If the warranty is transferable, and you are SURE you want to sell it, fuck it, sell it now. A warranty is a huge selling point. I don't believe in buying warranties through a dealer. Dealers are snake oil salesmen who mark everything up all to hell and far beyond. Warranty Direct USE TO sell great warranties... I know they don't offer them any more but key things to look for
1. They covered wear and tear
2. They listed everything NOT covered instead of everything that is covered (very important)
3. They had no overheating clause
4. They covered electrical, airbags and even brakes
5. They offered a $0 deductible policy
6. They allowed YOU to pick the shop
7. They paid UPFRONT instead of reimbursing you
I'd be surprised if you could find many of these features, today, but if you can it's worth paying for. My grandmother went and pissed away nearly $40K on a van and when I found out I told her to buy a warranty from WD... Cost her $1400.. they ended up doing a transmission ($4000) electrical work ($2000+) a head gasket ($2000) and some other shit
I've never seen a good warranty offered by a dealer.
Don't trade with a dealer - you will NOT come out ahead.
What I'd do, I can tell by the way you write about it, you love this car... you put back a hundred or two bucks a month and you'll be very likely to have enough put aside for anything and everything it may need. In the interim maintain the fuck out of it and it would be very likely to provide years of good service to you.
Whoever keeps throwing tires on there for you needs to figure out what's wrong.. I know low pros are touchy, but god damn. Is it the SAME TIRE EVERY TIME? If it is, go smack whoever keeps replacing the tire and not fixing the actual problem
Number one rule for me next time is don't ever sell a car you love.. who knows what might happen... Selling my Cadillacs was the worst thing I have ever done. Every time I see one drive my my heart drops down into my balls
