7/100k/0 warranty vs factory hybrid warranty?

Its more than accessories. The extended warranty covers the power train warrantied items that is in effect thru 5yr/50,000 miles and everything else covered under the basic 3yr/36,000 mile warranty.

That covers a lot of stuff. Is it worth it? That is for you to decide.

 

The different warranties (besides Emission Control) are:

Basic - 36 months/36,000 miles

Hybrid System - 96 months/100,000 miles

Powertrain - 60 months/60,000 miles

Restraint Systems - 60 months/60,000 miles

Corrosion Perforation - 60 months/Unlimited miles

The Extra Care Platinum Plan 7 years/100,000 miles/$0 deductible would extend these warranties (except the Hybrid System which is already longer) to 7 years/100,000 miles, subject to specifically excluded components.

The Toyota Financial Services website has this to say about the Platinum Plan and its excluded components:

"Note: Platinum protection covers virtually all component groups on new vehicles. If your new vehicle's component does not appear on our List of Excluded Components , it is covered by Platinum protection."

"List of Excluded Components

• Accessory Drive Belts
• Batteries
• Body Panels
• Brake Linings, Pads and Shoes
• Bumpers
• Carpet
• Chrome
• Clutch Friction Disk and Pressure Plate
• Dash Cover and Pad
• Door Trim, Handles and Fabric
• Filters
• Fluids
• Glass (including Windshield)
• Headliner
• Heating Hoses, Lines and Tubes
• Hinges
• Hybrid System Main Relays
• Hybrid Vehicle Battery
• Hybrid Vehicle Battery Module/Pack
• Hoses
• Interior and Exterior Trim Moldings, including but not limited to, Cup Holders, Ashtrays, Covers, and Vents
• Lamps
• Light Bulbs
• Nuts, Bolts, Clips, Retainers and Fasteners
• Paint
• Rotors and Drums
• Rust and Corrosion Damage
• Seat Covers
• Service Plug
• Shiny Metals
• Spark Plugs
• Structural Framework and Wells
• Tires
• Vacuum Hoses, Lines and Tubes
• Weather Stripping
• Wheels and Rims
• Windshield Wiper Blades (Rubber Component)"

 

with almost 120k on my 04 and just about 0 items broken that could have been fixed by a warranty.. I would say it's not worth it.. but that's just my personal 2 cents

 

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The Gen I and Gen II Prius have earned the highest reliability ratings of Consumer Reports every single year since 2001.

With that track record, the 2009 Prius -- which is the 6th model year of the Gen II Prius -- is probably the most reliable car sold in the U.S., and as a general matter, there probably is no car sold in the U.S. less in need of an extended warranty.

That said, I still consider the Platinum Plan 7 years/100,000 miles/$0 deductible a good insurance buy (as insurance products go) at the $1055 price offered here through WarrantyShack.com.

But if I were mystarzk, I'd wait until approaching the 3 years/36,000 miles mark before deciding whether to buy the extended warranty and which extended warranty to get to match his driving (you can save hundreds off the $1055 price by getting the Platinum Plan with fewer maximum years and/or miles).

 

Even with a Prius, I find it hard t0 believe that an attentive owner will not find items to get much or all of the extended warranty premium back. I have had comparable warranties in my two Honda Civics. Both obligingly had fluid seepage issues to be corrected under the warranty. One got new struts that way.

I expect to resell my current Civic with 10,000 miles or so of that warranty to convey to the new owner. That is a powerful marketing tool. In the past, I have stubbornly kept cars to the bitter end, But doing the arithmetic, it is more cost effective to move a popular model Toyota or Honda along, at a point where one can still get good money for it. I will find out whether or not there are people out there who would rather buy even a high mileage car from an original owner with complete service records and warranty.