Discounted Toyota Prius Extended Warranty /Service Contracts

Extended Warranty

I am picking up my new Prius on 7/14/04. I am sure that they will offer to sell me an Extended Warranty. What is the price that I should not go over if they do indeed offer?

 

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.

 

Re: Toyota Service Contracts / Extended Warranty - Discounte

At my current rate I'll be averaging around 20,000 miles per year, so I'd want 6 years/100,000 miles. I got a quote for somewhere around $860 but couldn't pull it off this year due to my high car taxes.

See what kind of price you can get on that...

 

On the Yahoo boards there were reports of $850 for 7/100/0 - that seems to be the low number. I bought my car out of state and divorced my dealer, but he nevertheless said he'd at least come close to whatever I find when the time came.

I've got 24k miles to go before needing it... and can't think of a reason to buy prematurely. And, at 22k/year it'll take some calculation to figure out what makes sense.

 

Am I eligable?

So, I purchased my classic used a few months back. The car is at 45K+ miles. Can I get an extended warranty? Is it worth it?

Thanks for the advice.

BC

2002 Green Prius "Midori"
current tank, 49.4 MPG @360 mi.

 

Sorry bckeller. The Warrantee would have needed to be purchased before the car turned over 36K.

 

i'm definitely interested but first i want to see if they fix my touch screen under the warranty. no extra coverage is worth a damn if they find excuses not to cover something...

 

I'm interested too. Although I would be interested in the 75000 mile 7 year no deductible plan. I don't drive very high mileage. My last car had 73000 miles on it and it was 10 years old.

This is a great offer if you can get us all a reasonable price. Thanks on behalf of all of us.

 

Is there any reason to purchase an extended warranty up-front? Friends I have talked to about this generally recommend against them, but suggest that if you really do want it for "peace of mind" to wait until shortly before your regular warranty is about to expire.

 

DOH! TOO LATE!?

OK, I just got ripped off by my dealer and found this posting too late (the details: 6/100K/0 for $1440). I never bought an extended warranty before but after talking to a number of people decided I would do it for the first time. Next time I wont be so naive about the price.

Does anyone know if I can get out of it? So far I put down a $160 deposit and expect further payments to be drawn from my credit card starting in a week or two (one payment of about $100 per month for the next year).

Is there a cancellation clause in the policy? If I haven't used it yet can I cancel it?

Thanks
Jim Carroll

 

so you got 985 for 6 year/100k?

that is better than what my dealer offered which was $1275.

i didnt go for it because im not sure that i would even use if for even high mileage although i cant say for sure what my mileage requirements will be.

for one thing, i dont see a whole lot of real benefit to having the coverage.

i am more interested in the Value Protection Package that includes undercoating/sound shield, paint sealant, and the fabric/leather treatment. they are offering the entire package for $475. does anyone think that these are worthwhile things to get? and what is anyone else paying for it.

my timelimit for this price is up in a few weeks (although the service manager says they will ignore any deadlines that fall within a month or so)

 

Well, with 100,000 miles of full coverage, the battery and a few computers could fail at 99,000 miles and they'd probably be replaced at no additional cost to you. At that point, the extended warranty would be worth it.

With no extended warranty, those parts alone could top $14,000, per previous horror stories. And they COULD fail at 37,000 miles, since some have failed earlier.

Insurance is always a gamble, to take the risk or not. My car needs to last at least the 6 years I'll be paying for it, so if I spend $850 or so to make sure 100,000 miles (maybe 5 years) of that is less-worrisome, I think it's a good gamble.

AND, I understand, if I don't use it at all, I'll get nearly all the money back anyway...

 

OK. I can cancel it. I did call Toyota to find out the details and was told that it is possible (though unlikely) that a dealership could choose not to honor the extended warranty bought from another dealership. When are you going to offer your service?

Thanks
Jim

 

well if that were the case i would have jumped on it immediately for nearly any price!