Modern Vespa

Hi Everyone,

I am looking at a used 2016 MP3 500 Business ABS for $6000 CAD/$4550 US. It looks nice and only has 2200 km's (1360 miles) and there is still 1 year of the warranty left. Before I sign on the dotted line, they want to know if I want to buy an additional two year warranty, so I would have 3 years walking out the door. I am not sure what problems are typical and when they begin to appear and if the oil issue applies to this model as well. Bike was single owner for 1 year and has been at dealership for trade in for close to another year. To buy the extended warranty for another 2 years would add $1200 CAD/$900 US to the price tag. I know this question has been asked many times before, but I thought I would ask again just in case anyone has thought to this year/model since last 2018 post I was able to read.

https://www.albertacycle.com/default.asp?page=xPreOwnedInventoryDetail&id=6011786&p=1&s=Year&d=D&fr=xPreOwnedInventory

Thanks!
Rachel

Read your warranty and you will find the last line reads:

"Any part subject to wear and tear is excluded from this warranty."

If you wish to extend this warranty at that price, you should do it. Dealers are not crooks but must stay in business, even though they know that Piaggio will not support them. Try to think of any part not subject to wear and tear!!

They wouldn't offer it if they weren't guaranteed to make money from you.

The most common expensive repair could be the steering bearings that could be £600 to replace when they develop a notch(my 2016 was going thru one set every 2.5 years!).
I worry this may not be covered anyway.

Ride it hard for the first year and get any faults done under warranty. Maybe keep the money and use it for repairs>?

Thanks everyone! I super appreciate the replies and perhaps saving the money in case it needs some repairs is the way to go. I am coming from a long history of 80's hondas so thanks for the ad to the group and I see that I have a ton of reading to do and lots to learn.

Cheers!

Wear and tear items are brakes, tires, belts, shocks. Not what you are implying.
Engine blows up they aren't going to call it wear and tear item.

If you say so......unfortunately, dealers say otherwise.

If you read the warranty, not the booklet the dealer has, but the contract, it must list what they do not covered to meet Fed Guidelines.

That is your opinion and we are entitled to it.

Happy scootering, from San Diego.....

Read the Canadian version of the warranty. U.S. Federal rules won't apply.

Ah, I see he's Canadian Eh?

He is an american, but the OP is living in Canada. That is the reason for his comment about Canada.

Yah, der. Dat's right, eh.

I worked for a Canadian Telecomm Equipment manufacturer. On the first products they put out, if you entered a line command wrong, it would reply with c:> Eh??