OT: extended warranties...

[Plug]

From the likes of Currys etc.

I got a "reminder" in the post the other day that my computer is 3 years old. I know this. I also knew, when I bought it off PC World's bargain shelf, that I could fix it if it went wrong, and declined any form of extended warranty, something that has distressed them ever since, judging from the amount of letters that Mastercare have sent me in the meantime.

However, they don't give up, and the latest letter reminds me that "computers go wrong more often as they get older". Keine scheizer, Herr Holmes. They have offered me their (no doubt excellent) cover for the next 12 months at the bargain price of...... whatever, got bored at that point and threw it in the shredder.

It did occur to me that there is very little of the original PC left, though. I suppose you could say I am still using it, but the bits that still exist are:

1. Motherboard

2. Processor (but that is on its third heatsink)

3. One stick of memory

4. The floppy drive and cable

Do you think it would still be covered if I declare the mods that have been done

Cheers,

Plug

[Scooby_wrx]

Do you think it would still be covered if I declare the mods that have been done

I very much doubt it......these companies will find any reason in the world not to fix it if you had a problem, i bet they would still take your money though

[Scat163]

It would be void......extended warranties for me are a waste of money

it sounds like you're doing ok on your own anyways