Powertrain warranty vs factory warranty

[upupnorth]

What's the difference? How much more careful should one be if you buy a used car past the factory warranty but with powertrain warranty left? I am considering a Honda Fit 2007 LX with 76 k.

[corrupt123]

Powertrain warranty is just that: A warranty on the drivetrain components of the car. For example, this may include the engine, transmission, differential, and all of the linkages between them.

Drivetrain warranties tend to be quite long and what is advertised heavily because quite simply, the drivetrain is pretty damn reliable. The odd's of your engine dieing out of the blue or the tranny exploding in the first 5 years/200,000km are pretty low.

The factory warranty however would be on the rest of the car, where a lot more can go wrong (Broken light/door/truck switches, heating/air conditioning, etc etc) and it can be quite tedious to fix. Thats why they're usually much shorter. If you can get a factory warranty you're golden, but don't be too proud of having a drivetrain warranty. You'll probably never even use it on a very modern car.

[upupnorth]

Thanks that is great information!

Powertrain warranty is just that: A warranty on the drivetrain components of the car. For example, this may include the engine, transmission, differential, and all of the linkages between them.

Drivetrain warranties tend to be quite long and what is advertised heavily because quite simply, the drivetrain is pretty damn reliable. The odd's of your engine dieing out of the blue or the tranny exploding in the first 5 years/200,000km are pretty low.

The factory warranty however would be on the rest of the car, where a lot more can go wrong (Broken light/door/truck switches, heating/air conditioning, etc etc) and it can be quite tedious to fix. Thats why they're usually much shorter. If you can get a factory warranty you're golden, but don't be too proud of having a drivetrain warranty. You'll probably never even use it on a very modern car.