PC's Pre Paid Maintenance and Warranty program

[basspro]

I have a little 2000 miles on my 2010 PV with Nav and after reading through all the threads about oil changes and other items. I thought the best deal would be to look at PC's discounted programs for both prepaid maintenance and warranty. But now I can even find it any longer. Does anyone know if it has been taken off the site? if not where is it and has any one purchase both for their 2010 yet? Any help would be appriciated.

[lefat1]

i think the link is warrantyshack.com

[Edward Walsh]

Originally Posted by basspro

I have a little 2000 miles on my 2010 PV with Nav and after reading through all the threads about oil changes and other items. I thought the best deal would be to look at PC's discounted programs for both prepaid maintenance and warranty. But now I can even find it any longer. Does anyone know if it has been taken off the site? if not where is it and has any one purchase both for their 2010 yet? Any help would be appriciated.

Hi:

Here is the link for both Extended Warranty and Pre-Paid Maintenance. The Toyota Rep's name is Troy.

Toyota Extended Warranty Quote Request | WarrantyShack

The price is excellent. I have heard that the warranty for Toyota USA is being 'updated' in August - additional plans, etc. As to whether or not this entails extra cost I am not sure. The best thing to do is fill out the form on the website the link sends you to and Troy will be in touch with you.

All the best.....

Edward
Marystown, Newfoundland
Canada

[basspro]

Thanks for the reply...just wondering if anyone has sign up for either of the programs for their 2010? And if they have purchance the prepaid Maintenance program, how did the 0-20w oil requirements been resolved at the your local Toyota dealer?

[mix]

I'd love to know this, too. If they cover the 0-20w changes without a surcharge, it seems like a good deal.

Originally Posted by basspro

Thanks for the reply...just wondering if anyone has sign up for either of the programs for their 2010? And if they have purchance the prepaid Maintenance program, how did the 0-20w oil requirements been resolved at the your local Toyota dealer?

[a priori]

Originally Posted by mix

I'd love to know this, too. If they cover the 0-20w changes without a surcharge, it seems like a good deal.

THAT'S the real question. If the cost of a 5,000 mile service is going to be $80 - $90, then the prepaid plan may be much more enticing!

[timo27]

Originally Posted by a priori

THAT'S the real question. If the cost of a 5,000 mile service is going to be $80 - $90, then the prepaid plan may be much more enticing!

Hmm. Good point--although still, in my case--I paid $1k, dumb I suppose, but hadn't found PC yet --and when I later did the math, it made sense to cancel it. I was just happy today to receive the refund in the mail--I canceled a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say Toyota financial behaved honorably. No hard sell, no BS.

I've just given up on looking for the coupons I know are buried in the dump that is my home office, and I'll re-post with conclusive info when/if I find them, but I recall seeing on the back of the coupons weasel words, such as 'some dealers may recommend additional services, which aren't covered." My inclination is to suspect that synthetic oil, while not specified per se due to it's actual syntheticness, may be considered an extra, despite the reality (for now anyway) that 0W-20 is only available as a synth. So that figured into my decision to cancel. Perhaps I should have made some more probing phone calls.

As an aside, FWIW, I called a couple of dealers in the Baltimore area, asking them for their price for 5K maintenance. One of them quoted me $69, straight-up, no further explanation. The other gave me 3 levels--$81 for 'basic', $97 for "ultra"--included fuel additives and oil conditioner, whatever that is, and a $124 "Super Monster-Killer Boss-Ass Walletectomy" version that included an additional fuel cleaner. (I got a bunch of stammering when I asked 'Umm, don't all modern gasolines have detergent, which should suffice for these purposes?"). I think I will go to a dealer for the first few services, given the oil filter (and other) new features that I would hope the dealers' mechanics would be more familiar with, given the new model; here, in this area, at least one dealer looks (at first glance) to be more cost competetive; I'll check around some more. I've had a long-term relationship with a great independent outfit who serviced my 2 previous Acuras wonderfully for about 18 years, and I'd really like to patronize them as soon as possible.

Anyhow, I know I have those coupons somewhere, and when I find them, I'll repost if there is any more specific wording. Sorry for the rambling post

Peace,
Tim

[jaywolf]

I have a few questions about the PC extended warranty.

Is it with Toyota or another company?
The site says they are not associated with Toyota.
The quote tells you to make sure your dealer accepts “Toyota Auto Care coupons”.
All the links about the plan are at Toyota Financial Services
It this a Toyota warranty being sold my someone not a associated with Toyota?
The mail address is “Toyota of Greenfield’

Is this the same plan my dealer offers.

[reverai]

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Is it with Toyota or another company?[/FONT]
The site says they are not associated with Toyota.[/FONT]
The quote tells you to make sure your dealer accepts Toyota Auto Care coupons”
All the links about the plan are at ]Toyota Financial Services
It this a Toyota warranty being sold my someone not a associated with Toyota?[/FONT]
The mail address is Toyota of Greenfield
Is this the same plan my dealer offers.

The answer to your last question is really that is needed. And the answer is yes, according to several purchasers of the plan on the web site. The same paperwork and the same path at a Toyota dealership when someone needs to be repaired.

I plan to buy one at the end of September for my Prius.

Steve

[cantgoback]

I have a question. For the prepaid maintenance plan, it sounds like there are coupons that you use to get the service done. Do you need to pay any other out-of-pocket expense/fee that the coupon doesn't cover? Like sales tax for instance?

As for extended warranty, I purchased a 75kmiles/7yr platinum plan from the dealer for $1295. But I cancelled it within the 30 or 60 days, because for $1055 you can get the 100k mile/7yr Pt plan from Troy. No brainer. The only downside is that the plan was financed instead of paid for, so the refund goes to the bank loan, not to me directly.