Toyota Extra Care (extended warranty)
patrickg said:
Note to buyers of extended warranty INCLUDING TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY... The price is negotiable. It is not rigidly fixed by Toyota. You have 30 days to buy the warranty after buying the car and you need not buy it from the dealer who sold the car nor from the dealer where you intend to get service. Comparison shop and bargain for a better price. Once purchased at a discount, your warranty is just the same as if you paid the highly inflated asking (SUCKER!) price.
Please let me know of any updates or omissions to my stock extended warranty info file:
You can buy the Toyota Extra Care (Platinum Plan) from any dealer (not just where you bought the car from). If you are the original owner and purchased the car new, you can purchase the extended warranty any time before 3 years or 36,000miles (from the in-service date), so you have time to decide. This info is just for United States residents, Hawaii included.
These are the best prices I've seen discussed on other Prius Yahoo groups with dealer information, although some people have seen less elsewhere... Other plans are also available from these folks, so don't hesitate to ask for a price quote. Some dealers my also do Lexus plans, if you have another car...
Troy Dietrich at Toyota of Greenfield, MA, $980 (no tax) for 7/100/0, $685? personal email said <$740 (no tax) for 7/75/0:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toy ... sage/51614
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toy ... sage/67323
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toy ... sage/51758
Lisa Sue Goon at Graham Automall, OH, $740? $835? + tax for 7/75/0:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/200 ... sage/11238
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mid ... message/18
Ron Gannaway at Crown Toyota, KS, $980 (tax info not listed) for 7/100/0:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/200 ... sage/21955
Steve at Dan Porter Motors, ND, $980 (tax info not listed) for 7/100/0:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/200 ... sage/22747
Steve Huberty at Schaumburg Toyota, IL, $1,035 (tax info not listed) for 7/100/0, $785 for 7/75/0:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/200 ... ssage/2120
You might be able to roll the extended warranty into your new car financing. In some regions, Toyota Financial Services was offering 0% financing for one year on extended warranties.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/200 ... sage/20675
A copy of my extended warranty:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toy ... sage/61384
More info here:
http://www.toyotafinancial.com/pyv/exte ... index.html
http://www.toyotafinancial.com/pyv/exte ... prius.html
The Toyota Extra Care Platinum Plan (extended warranty) runs from the in-service date of the vehicle (usually around the time that the vehicle arrives at the dealership or you take delivery).
For example, if your in-service date (when you bought it probably, or a few days before) is on Dec. 1, 2003:
New Car bumper-to-bumper warranty is 3 years, 36,000 miles, which covers you until Dec. 1, 2006 or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
The 7 year/100,000 mile Toyota Extra Care Platinum Plan, would cover you until Dec. 1, 2010 or 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
So, if you buy the 7/100,000 extended warranty, it really only covers you for an additional 4 years/64,000miles.
The only differences that I've seen between the bumper-to-bumper new car warranty, and the Toyota Extra Care Platinum plan, for the initial 3 years/36,000 miles that they run concurrently, are:
Transportation assistance: if your vehicle has warranteeable repairs that'll take more than a day to complete or get parts in, the new car warranty just says that the dealership has to provide transportation assistance (doesn't say what kind, so it could just be a courtesy van, or a loaner, or they could pay for a rental...). The Toyota Extra Care provides a set dollar amount ($50/day) with a limit on how many days (5 per repair visit).
Dislocation benefit: should your car need repairs for more than one day, while you're more than some x distance from your home, the Toyota Extra Care provides $100/day for food/lodging, up to 5 days over the lifetime of the Toyota Extra Care agreement. I haven't seen this offered in the basic bumper to bumper new car warranty.