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Q&A: Do you think an extended warranty from ‘Car Shield’ is a good deal?

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Question from Lisa:  I have a Jeep Wrangler that has about 30,000 miles on it. The manufacturer’s warranty will be expiring in a few months.

I just learned that I’ll soon have to start doing a lot of traveling for my job and I’m concerned about my car breaking down and leaving me stuck with a big repair bill.

I like this car a lot and I’d really like to get some kind of extended warranty on it. I’ve been seeing the commercials for Car Shield and they claim to cover anything that can go wrong.

My question: Is Car Shield a good deal?

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Q&A: Is the Nintendo video game company really 100 years old?

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Question from Luanne T.:  Yesterday I went with my friend to Target to buy a Nintendo Switch game machine to give to her son for his birthday.

The one she wanted to get him wasn’t in stock so they had to order it, but while we were talking to the salesman he said something that I found really interesting.

He said the Nintendo company has been in business for 100 years!

Is that true? It’s hard to believe a company that sells video games could have been in business that long!

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Q&A: Why don’t we see any used UPS trucks being used for other things?

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Question from Marvin:  For years now I’ve been wanting to get myself a used UPS truck and remodel it into a small RV. Those things are so cool!

The problem I’m having is finding one. I’ve looked at every used car dealership I could find and I’ve never seen even one of them for sale.

And here’s the crazy thing – I’ve never seen a used UPS truck on the highway being used for some other purpose (like my fantasy RV, for example).

I know you’re pretty good at answering questions so I’m hoping you’ll be able to answer these:

First, why don’t we ever see a used UPS truck on the highway?

And second, do you know where I might be able to buy one?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]