I assure you I have not regarding the xB. The jeep, a Wrangler, got 50% of the warrantee back from the dealership when it was not used. In both of your posts here you have come across as fairly rude. I was simply expressing that some dealerships, in my experience, do offer refunds of the sort that were mentioned.

It was not mentioned when I purchased the xB, so I kind of doubted they do offer anything back, but I will find out when I go up on the 13th to have them try to remove the scratches.

In addition will probably look at their prices. I paid roughly 1300 for the 7year 100,000, but the dealership was including an extension of the power-train coverage to 7/100k, so the added coverage may not be justified. Will have to look at my options when I go back and decide what to do.


Thanks again for all of the replies here, the information is very helpful.

 

Jethro or Big_Kill,

Do you, by chance, recall the name of the warrantee you got for 600? It was for 3 additional years, so 6 years total (including the 3 year bumper to bumper factory coverage, right?). When I go back up I want to have an idea of what I am looking for.

Thanks again for any additional information you are able to provide.

 

jkreeps, Sorry, I didn't get an extended warranty. Maybe someone else can help ya out. Good luck with those scratches.

 

My extended warranty was about $800 for 6 years/75k miles bumper to bumper. That included GAP insurance. The name was platinum something...

 

Gah. Whoops. Misread that (;

Max, Thank you for the response.

Are the warranties also 'pure priced' so they have to be the same at all dealerships?

 

Exactly! 3 additional years, for 6 years total including the 3 year bumper to bumper factory coverage.

I have the brochure right in front of me. It's called the "Platinum Toyota Extra Care Vehicle Service Agreement (Factory Backed)" and it's from Toyota Financial Services.

I googled it and found this: http://www.toyotafinancial.com/pyv/e...age/index.html

But it was just as I described... $600 with a $50 deductable and $700 w/no deductable. If your dealer doesn't offer it to you maybe you can get it at another, even some distance away by phone for example. My salesaman told me about it and the woman who did all the final paperwork actually sold it to me.

Tim

 

i also got the 7 years extended warranty, i think it's called the platinum warranty, it covers so much more stuff then the basic warraty, even includes free towing and other services.

 

Big_Kill, I searched the link and it didn't answer my questions. Do you have to get it in the beginning or can you get it all the way up to the point where the 3 yr. 36K runs out? It also didn't have any Scions listed in the comparative pricing section. I might be interested in getting it before the factory one runs out. I'm 2/3rds of the way through my warranty. Thanks Bro!

 

The warranties are pure priced, but they are not the same price at all dealerships. Each dealership can set the price of their warranty at whatever they choose, but each customer at that dealership pays the same. The extended warranty does not come from Scion or Toyota it comes from an outside company that the dealership is in cotract with.

 

Thank you for clearing that up!

Do you have to buy an extended warrantee from the same dealer you bought the xB at?

 

When I bought my xA i was offered an extended warranty that did refund your $ if you did not use it. As I recall it was a full refund. I do not recall who the warranty(insurance) came from however. I also did not take it.

 

jethro_b,

I tried to call my salesman to clarify this, but he is off today (Wednesday), so I'll get a hold of him tomorrow after lunch.

I don't understand jeffrgunn23's comments that these extended warranties are not offered by Toyota as this particualr one anyway has Toyota Financial written all over the brochure as per the link I posted.

Anyway, I'll try to have more info tomorrow afternoon.

Tim

 

Actually it may be through Toyota Financial. Some dealerships offer extended warranties through them, but not all. Sorry for the confusion.

 

If they actually told you that, somebody was lying or there's a new scam in town. What dealership was this?

RichC

 

I wouldn't trust a Scion dealer that didn't offer the genuine Toyota extended warranty. The Toyota plan is good for service at any Toyota dealership in the US. It works just like the regular warranty in that you don't have to pay up front and then apply for reimbursement as you do with most third-party plans.

The only reason I can think of for a Scion dealer not to offer the Toyota plan, that I can see, is that they found a way to make more profit by selling a less comprehensive, harder to use third party plan. And that would tell me all I needed to know about that dealership.

RichC

 

Not a scam. I have not been able to determine if the warranty is a Toyota product but will find out tomorrow. There are actually quality products that are not provided by the manufacturer. I don't know if this one is quality or not but I have seen some in the past. A dealer offering a product from a second source does not necessarily indicate a problem.

 

rdclark has no idea what he is talking about. First of all there are warranties out there that do refund your money if you don't use them, or at least a portion. As far as dealers that don't use the Toyota extended warranty not being trustworthy is b.s.. The company that my dealership uses is good anywhere in the U.S. as well at ANY Toyota dealership and priced about the same. I love how some people think that they know everything when they don't know anything at all.

 

I called my saleman and their 'F & I" person (Finance and ???) who does all the paperwork (and as I mention, sold me the actual warranty) is the best source of info for your question. Unfortunately, that person is off today and tomorrow due to the death of her mom-in-law. The salesman is fairly certain, though, that the price of the Toyota warranty purchased after buying the car depends on the year and the mileage. (I told him yours was an '05, jethro_b) The $600 and $700 price is kind of a "perk" for buying the vehicle there. He said he will do some research and get back to me.

Tim

 

"...or at least a portion." Which is it? There's a big difference between a full and a partial refund.

Please name the company your dealership uses and provide a link so we can all look for ourselves and see how the coverage compares to Toyota's.

RichC

 

Well if you read my post right you would see that I have said that each warranty company is different some may offer full refunds some may offer partial it depends on the company selling the warranty.

My dealership uses MPP which does not offer a refund at the end of the term but if you would like to compare the MPP to Toyota Financial be my guest, but you must have a lot of free time on your hands. The website is www.mppcoverage.com and the reason that our dealership uses that warranty is because MPP is owned by a Van Tuyl which is also the company that owns our dealership.