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Who Is Auto Warranty Experts?
Auto Warranty Experts is an extended car warranty service operated by the team at Sault Nissan, a franchised new-car dealership in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. We quote insurer-backed Canadian coverage programs to drivers across the country — by email, in writing, from named people you can call. That one fact answers most of the questions people rightly have about buying a warranty online, so let's start there.
Why does it matter that a real dealership runs this?
Because a dealership is licensed, inspected, physically located and easy to check — and because we already sell and service this coverage across a desk every day.
- We're licensed and inspected — Sault Nissan is a bricks-and-mortar franchised dealership at 460 Pim Street, Sault Ste. Marie, operating under Ontario motor vehicle sales regulation (OMVIC), not an anonymous call centre. VERIFY: exact OMVIC licence wording/number to display
- We sell the same dealer-grade coverage programs offered in dealership finance offices across Canada — established Canadian administrators, backed by major insurers. We just quote them by email instead of across a desk.
- We service vehicles every day. We know what a transmission actually costs, which is why our pages publish real numbers.
How does Auto Warranty Experts work?
You send the vehicle, a real person quotes it in writing within a business day, and the price holds for seven days. No phone pressure, ever.
- Tell us your year, make, model and mileage. A real person quotes real options and emails them in writing — typically within a business day.
- Prices are always shown plus tax and honoured for 7 days. No countdown timers, no "today only."
- No phone pressure. We're happy to talk, but the quote arrives in writing either way.
- If coverage doesn't make sense for your vehicle, we say so. We've told plenty of people not to buy — it's in our own guides.
Who will I actually deal with?
Three people, all real, all reachable.
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Sean LaFleur
Dealer Principal · Founder
On the sales floor since 2014, operating partner in 2020, and majority owner and Dealer Principal of Sault Nissan since 2024. He started Auto Warranty Experts on a gap he kept seeing from the finance desk: coverage is easy to buy the day you buy the car, and two or three years later — when the factory warranty is actually about to run out — most of the market has no straightforward way to buy it at all. Online he can put several programs in front of one customer and shape the term, coverage and deductible around the vehicle in front of him, rather than selling whatever a single desk happens to carry. "Clients are often shocked by how affordable a warranty can be through us. That's our whole purpose." What he likes most is the long game: relationships that last, built on service worth coming back for.
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Sorcha Cowan
Area Sales Manager
In automotive finance and insurance since 2018 — insurance offices and dealerships both — and with Auto Warranty Experts since we started. Based in British Columbia, working with customers across Canada, and at her best deep in a contract comparison on something unusual, specialty or high-value, where the fine print decides everything. "I think you should know what you're protecting and why. Once you've got the right protection in place, it's much easier to enjoy your vehicle and not worry about what might come up." Dream car: a '69 Porsche 911.
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Ashley Strickland
Warranty Specialist
Fourteen years in the automotive industry, twelve of them as a finance manager at a GM dealership in Ontario, and with Auto Warranty Experts since July. Based in Niagara and working flexible hours around customers' schedules, she likes the moment a customer finds out the same budget buys considerably more coverage than they expected. "My goal is to make sure you understand exactly what you're getting, so we can find the coverage that makes the most sense for both your vehicle and your budget." Off the clock: the lake, three dogs and 106 houseplants.
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What coverage do you actually sell?
We quote extended mechanical coverage for new, used and high-kilometre vehicles across Canada, plus dedicated coverage for hybrids and full battery-electric vehicles — including high-voltage battery options most providers don't offer.
Plans are honoured at any licensed repair facility in Canada (some also in the continental U.S.), carry a flat per-visit deductible (typically $100), and on most plans the claims administrator pays the shop directly. Coverage is transferable if you sell your vehicle privately. Quotes are free, no-obligation, and honoured for 7 days. SWAP: program specifics when custom program lands
Auto Warranty Experts operates from Sault Nissan, 460 Pim Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Phone 705-759-0043.
Who pays the claim if you close tomorrow?
Not us — and that is by design.
Every plan we quote is administered and backed by an established Canadian program administrator and its insurer, named in full in your contract. Claims are approved by the administrator and paid by the administrator directly to the repair shop. Your coverage does not depend on Auto Warranty Experts existing. SWAP: wording when custom program lands
Straight answers to fair questions
Is Auto Warranty Experts legitimate?
Yes — we're operated by Sault Nissan, a franchised Nissan dealership in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and the coverage we quote comes from established Canadian program administrators backed by major insurers. You deal with named, real people, and every quote arrives in writing.
Where is Auto Warranty Experts located?
At Sault Nissan, 460 Pim Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Coverage is quoted and sold online across Canada, and honoured at licensed repair facilities nationwide — you never need to visit us.
Do you sell your own warranty or someone else's?
We quote established Canadian coverage programs and match you to the plan that fits your vehicle and mileage. The contract you receive names the program administrator and insurer in full — you'll always know exactly who stands behind your coverage before you pay.
How do you make money?
Like any dealership: the programs pay us a margin on each policy. Our prices are quoted flat and in writing — comparing us against any other quote is exactly what we encourage.
Who owns Auto Warranty Experts?
Auto Warranty Experts is owned and run by Sean LaFleur, Dealer Principal of Sault Nissan, with a team based in Ontario and British Columbia.
Operated by Sault Nissan · Legal entity SJ LaFleur Automotive Inc. VERIFY: legal entity line
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