See April 2008 article from Consumer Reports at
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/c...ranties-ov.htm. Good read, but probably won't surprise you. FWIW, I went with the extended warranty when I got my TCH nearly 2 years ago. I figured there could be some bugs to work out. (And my 1999 VW Passat had an almost $700 bill to replace the failed radio antenna, which left a bad taste in my mouth!)