Extended Warranty for Toyotas

[titaniummd]

I am in the market to get a new Toyota Avalon. I was looking into getting the extended warranty for 7 yrs/100,000 miles. Carmax sells it for $1100 and others sell it from $890 to $1300.

Anyone else get the extended warranty?

[blabonte]

I got a 5 year/ 100,000 mile Warranty for free on my new chevy

[Brian R.]

Originally Posted by titaniummd

I am in the market to get a new Toyota Avalon. I was looking into getting the extended warranty for 7 yrs/100,000 miles. Carmax sells it for $1100 and others sell it from $890 to $1300.

Anyone else get the extended warranty?

Don't buy an extended warranty unless you own a vehicle that needs it and gives it away for free. Put the money in the bank or a CD and use it instead of a warranty. Read the Toyota forums and see the trivial problems that are found in Toyotas. Then read the Chevy forums and see the problems their members post about. Then you'll understand why Chevy has to attract buyers with a long warranty. Their history is well known.

[blabonte]

If you’ve merely done a moderate amount of Internet surfing or cracked open a newspaper lately - just about any newspaper - you’ve undoubtedly seen the news that Toyota has once again passed Ford in worldwide auto sales and may pass GM sometime this year.
But what you may not have seen is that Toyota has already passed both Ford and GM in a different category - automotive recalls.
Although we’ve barely passed mid-February, Toyota has already recalled 533,417 vehicles this year in a mix that, according to www.AutoRecalls.us, includes Tundras Sequoias and Camrys. That puts Toyota on track to recall more than the over 1.76 million autos they recalled in the U.S. and Japan in 2006, and the 2.2 million they recalled in 2005 when they recalled more cars than they built.
What’s more, the current recall related to the Turdra trucks and Sequioa SUVs is similar to the same defect in 800,000 of the same vehicles in 2005. Maybe somebody at Toyota isn’t paying attention?
Hopefully the American consumers are. Recall numbers by domestic companies (GM and Ford) so far this year are as follows: Ford, 128,163; Chevrolet, 4,829; and Pontiac, 1,602.

[Brian R.]

1. Don't post repetitively. You posted this once before in another thread. Come up with new posts or just stop. Three posts the same is considered spamming and can result in being banned.

2. Posting Flamebait will also get you banned. You better rethink your posting style in this forum. Contribute constructively or leave.

[quickstrike]

I don't think you need to buy an extended warranty. Toyota's are quite reliable to the point that you will eventually find out it is a waste. Also, even if there were problems, I think they'd probably happen after your extended warranty is over.

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[Cazador65]

I was temped into an extended warrenty, never again. If there is a problem it is usually covered under a recall or after 200,000 miles.

[somick]

Why do not you look at the dates of the posts?

Do you think he is still thinking of buying warranty almost 12 MONTHS after he asked a question...

[Cazador65]

Originally Posted by somick

Why do not you look at the dates of the posts?

Do you think he is still thinking of buying warranty almost 12 MONTHS after he asked a question...

He may not need it...

u don't need this info. it's still available to others because it's an opinion even a year later.

[cmhj2000]

Coming from an individual that at one time sold insurance, think about this.

Have you ever seen an insurance company loose money?

My experience has shown that if you have any clue how to do some repairs yourself forget it. If however, you're one that can't do anything it then becomes a matter of personal choice.

Putting the fee aside in a seperate account and allowing it gain a few points in interest until it's needed might be the best choice.

Also, many EX warranty programs offer a partial refund if it's never used. These are normally a no brainer.