Toyota Prius: 2007 Prius Warrantee opinion?

In article <com>,
"MF" <net> wrote:
 

Well, first of all, if you check priuschat.com you'll find a source for
it for $995 from a reliable dealer. Secondly, you don't have to buy it
right away; you have until your regular warranty runs out--that's three
years.

Third, I believe that it's not necessary, but each of us has to make his
or her own choice on the matter.
 

Waste of money in my opinion.

-- Michelle

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Support the troops: Bring them home ASAP.

Thanks for the helpful info!

"Michelle Steiner" <org> wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:27:56 -0400, "MF" <net> wrote:
 


Don't believe in them. We figure by the time the new car warranty
runs out most of the bugs and kinks have shown up and are already
covered. Extended warranties are a waste of money.
-
Piper <":">

On Mar 17, 6:27 pm, "MF" <net> wrote: 

If going for an extended warranty, I'd suggest the Toyota Extra Care
Platinum Plan. You can buy it any time before the end of your basic 3
year/36,000 mile plan, and from any dealer. (So, you have time to
shop around and get a better price!) The longest 7 year/100,000 mile/
$0 deductible version can be had from several Prius-friendly dealers
for $995 (and shorter terms for even less), so...

I know that I have to update this document with some new dealers (and
updated links), and info about the now-offered lower-than-Platinum
plans, but... Much info about the Toyota extended warranties and some
suggested discount dealers can be found here:
http://www.vfaq.net/docs/ExtendedWarranty.html
 

http://www.lojack.com/
http://www.guidepointsystems.com/index.shtml

The only reported stolen Prius that I've heard of were where the theif
stole the keyfob... (The only other method is by a tow truck, and I
think I've heard of one stolen in this method as well.) With the
standard engine immobilizer (and no way to hot-wire it), it is very
difficult to steal a Prius.

Your NL package includes the anti-theft alarm (horn beeps/lights blink
if someone opens a door or the hood while armed).

However, if your auto insurance company offers a large enough discount
for the added anti-theft device (vehicle transponder), then it may be
worth it to you. <shrug>

Usually, I reject extended warranties on principle. I figure they know
their product and its failure modes better than I and have calculated the
statistics in their favor.

However, when we bought our 2007 Prius, we bought the 7-year 75Kmile
extended warranty. There are just too many computers and funky systems, that
I do not expect to be able to diagnose or fix myself.

Our dealer offered us an extended warranty which will refund the $1500 at
the end of the 7 years if we never use it. So, if we have a little cheap
problem, we'll just pay to fix it. But if we have an expensive problem, like
a failed computer, we'll use the warranty.

--
-RL



"MF" <net> wrote in message
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This seems a reasonable answer. The interest on the $1.5k is their
profit, if it never used.

Bob Wilson