On Mar 18, 9:40=A0pm, techman41...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle
> that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)?
I bought my 'Toyota Certified Used Vehicle' from Lithia Toyota in
Medford, Oregon. I also (first car buying experience, give me a
break..) was conned, er, talked into buying the 'extended warranty'
offered by Lithia.
Like a moron -- I bought it.
Since I drove a lot -- and it was a miles/years thing -- I went past
the piles in a pretty short amount of time. That was $2k down the
drain pretty fast.
The few issues I did have with the car, I caused myself by using way
to much injector cleaning thinking I was doing a good thing when I
wasn't. Also, since Lithia seems to employ morons in the service
department, it took them '10 hours' to diagnose and thankfully, that
10 hours x 95.00/hr was covered under the warranty and the replacement
of the cracked/dirty injector was as well. They told me that I should
feel thankful I had the warranty because had I not, I guess they
really thought I would have paid $1000 just to DIAGNOSE a bad
injector. Ray O can chime in but that just seems absurd....
In an ideal world, a dealer wouldn't possibly think $1000 to diagnose
a vehicle is sane -- but Lithia can and does.
Anyway, I wouldn't recommend it. I wish I hadn't purchased it on
mine.
(2002 Toyota Corolla, CE purchased with 62,000 miles -- 144k strong
today!)
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