. Said it was ok and they did a clean up & lube(they rated its value $200). Having a hard time deciding yea or nay on buying the extension. Not using it as much as I would like but that may change as I 'tire' of working even part-time(doing 24 hrs a wk now). But then again since updating to the rock the carver seems to run without all the old errors. On the other side shipping alone from the east coast to Texas in the event of a problem would be a load. Guess that's why they call it insurance. Guess I just wanted to vent, any opinions are welcome.
Thanks,
Rick H.