"Josh Carter" <josh_carter@yahooooooooo.com> quipped:
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HelloI just am purchasing a 2007 ES 350 and the dealer is offering a PlatinumService plan that offers all maintenance service items for 4 years/ 50kmiles and extends the basic warranty an additional 3 years/ 50k.They offer the plan for $4000.. Does not seem like a great deal to me.. 2services a year +/- $ 300 each and one major service @ 35K...$800...Anyone have thoughts? It seems like they are selling the "extendedwarranty" as the main point?Thanks in advance..Josh
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...actually that's pretty reasonable. The scheduled maintenance
portion is over $3,200. That only leaves $800 for an additional 3
years/50k of warranty coverage. That's less than I paid ($1,100).
However, I'd still ask them what the extended warranty alone would
cost.
You might find it cheaper to have most, if not all of the scheduled
maintenance done at a good, reliable independent shop at
25-40% less cost.
Having said that, definitely get an extended warranty. If something
goes wrong on a Lexus, the parts alone could easily cost twice what
you paid for the warranty. For example, *both* of my power side
mirrors on my LS430 went bad. Both mirrors/motors had to be replaced.
Had I not had an extended warranty, it would of cost me $1,800 out of
pocket!
And never, ever get a third party warranty. Make sure that any
extended warranty they sell you is a genuine Lexus factory warranty.
Third party warranties aren't worth the paper they're written
on....don't ask.
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