Several months ago, I checked out the used car warranty situation with several dealers. What I learned was that the warranty policy changed within the last year or so. As I understand it:
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<LI>You can buy a Chrysler used car warranty only at time of purchase from a Dodge dealer. This warranty differs from a new car extended warranty, which can be purchased anytime as long as the car is still under its original 3/36 warranty. There is an additional charge if purchased after 24 months.
<LI>A new car warranty can be transfered once to the 2nd owner, providing the time and mileage limits have not been exceeded. When the 2nd owner sells the car, the warranty cannot be transferred.
<LI>If you buy a used Viper from an individual and not a Dodge dealer, you cannot purchase a warranty from Chrysler. (This is the change from previous years.) If, however, the previously owned car is still under a new car extended warranty and the current owner is the warranty purchaser, it can be transferred once.
<LI>I'm not sure about transfering a used car warranty.
<LI>I'm also not sure if you can purchase a Chrylser warranty if you buy the car from a non-Chrysler dealer.
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I was the original owner of a 97 GTS. At the time of purchase I purchased an extended Chrysler warranty. I was approaching the mileage limit of the extended warranty, and I was curious to see what options I had to keep the car covered. The bottom line was I had no options. I could not extend my existing warranty, nor could I cancel the existing warranty and buy another longer one. Nor could I buy a used car warranty after the new car extended warranty expired. I could sell the car to someone else and transfer the remainder of the warranty to him. However, if he sold the car, he could not transfer the warranty to the next purchaser, even if the time and mileage limits had not been exceeded.
Hopefully Bill Pemberton or another knowledgable source will confirm or correct what I've presented here.