When you buy a car, you will be able to discuss with your salesman or the loan officer taking care of the financial aspect, about which type of car warranty that you would like on the vehicle. There will be a basic warranty that you will automatically receive just for buying the car but they will try to sell you several other different types of warranties and you have to be careful on which ones to buy. It is a good idea to make sure that you extend the basic warranty but you may get too much coverage or even double coverage.