Discounted Toyota Prius Extended Warranty /Service Contracts

[TimBikes]

Originally Posted by inuyasha

Thanks Ken,
Now, would someone in this forum please respond to this message that you have used the warranty bought thru Troy, so I can tell my wife who is a little sceptic. She has no idea how we can buy through Troy and still use it at our local Toyota dealers.
Thanks!

I haven't used the warranty, but since I just bought it from Troy I received it in the mail direct from Toyota Financial Services and can tell you that it is the real deal. It even comes with a little wallet card with the Toyota Financial Services logo and agreement #, coverage level, etc. I can't imagine there is going to be any problem using this at any Toyota dealership since it is not issued by a dealership, but by issued by Toyota Financial Services.

[Wayne]

The problem is the car is just too damned reliable.... :-(

[kdmorse]

Since people occasionally check the bottom of this thread to see if Troy is still doing what he does - I can confirm that he is. He took care of mine in less than a day (7yr/75K), and I just received my official notice from Toyota Financial Services.

-Ken

[mrblaise]

I just got mine today from Troy, the 6 year, 100k plan. He's very easy to deal with.

[saditurn]

Hi,

I bought my Prius in Mar 06, with an extended warranty. Like a day later I found this site and promptly cancelled the warranty from the dealer (small fee), reminding myself to look into the deals offered by Troy that are (still!) discussed here. Now almost 3 years later (but still only 25k miles) the time has come... I called my dealer, who offered to re-sell me the original warranty I'd bought at the price I paid in 06 ($1300 for 7 yr/75k) - which i know is far worse than what Troy has.

My question - has anyone had negative experiences with using the warrantyshack.com warranty at a dealership - any particular dealers who have problems with it?

I've read that going through Troy also helps fund priuschat - which was invaluable to me in the early Prius days (back when I thought I was clever calling my car "Priam Neeson, the hybrid Qui-Gon enJinn"; thankfully those days are long gone).

I'm 99% sure this is the route I'll go, but thought I'd check in.

Thank you!

[tsitra]

Originally Posted by patsy5321

I am new to this blog stuff so I hope I do it right.

We just returned from a Toyota Dealer welcome dinner where service staff explained many things. If you buy the extended warrenty and don't use it all your money is refunded. Why isn't this made know?

I'm getting close to 36000 miles on my '07 Prius and need to start considering if I should purchase the Toyota Extended Service Agreement. Can anyone confirm, "If you buy the extended warranty and don't use it all your money is refunded.". Does this apply until the end of the extended coverage time period?

[Boo]

Originally Posted by tsitra

I'm getting close to 36000 miles on my '07 Prius and need to start considering if I should purchase the Toyota Extended Service Agreement. Can anyone confirm, "If you buy the extended warranty and don't use it all your money is refunded.". Does this apply until the end of the extended coverage time period?

tsitra,

I'm not sure whether that's part of the standard Toyota extended warranty agreement, or if it's something added on by that person's individual dealer for a price, or what.

I think if you have any questions about the Toyota extended warranties, you should call Troy of WarrantyShack.com. I believe these are his telephone numbers:

Troy (WarrantyShack.com/Toyota of Greenfield, MA)

Direct Dial # (413) 772-0989
General Office # (413) 772-0231

Good luck.

[tsitra]

Tom, thanks for the quick reply.

[QuiGonJohn]

So I bought my 2009 Prius on 12/17/08 and bought the warranty at the dealer. The paperwork says if I cancel in the first 60 Days it's a 100% refund. Is this correct? Would I be able to buy the one listed here through Warranty Shack?

[Boo]

Originally Posted by QuiGonJohn

So I bought my 2009 Prius on 12/17/08 and bought the warranty at the dealer. The paperwork says if I cancel in the first 60 Days it's a 100% refund. Is this correct? Would I be able to buy the one listed here through Warranty Shack?

If your paperwork says that you can cancel within 60 days and get a full refund, then I assume it's true.

I believe that the normal deal is that you can cancel the Toyota Extra Care extended warranty (a) within 30 days and get a full refund or (b) after 30 days and get a pro-rated refund, subject to a small cancellation processing fee.

You can buy the Toyota Extra Care extended warranties through WarrantyShack.com at any time before your car reaches 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first). Personally, I think it's a good idea to wait. That way you will have close to 3 years/36,000 miles of driving the car and will be better informed as to (a) whether you think the car could use the extended warranty, and (b) which extended warranty in terms of maximum years/miles to get in order to match your then anticipated future usage (note that you can save hundreds of dollars more by purchasing an extended warranty with fewer years and/or miles).