I purchased my 1990 Geo Storm (dealer demo) from Craig Chevrolet in Arvada, Colorado, in December 1991. I requested seat belt extenders at the time of purchase. The sales person had not heard of them, however he was pleasant and called the service department. They were temporarily out of them, but back ordered a set for me. I had them in 10 days and they were given to me free of charge.

My husband Guy purchased a 1990 Lincoln Towncar from a private party in 1995. The previous owner did not have extenders. He called Encinitas Ford; Encinitas, California, and asked about getting seat belt extenders for his car. The service department checked, and had them in stock. Guy went and picked them up immediately, and they were provided free of charge.

I think every other major make of automobile [besides Honda] will provide free extenders, although it's not always convenient. (Toyota took forever.)

I purchased a used 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier about 3-4 years ago. I hadn't even gotten my paperwork done when a cop pulled me over on the way to work. I showed him that the belt didn't fit, and he didn't give me a ticket, but it did motivate me to go in and get extenders.

I had purchased the car in San Pable, CA, but I work near Daly City, CA, so after work I went to the Chevrolet dealer on Serramonte Blvd. I told them what I was looking for and a guy came out to my car with a notebook full of drawings and matched my seat belt latch by the drawing in the book. He asked me if I wanted 9-inch or a 15-inch extender. I asked him if I could get one of each and he said sure, no problem. They had to order them because they didn't keep them in stock, but I had 2 seat-belt extenders by the end of the week.

The extenders were FREE! Chevrolet, at least the dealer in Serramonte, did NOT CHARGE me - even though my purchase of this vehicle was in no way connected to his establishment and the car was used.

I just rented a Chevrolet Malibu. Unfortunately it was not all that comfortable. I'd probably rather have a Honda, but I'd rather deal with Chevrolet. Seatbelt extenders were absolutely no hassle from Chevrolet.

I did not get seatbelt extenders with my current Mazda, but with our Toyota, it was easy to get them, even on a 10-year-old car. They were free, but took two weeks to get. Just drove into the local dealer and said fix me up.

When we bought our Mazda we were offered extenders, but I did not need them since the stock ones fit.

I just last week purchased a new Chevrolet Ventura mini-van. I made a seat belt extender a part of the deal, as I have done with my last four r so vehicles, and while the salesperson was this little waifish thing and didn't know a bit about them, the service manager was very quick to invite us back to his area and get measured for them.

It turns out that GM makes them in two sizes - 9" and 15" and they take about a week to get. The seat belt on the Venture fits around me, it just doesn't give me any room to lean forward or anything. So we ordered two of the 9" seatbelts. Supposedly they'll also work in the backseat, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

The Venture, by the way, feels really good to me. I am 5'1" and 250 lbs, and I usually have trouble moving the seat back far enough so I my tummy doesn't interfere with the steering wheel, but not too far for my fat little legs to reach the pedals. There is a perfect mix here, and I like driving the vehicle. My hubby is 5'11" and 280 lbs and he likes the way it sits, too.

Now, on my last car, a Suzuki, they weren't so good about a getting me an extender, and I had to make some vague lawsuit threats first. I also showed up at the dealership one day and told the sales manager I was there to return my car since he wasn't able to fulfill the contract. I had my seatbelt extender the very next day - pretty amazing, I think.

I have never had a problem getting a seatbelt extender. I had an extender for an Oldsmobile I had and one for a Pontiac and my husband has one in his Ford that we currently own. My parents recently bought a new Oldsmobile 88 and they got 2 seat belt extenders.

We purchased a Plymouth Minivan in 1995. I immediately informed the dealership, Taylor Chrysler/Plymouth in Kankakee, Illinois, that we would need two seatbelt extenders. There was no hesitation what-so-ever in providing them. They did have to order them, as they were not in stock, but they had to order other accessories I wanted also.

I had to wait perhaps two to three days, and they apologized profusely that they were only available in black, and the interior of my van was driftwood sand colored. (Like I really cared?).