What should I look for when comparing a new car warranty?

What should I look for when comparing a new car warranty?

James Bell (Publisher, Auto Reviewer) gives expert video advice on: Does every new car come with a warranty?; What should I look for when comparing a new car warranty? and more...

When comparing new car warranties, you should be looking at how much coverage those different programs are going to provide. Is it a bumper-to-bumper warranty? Is the warranty going to take care of everything from windshield wipers through the stereo system through the engine, or is it just a power-train warranty that's only going to address the main key components of the vehicle? You also have to look at the term of the car warranty: is it a two-year, three-year or five-year warranty, and how many miles are allowed? Quite often a warranty will be five years or 50,000 miles, or three years or 36,000 miles, depending on how much you're going to be driving the car.