Discounted Toyota Prius Extended Warranty /Service Contracts

[nekela]

Originally Posted by woemcats

For people who canceled their warranty with a dealer, how long did it take to get a check or see the amount credited to the lein holder (Toyota, in my case)? I filled out the papers on June 12.

I cancelled my warranty the day after I bought my 07 on the 26th of April and I kept after the finance man at my dealership , and he kept giving me the runaround ie: we are working on it and finally about the end of September they claimed they couldn't find the paperwork. I then called Toyota Financial and they said they had never got any paperwork from the dealer. They then took all the informaton on the car and told me I should get the check within a week. Well after 2 weeks I called again and was told everything was done and the check would be mailed the next day and I guess it was because I got it about 4 days later. I think if I hadn't contacted Toyota Financial I would probably still be waiting.

[dwalker]

I have searched hard as guest and member and still was unclear about ability to get extended warranty on a used 2007 with 14k on it. According to the dealer and to Troy Dietrich (who answered the phone this busy Monday morning), I have 3 years from when first titled/36k miles to institute extended warranty if I so choose. In addition, the car is covered by 10yr/150k battery pack (originally registered in NY), 8/100k hybrid, as well as 3 month/3k mile comprehensive with 7/100k limited powertrain and 7/100k roadside assistance because it is Toyota Certified. I think I'll be resting easy for quite awhile. I greatly appreciate all the knowledge and help I've gained from this site.

The tradein on my 2001 with 135k on it is disappointing, but that's another story.

[BoltonJoe]

I don't think this is the right thread for this posting, but I'm still relatively new to this forum.

Anyway, thanks to joining this forum, I dumped my 5-year, 100,000-mile Toyota Platinum warranty from the dealership that sold me my car (cost: $2,100), and received a 7-year, 100,000-mile Toyota Platinum warranty from Troy D. at Greenfield Toyota.

Just as suggested on this forum, Troy was a pleasure to deal with. As for my original dealership: Well, I cancelled my warranty directly through Toyota Financial.

With the money I saved on my warranty, I might even get those snow tires that I will probably need.

Thanks, Priuschat!

--Joe

[joe1347]

From what I've read in this thread, the extended warranty only appears to be available if the Prius has less than 36,000 miles. What about purchasing an extended warranty for a recently purchased used "Toyota certified" 2004 Prius that has 47,000 miles on it? Given the reported problems with the MFD on the 2004, an extended warranty that covers more than the powertrain - which is already covered under the Toyota certified program - seems reasonable. The initial thought is that an additional 2 years/20,000 miles is about the right amount of coverage to add.

[dwalker]

After talking to Troy and before paying for my used 2007, I told the dealer that I wouldn't purchase their extended warranty for $1400. I was offered a "$200 coupon" reduction and refused that, too. When all the papers were signed and I was about to go out the door, I was told that the coupon had been specially doubled in value and I would be able to get the extended warranty for $1000 until the end of the year.

[Kizzy]

Glad I found this thread.

I purchased the Platinum 7/75 Extended Warranty yesterday when I bought my new 2008 Prius. Like many on here, I had done a thorough job researching the price of the car and got an excellent deal on the package that I wanted, but was totally unprepared for the Extended Warranty sales pitch. Wish I had checked here first!

It seems on the whole that I got a better deal than most, at $1,045 for the 7/75 Platinum, but that's still $350 more than offered here on PriusChat. And it's bugging me big time!

Note: With my warranty purchase, the dealer also threw in three of the first five oil changes for free (#1, #3, and #5, provided I paid for #2 and #4) but that still doesn't make up for the $370 I could have saved here. Or does it? I mean, how much is an oil change worth? Certainly not ~ $125 each!

OK, so assuming I want to cancel my existing extended warranty and reapply to get the savings, what's the best way to go about it? I tried to call Troy today but he's out of the office until January 2. Is there another person to call? If I go through warrantyshack.com will I get the same exact warranty and price that Troy offers?

And lastly, for canceling my existing extended warranty, what is the phone number to call? I'd rather not do it through the dealer. Is there a corporate number I can call to handle this? Maybe if I do it that way, the Service Dept. at my dealer won't even know, and I'll still be able to use the three free oil changes.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

[IsrAmeriPrius]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

If I go through warrantyshack.com will I get the same exact warranty and price that Troy offers?

That is because warrantyshack.com sales are processed by Troy.

[bonmo]

Is the extended warranty sold by Troy and other people a Toyota Certified extended warranty?

[Boo]

Originally Posted by bonmo

Is the extended warranty sold by Troy and other people a Toyota Certified extended warranty?

Don't know who you are referring to when you say "other people", but the extended warranties sold by Troy are the real thing --- the genuine Toyota warranties issued by Toyota Financial.

Troy works for WarrantyShack.com/Toyota of Greenfield, MA (a Toyota dealer).

[bonmo]

Thanks Tom! I'm asking because I like others read this thread too late to know that I can get the warranty for less (I paid $1695 ). However, I wasn't sure what coverage level is the extended warranty sold by Troy.

I read through chunks of this thread, but I still couldn't figure out what coverage level it is. That said, is the warranty that Troy is selling the Toyota Certified Platinum? Based on the paperwork I have on the Toyota Extra Care of California, there are five coverage levels: Platinum, Gold, Powertrain, Toyota Certified Platinum, and Toyota Certified Gold. For those of you who got the warranties from Troy, can you verify with me which coverage level you got? Thank you very much! =) This forum has been very helpful in helping me buy my Prius!! =) Can't wait to get it back with the moonroof!!