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Sedans Toyota Avalon Toyota Avalon Extended Warranty Questions
23 messages, Last post on Sep 22, 2008 at 1:36 PM
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Just going out of warranty. I am considering extending factory warranty since I have losts on this car...990 for 7/100000 seems OK for risk..
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Replying to: neil5 (Feb 29, 2008 4:02 am) Roland |
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The current Auto Issue of Consumer Reports has an article about extended warranty coverage. Their basic conclusion has always been that the warranty price is seldom justified by the repairs needed during the coverage period. You are also much better off buying a dependable make car than risking repairs on a less dependable model. Read the article for more details. My two prior Avalons, a '99 and an '03, would have been money makers for the dealerships as neither would have paid back to me, in repair coverage, the estimated cost of the policy. Not even close. IF you have extra money, or just demand peace of mind, and plan to keep a car 7yrs/100k miles then OK, buy coverage for your Avalon. If not, save the money... put it in a savings account and use it later, maybe... And: My kid put well over 100k on a V6 Accord coupe. Total repairs on that car after the original new car warranty expired were less than half of the extended 120k warranty fee. Buy dependable.. like Toyota, Honda, etc... 
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I HAVE A2007 AVALON LIMITED WITH ABOUT 12000 MILES ON IN PURCHASED NOV 06. I PAID $1700 FOR A 7YR 75K EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A GUARANTEED FULL REFUND IF THE WARRANTY IS NOT USED. IF I RETURN IT AND GET MY MONEY REFUNDED WILL I BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE SAME WARRANTY FROM ONE OF THE DEALERS DISCUSSED IN THIS FORUM? I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CARD NOR HAVE I USED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DO WANT TO KEEP AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I HATE HAVING BEEN OVERCHARGED. IF ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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Replying to: generose (Mar 08, 2008 3:20 pm) If the current coverage issuer gives you your money back, great! You can do a lot better. Enjoy your Avalon and the forum...
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| I just purchased a 7yr/75000 mile Platinum Toyota Warranty for my '05 Avalon Ltd for $645 as it nears its 3 yr birthday. Bought it from Neill Hull at Molle Toyota in Kansas City, MO. I normally do not buy extended warranties but this gives me 4 extra yrs (or 50,000 miles in my case) coverage. Main concern is electronics like the navigation. Neil makes the transaction simple and easy, no pressure. | |
Bought my new '08 Avalon XL at Kings Toyota in Cincinnati. The finance guy said they only offer the "platinum" Toyota extended warranty. For the 7 yr/100k, he said the price would be over $1800!! I told him I had read this forum and knew that other dealers are offering the same thing for less than $1k. He asked me what I would pay him for it, I said $1200, he came back from the manager and said I could have it for $1240, and said he had never seen anyone get it that low. I took it because I wanted to roll it into the financing. Probably should have offered less but was glad to get them to come down so much from their original offer.
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Replying to: berlioz (Jul 17, 2008 6:04 pm)
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Replying to: nimimi (Jul 17, 2008 7:20 pm) |
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| For those of you who have read the posts recommending the purchase of a Toyota Extended Warranty from a certain salesman at Toyota of Greenfield, I had the following experience with him: after telling him that I bought my Avalon in Hawaii, he first quoted $990, but then said that he would have to charge me an additional $100 since the Hawaii dealers "import their cars from Japan", which he said makes for a lot more paperwork for him to get me the extended warranty from Toyota USA. As you may know, and as this salesman should know (and probably did know), the Avalon is manufacturred in Georgetown, Kentucky and nowhere else, since it was built for the North American market. There is a certain "reputational risk" that a dealership should bear when its salesmen pull such stunts - I would advise anyone to shop elsewhere. Crown Automotive in Lawrence, Kansas is selling me the warranty without the $100 fabricated extra charge, and in fact their quoted price is $10 less than Greenfield at $980. | |
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