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

When they first started advertising things with a "guaranteed lifetime", they misinterpreted it as a "lifetime guarantee"... which led to the conclusion that, if you manage to break it, they'll come and shoot you - your guarantee just expired :)