lol, good question. No worries, I also haven’t done it yet as I’m still waiting for my LC to arrive. You can add it anytime during your initial factory warranty. It can be purchased from any Toyota dealership. It is also transferable if you sell your LC before the warranty expires.
Hi. Just got my FE and thus far did not opt for extended warranty. I sold my heavily modified ‘19 4Runner with 244k miles, also no warranty. Thankfully it was completely trouble free. The only car I ever purchased an extended warranty for was a second gen Prius, my thoughts were the hybrid system was fairly new with lots of stuff to break. Used it literally the same week I sold it. The AC went out. $900 for new compressor, didn’t cover the cost of the warranty but I didn’t have to come out of pocket for it either. The warranty was transferable and that was a big plus in selling.
That’s a good point. Both of your previous vehicles were also made in Japan like the LC. I do believe that even within the last few years vehicles have become increasingly more complicated. Meeting emissions standards, squeezing more power out of smaller displacement engines (higher compression), using lighter metals, direct injection, turbos, more technology, hybrid tech. Add to that pushing out required maintenance intervals (miles between oil changes, coolant replacement, transmission services, etc). Still it’s not quite the same vehicle with the naturally aspirated conservatively tuned motors Toyota built their reputation on.
Really good question. I don’t know the answer. My guess is no it shouldn’t, but you might get different answers from different sources. Most forum members shared their negotiated prices were below retail. As far as when they purchased their VSA, I forgot to add that question. Assuming most bought the VSA at the time they purchased the vehicle. I imagine that if you add the warranty later some finance managers will give different reasons/justifications for their price quotes. Maybe that’s an higher or lower price based on mileage, maybe up to their discretion. Again it’s a really good question and I don’t know the answer. Hopefully someone will chime in here and give an informed answer.
Thank you Atomic67!
I thought the same thing when I first started looking into it. For some reason Toyota calls their extended warranties “Vehicle Service Agreements” (VSAs) branded Extra Care …Platinum/Gold/Powertrain.
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Yes that is correct!
I did it because its a new product first year out. Also it is tech heavy and hybrid! This car has as much tech as our tesla has. The longevity of this is unknown and replacement cost can be significant.
The extended differs from new warranty , in that body and interior trim, seats carpets and basically anything that is not mechanical or electronic are not covered .
