CarShield is still egal in 49 states and DC. That IS scary.

 

Know what's scarier than driving a car that's out of warranty?

Well, actually...pretty much everything is scarier than driving a car out of warranty.  I've always said that buying a new car because it comes with a warranty is one of the dumbest sucker bet in retail- sure the warranties are legit in that they'll cover everything they say they'll cover, but they are also timed to last exactly until the new car's peak years have passed.  Three years, 30,000 miles?  Yeah, it's AFTER that point when you'll need new brakes, replacement parts, etc. etc. ETC.  NOT before.  So what did you actually get with that warranty?  Peace of mind?  Why were you concerned that a brand new car was going to fail within three years, 30,000 miles, especially when you specifically BOUGHT a new car because you didn't want to deal with the problems that come with a used one?  Did you really think this through?

Here's what I find scary- the idea that after class-action lawsuits by multiple Attorneys General, this scummy company is still hiring B-listers to pitch their crap to people who can't be bothered to do a quick Google search using the phrase CARSHIELD SCAM REPORTS or IS CARSHIELD A SCAM.  That there are thousands of people who continue to purchase BS warranties not worth the pieces of paper they aren't printed on from a company because its spokespeople are kind of recognizable.  That CarShield can settle for millions of dollars for deceptive practices and failure to pay out claims and STILL be able to afford to pitch it's phony not-available-in-California non-coverage to unsuspecting, vulnerable people who can least afford to hand over money and then find out that no, sorry, if you looked at the contract you'd note that the repair cannot be done without servicing one part which is not covered Because Reasons remember you were told All Covered Repairs are Covered, not that all repairs are covered there is a huge difference....

"Someone should help her."  You could do that right now- by urging her to put the money she was tempted to send to CarShield every month and put it into a separate high-yield savings account instead.  If the car breaks down, there's the money in that account to fix it.  If the car doesn't break down, there's the money in that account to spend in some other way.  Best of all, CarShield doesn't get to use any of it to hire has-beens for their commercials or attorneys to handle the next class action lawsuit.  Now isn't that much, much better?