This was a great read. Thank you.

What's the Simpson's quote.. "Extended warranty? How can I lose?"

Back in 05 I took my SRT-4 to the dealership because it was still under warranty. I was assured that the warranty covered all the repairs needed (defective turbo with 8k km on it) and ended up paying $3300 for labour, repair, parts and fixing "other" issues not covered by the warranty. And I didn't have a choice. They told me if I took my car out of their garage without me getting the problems fixed, they'd void the warranty.

There's always a small garage out there that can do a better job for cheaper.