Hi: My Prius is about to come off warranty and I am considering a 8/125,000 platinum warranty. Where is the best place to buy one? Does Prius Chat offer one. Any thoughts on ex warranties?
This is where I got mine. Welcome! | WarrantyShack Much cheaper than a dealer, but is still a Toyota warranty.
I know Toyota's are bullet proof, but I was at my dealer I have been buying cars for the past 20 years, and they saved me 700 from the other dealer I went to, I couldn't pass the offer of a Platinum Toyota warranty for 6/75K for 950.
Yeah I guess, but it's been a dealership I have dealt with for 20 years. In fact I had a warranty on a used 2002 Dodge Dakota that I bought from them and the CPU gave out near the end of the extended warranty. When they contacted the claims (aftermarket) they said my warranty had run out. I called the finance manager at the dealership and he contacted that company and got me covered. This was 3 years after the sale and it was a different finance manager. At least this one is a Toyota warranty, won't buy aftermarket anymore, and from looking at the prices I did get a good deal.
You will almost certainly never get back more than $500 in claims under the warranty, and most likely nothing at all.
. . . . . . Put another way . . . ALL insurance is "a waste" . . . until you need it In our case, the extended warranty paid for itself MORE than 2X over. Your results may varry. It's an odds game. Why else is Vegas still in business. oh . . . and Welcome to PC!
And who makes the money in Vegas? The house; and every now and then some sucker, just often enough to keep the rest of the suckers coming in. One should buy insurance only when one can't self-insure. Most people can't afford to build a new house out of pocket. Someone who can't afford a possible $500 repair on a car probably can't afford the car in the first place. It certainly makes no sense to spend $1000 to insure against the possibility.
Well I have to say Thanks! You made me think, since I'm picking it up today I had a chance to think about the warranty, I'm not going to purchase it now. The Prius is pretty much bullet proof anyway.
