Read B4 buying: Advise for the Toyota extended warranty?

[michaels artic frost]

I know slingshot posted something similar in the past, but this is just an advise. http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/viewtopic.php?t=5862

I got the platinum warranty (7 yrs or 75,000 miles) with $0 deductible. A friend of mine works in Finance for another dealership gave me a good advice before I signed the papers. He told me to negotiate the extended warranty. I ended up paying only $700. I never knew you could do that... Thanks to him, I saved about $500-700 bucks. In return, I'm sending people his way, if they want to buy a car.

This is only for those who plan on keeping the car for awhile.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

That is a great price. GOOD work!

[slingshot]

Damn good price Michael. You're a better negotiator on that extended warranty than I was. But at least I got my car for invoice. Your warranty price is a steal!

[Blacker]

The extended warranties are half of of what Toyota dealers charge and sometimes they can be less. My wife worked for a Toyota Dealership in Austin, TX and she seen where people were getting screwed on the extend warranty when she entered the paperwrok information.

[Astro]

That's a great price. What I hate is 99% of the time you never use it, especially within the time limit. I wish they would take the years off and just go by mileage. Now that would be sweet. I had to pay $850 for 6yr/100,000mi, including LOJACK. I've got just over 1 year left, we'll see how Toyota quality holds up.

[michaels artic frost]

That's a great price. What I hate is 99% of the time you never use it, especially within the time limit. I wish they would take the years off and just go by mileage. Now that would be sweet. I had to pay $850 for 6yr/100,000mi, including LOJACK. I've got just over 1 year left, we'll see how Toyota quality holds up.

I feel ya on that...99% of the time you don't use it and then once the warranty runs out, then problems occurs. This is my first brand new Toyota, I had a '93 Camry V6 and it was still running great when I got rid of it, 180,000 miles and counting...that's something.

[mattyboyl]

Let me tell you from experience, extended warranties are a God-send. I had a used 3000GT with no warranty and went through two transmissions. Now that I bought a new Solara, I felt it a must to get he extended warranty so I wouldn't go through that huge hit again. Cars usually start breaking down after the initial warranty. Since I only paid 675 for the 6 yr./ 75,000 mile warranty, one occurance could pay for itself easily! Come on, you guys know how much parts are for Japenese cars.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

That's a great price. What I hate is 99% of the time you never use it, especially within the time limit.

I know exactly what you mean...we haven't really used the warranty on my solara and camry. But you bet your as$ that the warranty was a life saver on our ES (tranny died...6 o2 sensors died, other weird problems) cost of total repairs to date 5grand. Total cost of warranty 1200, we're happy campers...

[glenb]

Buying an extended warranty is like buying life insurance.

It’s best if you never use it.

[michaels artic frost]

Buying an extended warranty is like buying life insurance.

It’s best if you never use it.

You're absolutely right!

[Astro]

Any way you look at it, you gotta have it.

[Jewls]

$675???????????????

I only paid $400 for mine good for bumper to bumper for 75,000 miles!

[michaels artic frost]

:o $675???????????????

I only paid $400 for mine good for bumper to bumper for 75,000 miles!

The platinum warranty (7 yrs or 75,000 miles) with $0 deductible??? GIVE ME TIPS jewls....please...lol

$400 is a steal...WOW

[glenb]

The dealer price for The Platinum Warranty for 7 years 100,000 miles zero deductible is about $1400. How are you getting this for a few hundred? The lowest price on Toyota web is over $800.

http://www.toyotafinancial.com/pyv/exte ... olara.html

[Jewls]

Mine is not 100k, just checked it, 6 yrs. it's 72k miles. SORRY, my bad!