Tech, glad to hear you have had good luck with the Nissan. I had an extended warranty with a 1980 Honda, but luckily never had to use it. Sold the car at 165,000 miles, with the only problem being the heater which wasn't covered anyway.

The car that I had a good experience with is my Subaru Outback Limited. I still have it and drive it every day. Now has 135000 miles and plan on keeping it until the it falls apart around me, or at least 4 more years, whichever comes first. It gets all of it's routine service, by me, and is driven about 100 miles daily.

Last time I bought an extended warranty it was for a CRT rear projection TV (58 inch). I was concerned about the possibility of a lamp failure ($400 each plus labor). That unit is now 5 years old, never a moment of downtime, and a wasted extended warranty ($200). Next time no extended anything. They just don't pay.