freedomatlast
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+1 Cancel all of them.
Not to hijack the topic but I think you are selling your wife short . Most women when widowed rise to the occasion and handle car repairs . How hard is it to have an oil change or tires replaced ? The thing I needed when my husband died was " What are all those remotes for and how do I get the DVD player to work ? I would ask your wife what she needs and you may be surprised .
aja, that was my point. My purchase price to start was $28831 for an XLE. Zero down. I drive out of the dealer and total the car. How much is covered by insurance? In your case, you invested a sizable down payment. So how much of that down payment was at risk? I put zero down, so my $28831 value car is worth what? $24-25000 ? I'd be out $3-4 grand. Maybe I'm looking at it in a different manner.
I wouldn't buy any of the items mentioned. The reason to buy a toyota, honda etc is to avoid this. CR did some research and most people never use the extended warranty, in particular toyota, honda and subaru owners
Are Extended Warranties For Cars Worth It - Consumer Reports
35K miles maintence is probably nothing more than a few oil changes. First major service is probably more like 60 or even 100K miles.
+1 Cancel all of them.
aja, that was my point. My purchase price to start was $28831 for an XLE. Zero down. I drive out of the dealer and total the car. How much is covered by insurance? In your case, you invested a sizable down payment. So how much of that down payment was at risk? I put zero down, so my $28831 value car is worth what? $24-25000 ? I'd be out $3-4 grand. Maybe I'm looking at it in a different manner.
I'm a fan of only one type of car extended warranty - the added mfg. warranty that comes with the purchase of a certified used car. I bought a used 2015 car with three years remaining on the new car warranty, and the certified qualification added another year/12,000 miles to the bumper-to-bumper coverage.
Agree. I once bought a one year old "certified used car" with 3 years left on the warranty. They put another 3 years on it (I think). Still have the car but if is now out of warranty. No issues or claims.
I bought my truck as a CPO vehicle... at the time it was a year old and had 20k miles and the COP extended the 3/36 to 3/39 (or something like that).
In any event, we needed to replace the head gasket at just over 36k miles that was an expensive repair ($3k as I recall) and I thought it was going to be on me but the dealer said it was covered by that extra 3 months on the CPO..... whew!
Johnnie: Run, not walk back to that dealership and get them to rewrite that contract before Toyota Credit or Southeast Toyota's captive finance company cashes it. The reason you're buying a Camry is the rock solid reputation mechanically.
You have fallen prey to a fast talking "Business Manager" and he's simply "hit a home run" on this deal. Cancel all the add on's, including Gap Insurance, as all their programs are overpriced. Be prepared to meet some resistance and/or they will try to talk you into keeping part of the coverage. Don't fall into their trap.
It's a shame that Toyota has never purchased Southeast Toyota Distributers and their affiliated companies. Although Jim Moran has left this earth, his children still have these companies. They fly a fleet of Gulfstream Jets and have some of the largest superyachts in South Florida. And it all came from ripping people off on worthless add on's, like undercoating (in FL?) paint sealants and mud flaps. They also rip off all the dealerships in the southeast that have to purchase cars through them.
It's a shame that Toyota has never purchased Southeast Toyota Distributers and their affiliated companies. Although Jim Moran has left this earth, his children still have these companies. They fly a fleet of Gulfstream Jets and have some of the largest superyachts in South Florida. And it all came from ripping people off on worthless add on's, like undercoating (in FL?) paint sealants and mud flaps. They also rip off all the dealerships in the southeast that have to purchase cars through them.
I'm very curious as to the make, model and engine that needed a head gasket at just over 36,000 miles.
Even considering your motivation, I would not buy any of these, especially at those prices. You would just be putting extra profit in the dealer's pocket.
Chevy Colorado 5 cyl - Volvo design IIRC - I would not read much into my instance as I think it was an isolated instance as I haven't heard of a consistent problem with those engines and head gaskets. Otherwise has been very good truck mechanically and we have 120k miles on it... 84k since the head gasket was replaced .... rust... a whole different story.