As for the life cycle of my recently acquired Navis TomTom Start 25 Central Europe, I can not say to what extent the conclusion of this 2-year warranty extension is really useful, but for 13.99 I'm here definitely (namely with regard to the repair ) on the safe side. Of course I get the replacement case (if not repairable) for the third year only according to terms the value (80%, etc. replaced) and replaces the original value. However, since many electronic devices are designed (of certain components forth) so that they break just after the 2-year manufacturer's warranty and I remain seated quite at my cost, I still think I at least minimize in this interval the risk slightly can.