A bit off the beaten path for auto warranties but an interesting development with a warranty written for a computer hard drive. It requires that you take an anti-terrorists oath.

The hard drive buyer explains:

“I essentially had to promise that I would not use the replacement Seagate hard drive to build or disseminate information on building a nuclear bomb, or participate in any other ‘terrorists activity.’ I was laughing so hard that I had to calm myself down in order to give the ‘proper’ answer to this ludicrous question. By the time I finished assuring the Seagate representative on the phone that I would NOT use the replacement hard drive to build a bomb, even he was laughing.”
(Source)

Well, you do have to laugh, even though it is quite true that a computer, and a car as far as that goes, can both easily be used in an act of terrorism. I rather think an oath would not serve as much of a deterrent to a terrorist.

When they start serving up auto warranties with the same request, we’re in trouble.