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Originally Posted by RedFred
Actually I worked in the finance dept of a Toyota dealership for over 5 years. Dealer contracts are not difficult to understand and if a finance manager says something that is not in the contract you either make him add it to the contract or simply pass it off as bullshit. Extended warranties are the biggest ripoff in buying a car, especially new cars. I thought everyone knew this. It's why a lot of states passed laws giving consumers a 3 day right to cancel an extended warranty. So you paid what, $3,000 to fix a fucking tire? Free oil changes? Could have gotten that without an extended warranty. Oh, and extended warranties don't cover scratches, dings, or dents. Dealers love people like you. Must have been the first car you ever bought. Again, how old are you? |
It wasn't that much. More like $1800.00 extra for 84 months (7 years). Plus part of the deal they threw in the nano-ceramic coating on my iridescent Pearl.
My car is around a lot of trees. Bird droppings / Tree sap can do do significant damage on paint.
As a matter of fact. Three days after I purchased the car, nice scratch, front drivers side fender, appears it was leaned on it with something in their back pocket - brought it back to the dealer, without hesitation, removed the scratch.
(They may have done it as a courtesy being I just purchased the car - Give it 7 or 8 months down the road they would not fix it for free)
It isn't just a 'flat tire' as you chose to put it. If there's damage to the rim, the rim is replaced free. The cities where I drive - The potholes are crazy.
1 new rim is $274.00
Do the math - Oil changes twice a year at around $65.00 a change for 8 years.
8years X 2 X $65.00 = $1560.00 just for the oil changes alone
That leaves a good $240.00 for the 84 month paint coverage / Rim and tire damage.
I feel I did pretty good.