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| bought a used 03 Acura TL-s with 70k miles, which does not covered by Acura extended transmission warranty. Anyone can recommend a power train warranty ? I am in southern California. | |
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I'm about to finalize the paper work & pick up my 2008 Toyota Rav4 (4cyl Ltd) in a couple of days. My question is this: Are extended warrenties and car protection packages (rustproofing, paint protection etc.) etc. worth getting? From what I've read, most books say no, - but I wanted to ask all of you directly.
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Replying to: firesky1 (Oct 17, 2007 10:58 am) Some people buy them some don't. I run about 50/50 on them. Allot of people here will tell you to put that money in a savings account instead. Great idea if you will/can do it. |
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Replying to: firesky1 (Oct 17, 2007 10:58 am) But protection packages? Definitely not worth it, in fact they may even void the manufacturer rust through warranty. |
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Replying to: hottrader9 (Oct 11, 2007 11:14 am) So maybe 2 yr 10,000 miles at $3564?? Please make sure they kiss you before they ... (well never mind) You can buy the Infinity Warranty from any Infiniti Dealer (factory Warranty) Call a few of the finance guys around town, heck even call a few Nissan dealers they can even sell you the infinity warranty. Or is 5 years 60,000 miles beyond the factory warranty? Sound like a bad deal either way. I bought a 7 year 120,000 mile Acura Warranty for $1365 (zero deductible)(for my wife's 07 MDX) from an out of state Honda Dealer. Run don't walk from that deal! Good luck. (and you have until the end of your factory warranty to buy the extended (admittedly at a higher cost) |
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Replying to: firesky1 (Oct 17, 2007 10:58 am) Extended warranty is a maybe. For sure you want to research the prices before you go in to buy the car. There are online Toyota dealers that should be able to sell you the coverage for a discount, in some cases just a bit over cost. This link has a lot of good info and even though they are talking about a Prius, the same discount dealers could sell you a warranty for your RAV4. You could also google up Toyota discount platinum plus and probably find more sources. If you search this forum for platinum plus you should find some dealer recommendations as well. Your Toyota SHOULD be just fine and last a long time without you spending much other than routine maintenance so you probably do not NEED an extended warranty. A lot of folks (like me) like the peace of mind having the warranty give them. If you do decide to buy one, do your homework first and find the best online price for a genuine Toyota warranty. Then when you purchase the car and the dealer pushes you to buy from them, just hand them your best online price quote and challenge them to meet or beat your best price for the Toyota warranty. If they can and you want it, buy it from them, otherwise buy it online later for the best price. You probably will never need it or get your money out of it, but please don't over pay for it  . Dennis
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Replying to: demschr (Feb 14, 2004 7:44 pm) |
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| The warranty on my 2003 Beetle Turbo is about to expire -- can anyone give me advice about buying an extended warranty from the dealer? | |
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Replying to: sbmcat (Oct 27, 2007 10:50 pm) |
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As I bought my car used I could not get an OEM warranty. Called AAA and used their warranty service. My car is still in the last year of mfg. warranty so have no experience on it.
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