Bumper to Bumper AUL Warranty 2011 Prius Two 72k miles

Better read the fine print, there's got to be a catch. How can there be a "lifetime warranty" on the traction battery, transaxle, air conditioning, etc.?

They would definitely lose money on all the repairs.

Are you sure it isn't a one and done warranty, where you use it for one repair/claim, then it's done?

 

Have you ever noticed that every time you buy something new at a store that they're always trying to sell you a useless 2-year extended warranty?

Even on something like a spatula?

There's a reason for the enthusiasm surrounding this activity, and it has nothing to do with WalMart's desire that you not suffer from a financial loss caused by a spatula failure.

I'm not sure what the people that sold you the car are up to, but I would trust nothing that they said to you after offering you this "product."
AUL "warranties" have a reputation on the Internets.
Look them up.
They're not new, and they're not trying to get a foot into a door, but rather their fingers into your wallet.
If this car were worthy of an extended warranty, then the dealership would have offered you a REAL OEM extended warranty or a real FACTORY CPO coverage plan.....
Not some third-rate scam "coverage."
A LIFETIME, transferable B2B warranty?

Yeah, right!

I smell some unrefrigerated fish!!!

 

Good luck with the G3.
FWIW, I'd put the 2.5k into a repair fund and roll the dice.
Smart money says you'll be looking at lunar mileage before something really expensive, especially if you check your oil regularly (every 1k miles or so-----you don't have to be anal about it) and you familiarize yourself with some of the common maintenance tasks.

If you have some hand tools, do some research in this forum and consider a transaxle fluid change.
It's about THE ONLY item that's not on the schedule of maintenance that I would consider doing or having done.

Again....good luck!

Enjoy the car.

 

I'd be VERY suspicious if only because as described it very quickly falls into the "Too Good To Be True" category.
Gee, for a mere $2,500 dollars I could make this vehicle the last vehicle I would EVER have to buy? With a never ending full warranty on all major parts? Forever.
Sorry, Santa just knifed the Tooth Fairy...and other things I can't believe.

There has to be a catch. Maybe a whole lot of them.

Of course without seeing the paperwork the actual written agreement I don't know.
My only semantic, long distance question would be...is there a difference between "lifetime"and "life of the car"? And who determines what the "life of the car" is?

In other words, could coverage be denied if problems happened outside of a pre-determined "life of the vehicle"?

FYI...at least in my area...a lot of dealerships will extend the factory warranty on the powertrain...advertising either a 10 year warranty or a "lifetime" warranty IF you buy from them. In that case they are hoping you'll never need or use that coverage before you've decided to move on from the vehicle. It's more or less just a sales tool.

In your case as presented? It appears to be an offer for some type of vehicular immortality. Barring accident you could keep it "Forever". And I've never ever heard of a warranty coverage that was THAT good.

So something isn't being presented correctly.

The reason you've never heard anyone mention "Bumper to Bumper for Life" is because that type of warranty doesn't exist in the real world.

The closest I've ever seen to that was Stephen Kings "Christine"....it fixed itself.

 

So ... if I understand correctly ... they are giving you the powertrain warranty. The question is -- do you want the extended for $2500?

I would read the fine print ... and not the simple foldout pamphlet from the dealer. I can't see how they cover the battery for life .... it's the very fine print that matters.

You will find that many normal items that fail are not covered. Struts/ coolant hoses ... they don't pay to find out what is wrong.

My neighbor had an extended warranty and when the AC failed -- they told him the leak was not covered as it was a "hose" ... they also excluded any leaks caused by a rubber seal.

 

I would put the $2500 in your bank account. Extended warranties have a huge profit margin and a nice fat commission for the salesman.

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