random question: are hoses considered wear items?

[Ginger]

I'm not really surprised they're not covered under warranty. I think that if they broke open prematurely, like 50,000 miles, then the story would be different. I think of a warranty to cover lifetime items, though, like seats, window regulators, seriously wonky engine problems, and so forth... eventually I'd expect a rubber hose to wear out.

*edit* especially a warranty that goes that high

I'm seriously jaded on dealer maintenance, all that said. I kind of assume that they're going to stick you the shaft every chance they get.