I purchased my xB yesterday and took delivery as it was custom ordered weeks ago and i am just curious whats everyones take on the extended warranty i did purchase the extended with the service plan for the simple fact that not what it covers but it only raised my monthly payment like 33 bucks so i said what the hell.....But what is anyones take on it? Have you used it? Is it a waste of money....I do have 3 years to cancell it and get my $800 bucks back....The service plan i figured i would need for the sake of the oil changes and the 15k, 30k, and 45k service......Also about warming up the xB i have never warmed any of my cars up in the morning or at night....Is it better if i do? Should i wait until the cold light goes off (the blue light) or is it cool to just drive it....My folks have always warmed there cars up so i figuered the best place to ask was here......Well thank you all for reading this i know its quite long......Adios

 

didnt take the service plan but i can say that dont worry about warming up your box its only waste gas its in the owners guide that warming your car is not needed

 

I would recheck on what the service plan actually provides. The service plan I bought covered only oil changes for the next 55000 miles. It didnt say anything over orabove that such as sparkplug changes or air filters.

 

Well when my dad talked with the guy he said its oil changes every 5,000 miles for 4 years and also it includes my 15k service, 30k service, and 45k service.....We paid $995 for that plan....Ok so warming it up does no good.....

 

i bought a service plan through my dealer for 5 years or 60,000 Miles cause the warranty it came with was for only recalled features. I believe it is a bumper to bumper warranty i purchased but havent had any thing go wrong with it yet. I received a total of 5 free oil changes, which is useless cause i use full synthetic oil only, which i must provide for them to change. As for warming the car up first i feel its always good to let a car thats been sitting overnight or for hours and give it like at least a minute, just the feeling of how cold metal rubbing into one another can be bad over time. But thats my opinion.

 

It's a Toyota... So basically the extended warranty is not needed. The 36K mile warranty is enough. I figure if something is going to go wrong it will happen in this time frame. Plus the money you save can always be used to fix something down the road if needbe.

Personally, mine has 25K miles and is 2 years old and has not been back to the dealer for squat. I do my own maintenance (Mobil 1 oil) and plan on getting 300 K miles out of it before it needs an eng. or trans. overhaul.

Also, after starting it drive it. Warming it up only wastes gas and adds un-needed wear and tear IMHO.

 

I never take the extended warranties when the basic one is 3 years/30000 bumper to bumper, as jethro_b said, if it is going to have problems, it is almost always in the first couple of years. Besides I usually get the new car itch after a couple of years anyway.
As for warming it up, a waste of time and gas. All your new cars are just start and go. The only thing weird with my automatic is it doesn't shift out of third gear until the engine is warm. First few times I drove it, I thought something was a-miss, but my trusty owners manual clarified what it was doing.

 

I bought the extended warranty because I came from VW and well I guess I wasn't used to real quality. Who do I call about cancelling it?

 

The only reason for warming up the Box is if you have an automatic trans. It will not shift into overdrive till the blue temp light goes out. It was only annoying in winter time. Would take about a mile and a half for the light to go out. Summertime about half a mile. That is the only reason I can think of. If you crank up and get on the highway, it might be best to let it warm about 5 minutes, otherwise not. I don't feel comfortable running 3500rpm at 45mph on a cold engine for very long. Good thing the engine warms up quick. I also have the extended warrenty to 70k miles. May not need it, but it gives me some peace of mind that it is there.

 

OneBadBox, It should be listed in your paperwork. Or just contact your dealerships customer service. I think you have a certain amount of time (I think like 3 days) to cancel without suffering a penalty. Good luck Bro!

 

I had to have a new alternator before 5,000 miles. I also had to have a new air conditioner condensor in my MR2 before it was too old. Toyotas CAN have problems. As to warming up--it is better to start out rather than to sit and warm up. It lets the juices flow a little better. I just don't hit it hard until the little blue light goes out. It works out for me pretty well as the blue light goes out just before I reach the freeway by my house.

 

imo.
if it is below freezing then I would say let it warm for 5 min or so. otherwise just drive easy for the first few miles

 

hey buddy dont buy, the warranty, for one its a toyota, and it is under factory warranty, no question about. also , its a toyota parts are not as expensive as if it were a BMW, exteded warranty may cost, what $800 , so an alternator goes out, thats what $150.00 thats still a lot less than paying $800, and service as fas as oil changes, any one can do an oil change, thats the whole idea behind scion, you become one with the car , (kind of cheezy) but hey, I buy the factory oil filter, on my xb and I buy Mobil One synthetic from Walmart (cause its cheap) and I do it all my self, its bonding with youre ride.,,..,.,.,.,. PS. like oldyeller said wait till the blue light goes out and then drive it like you stole it.

 

One good thing about the service plan is that its documented on Toyotas computer which can help resale value of the car. Toyotas oil is a semisynthetic oil. Actually the plan I bought covers me at any dealership across the country. This is good for me because on those long vacation trips I can have any dealership change my oil for the ride home. Its all preference. The main reason I bought an extanded warrenty is that it covers all components factory installed which include my RS3.0 video and audio.

 

ragincajun, has a very good point, but i woulnd dare sell my box, that would be like selling youre kids, unherd off,,,..... Mr. ragincajun Ive read the manuel and it doesnt metion anyhing about semisynthetic oil, (scraching my head) it says toyota approved oil,

 

A very short warmup won't hurt. I like to get in, start the motor, then buckle up, check the mirrors & instruments, such as they are, then drive. Probably not a good idea to drive it hard until the blue light goes out...

And it's smart to let it warm up a little in super cold weather, just to be sure that the windshield won't frost over on the inside as you drive away... whatever you save on gas won't have much meaning if you crash the box because you can't see where you're going...

 

I was told by the service manager where I bought my scion that all oil they ised there was a semisynthetic approved by toyota. They were using this for all oil changes. Now if thats the truth or not I cant say but any sae approved oil will be ok for your box. I prefer castrol myself but to each his own.

 

Yea my dealer said that he thought it was synthetic oil and as for the warranty according to te manager who did my paperwork he told me you have 3 years (still under factory warranty) to cancell it and get all your money back any thing after that is prorated ad the biggest reason i purchased it and the maitence plan was because of the fact it brought my payments up 33 bucks a month and i kno i will use it because of the mere fact i crank my stereo up and blow speakers all the time and according to the manager my speakers and audio system is covered....

 

Read the actual policy. Make sure it specifically and explicitly says "speakers." If it doesn't, they're not covered, no matter what anybody told you.

The Toyota plan, for example, covers electronics (eg, head units and amplifiers), but does NOT cover speakers.

RichC

 

In the winter, warming an auto up until it'll shift into overdrive (blue light off) means better milage. I commute 3 miles. The blue light didn't go off until I was almost in the parking lot. My milage was around 24mpg. With summer blend and overdrive in seconds my same commute - same everything - now gets me 30 mpg.

If you don't care about mpg, don't warm it up.