# What's the source of the "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty" meme? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 5, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017 "2022-05-05T17:05:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017/41 "2022-05-06T20:22:00Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I’m not at that point but when I truthfully told one, “My _newer_ car could drink this year if it was human. What can you do for me?” she hung up. I’ve tried a couple of times to press 1 and tell them that my car is a 1928 Porter (“that’s my mother dear”) but they never answered. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017/42 "2022-05-06T22:37:24Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Perhaps you should finally extend the warranty Maybe the calls would stop. Never negotiate with robots, Procrustus ---
**Author:** ![Ricc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@Ricc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ricc)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017/43 "2022-05-08T02:52:51Z")
When I see I’m getting a Potential spam call, I’ll answer the phone with: 911 What is your emergency…. After year of saying that my spam calls have been less frequent. I’m thinking, They place your number don’t call list. I do swap up some, and answer the phone by saying “Credit card services how may I direct your call.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017.md?page=2)