>As for warranties, it varies. It depends on the product. Many electronics are only warrantied for 30 days, but actually last for years. In the case of the van, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that a transmission should last twice the length of the warranty. I've owned cars that have gotten up to 160,000 miles without transmission problems. Yet in this case, I had one conk out not once but twice, before there was a total of 70,000 miles on the part.
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>On that subject, I can name at least three companies that advertise a warranty that applies as long as you own the product or for life of the product. You draw your own conclusions from that.

LOL! "Guaranteed for as long as it works"...