Do extended warranties offered by CarMax actually save money on used cars or am I better off putting that monthly payment into a repair savings account?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Do extended warranties offered by CarMax actually save money on used cars or am I better off putting that monthly payment into a repair savings account?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
CarMax MaxCare extended warranty coverage deductible terms cancellation officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
CarMax MaxCare cost average price used car warranty consumer reports claims reliabilityGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
used car extended warranty repair savings account expected value advice FTC service contractGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
CarMax MaxCare extended warranty coverage deductible terms cancellation official Google ↗
CarMax MaxCare cost average price used car warranty consumer reports claims reliability Google ↗
used car extended warranty repair savings account expected value advice FTC service contract Google ↗
- Warranties and MaxCare · carmax.com
- How Does CarMax Work? Your Questions, Answered · carmax.com
- Extended Warranties and Service Contracts · consumer.ftc.gov
- Auto Warranties and Auto Service Contracts · consumer.ftc.gov
- Do You Want an Extended Warranty with That? · stlouisfed.org
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CarMax MaxCare extended warranty coverage deductible terms cancellation official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
CarMax MaxCare cost average price used car warranty consumer reports claims reliability OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
used car extended warranty repair savings account expected value advice FTC service contract OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |