Trading in my dream car for a Toyota hybrid for longevity, lower maintenance costs, and lower insurance costs.
Putting together the final paperwork when the warranty packages are introduced.
I decline all but the manager insists on one of them alone specifically covering electronics (and everything else for 10 years). He says that the newer Toyota’s electronics are expensive to replace and commonly malfunction or break. I figured this is just pushing warranty, but he got to me mentally and broke my confidence in the brand.
Was this guy just trying to get me to spend more money, or is there truth in his tale?
Just got an electric Toyota makes a fine hybrid, but they are still the most complicated drivetrain on earth. All the problems of a classic car with all the problems of an electric car with a weak battery.
The car I wanted only came in hybrid.
I always hear from Consumer Reports and some others that Hybrid cars tend to be more reliable than gas-only and electric these days. Who knows.
My favorite part is the no driveshaft (or so I hear). My muscle car’s driveshaft support failed at one point and ended up shredding the transmission and rear differential. $15,000 I wont be getting back.
Don’t do it. I did. It’s just the finance manager being a scumbag
Thanks for sharing your experience!
They get a 50% commission on these packages. Absolutely worthless. If these parts were breaking down on a regular basis people wouldn’t be buying Toyotas.
Another thing they don’t tell you that I found out the hard way is when something actually does break, it was on a Mitsubishi not a Toyota, the warranty company can deny the claim
Ask him “so you are saying that Toyota is no longer reliable that I would need an extended warranty? Should I buy another brand then?”
The newer Toyota Venza Hybrid has a class action lawsuit for the windshield. Mine got a rock kicked up into the windshield when our road was getting fixed and they put gravel out. That crack has now spread out so bad and we are now in 20 degree nights here in the PNW. And it keeps cracking and spreading. $3000 Fix without insurance. $450 With insurance. So Im waiting until I can afford it.
Will look into insurance on it!
toyota puts all their cars through one million miles simulations. they also have strict rules for all tier suppliers and will drop them quick if they make shit parts
lol just went through this with Jeep……. Except for them it’s true.
Hilarious though how finance managers try to basically say you’re buying an expensive piece of shit so you need to spend more money to protect it.
Guy just wants more commission. Toyota is who you trust for anything
Scare mongering tactic. Shop around for a factory extended warranty.
I feel out of most car brands, Toyota’s electricals are arguably one of the most reliable. I don’t think a warranty for that is necessary unless you can afford it. My family has had a few Toyotas- a 2001 Corolla (ran to 300k miles), 2006 Tacoma, and a 2010 Camry. The Camry’s only issue I noticed was the cd player got wonky after a while. It has 227k miles on it and still runs perfectly otherwise. I don’t know of the other vehicles having any electrical issues.
I agree with everyone else that says this is a sales pitch and you shouldn’t be pressured into it. However, he’s not wrong in principle that there are more electronics these days that are expensive to replace and can’t usually be user-serviced. I didn’t get one but thought about it just for the head unit and safety sensors that are outrageously expensive to replace if they break. I don’t think it’s as black and white as it’s been historically. One thing to consider is that you can always add it down the line if you want and you can get it from another dealer, potentially at a much lower cost.
You can drive off the lot, crack up the car and the extended warranty is now worthless. I would pay as you go for repairs.
Don’t buy a Toyota factory warranty at the time u buy the car . You can shop around at other dealers . I purchased my last two warranties out of state . Make sure it is a Toyota warranty because they make even more pushing after market warranties.
He just wants your money. Toyota makes very durable gear, even if the infotainment software is a little glitchy sometimes.
Ok. So salesmen will tell you whatever, to get you to buy their product. Go to “ car repairs.com” and research issues with your model. It’s free.