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jimh posted 02-12-2003 11:08 PM ET (US)
I just finished reading the Mercury Outboard catalogue for 2003 cover to cover, trying to figure out why they refer to their warranty as a 2+1 (i.e. 3-year) warranty. There seems to be no explanation.
Throughout the booklet, the notation 2+ 1 is used in reference to the warranty. When you get to the last page (specifications table) it says "3-year warranty."
Is 2+1 some silly marketing jingle? Or is there some significance to it?
Dr T posted 02-12-2003 11:33 PM ET (US)
2 years parts and labor, 1 year parts???
elaelap posted 02-13-2003 12:08 AM ET (US)
Maybe if no claim is made the first two years, you get a third year of coverage tacked on. This is very much a blind guess, obviously. I'd suggest you get a copy of the actual warranty and read the fine print, but I never read that boring stuff myself, and I'm a damn lawyer, they tell me.
Tony
whalerron posted 02-13-2003 08:39 AM ET (US)
I haven't read the warranty but I assume it means its a "declining coverage" warrantee. They cover certain things at a predetermined rate for the first 2 years and then coverage changes for the 3rd year.
lhg posted 02-13-2003 10:09 AM ET (US)
It's the corrosion part of the warranty. Since 1989, Mercury has been the only manufacturer offering a three year corrosion warranty. Any damage to the engine resulting from "corrosion" as the primary cause, is covered. So if a head gasket corrodes from saltwater use, and the powerhead blows, the whole rebuild would be covered.
newt posted 02-13-2003 12:36 PM ET (US)
I bought a 2003 merc. Like larry said, you get 1 year "bumper to bumper", and another 2 years against corrosion.

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Author	Topic: 2 + 1 = 3 ??
jimh	posted 02-12-2003 11:08 PM ET (US) I just finished reading the Mercury Outboard catalogue for 2003 cover to cover, trying to figure out why they refer to their warranty as a 2+1 (i.e. 3-year) warranty. There seems to be no explanation. Throughout the booklet, the notation 2+ 1 is used in reference to the warranty. When you get to the last page (specifications table) it says "3-year warranty." Is 2+1 some silly marketing jingle? Or is there some significance to it?
Dr T	posted 02-12-2003 11:33 PM ET (US) 2 years parts and labor, 1 year parts???
elaelap	posted 02-13-2003 12:08 AM ET (US) Maybe if no claim is made the first two years, you get a third year of coverage tacked on. This is very much a blind guess, obviously. I'd suggest you get a copy of the actual warranty and read the fine print, but I never read that boring stuff myself, and I'm a damn lawyer, they tell me. Tony
whalerron	posted 02-13-2003 08:39 AM ET (US) I haven't read the warranty but I assume it means its a "declining coverage" warrantee. They cover certain things at a predetermined rate for the first 2 years and then coverage changes for the 3rd year.
lhg	posted 02-13-2003 10:09 AM ET (US) It's the corrosion part of the warranty. Since 1989, Mercury has been the only manufacturer offering a three year corrosion warranty. Any damage to the engine resulting from "corrosion" as the primary cause, is covered. So if a head gasket corrodes from saltwater use, and the powerhead blows, the whole rebuild would be covered.
newt	posted 02-13-2003 12:36 PM ET (US) I bought a 2003 merc. Like larry said, you get 1 year "bumper to bumper", and another 2 years against corrosion.