Is the Maintenance Plan Worth Buying
03-10-15, 11:12 PM
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Is the Maintenance Plan Worth Buying
After nearly 14 weeks of waiting for my custom order GS, it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow (11 Mar 15). When I ordered the car, I spoke with the finance guy and he told me about the prepaid maintenance plan (along with several warranty options).
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
03-10-15, 11:42 PM
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After nearly 14 weeks of waiting for my custom order GS, it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow (11 Mar 15). When I ordered the car, I spoke with the finance guy and he told me about the prepaid maintenance plan (along with several warranty options).
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
03-11-15, 01:47 AM
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After nearly 14 weeks of waiting for my custom order GS, it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow (11 Mar 15). When I ordered the car, I spoke with the finance guy and he told me about the prepaid maintenance plan (along with several warranty options).
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
I commute over 130 miles a day (5 days a week), so I'll need to have maintenance performed much more often (when comparing duration between maintenance appointments). So I was thinking the prepaid maintenance plan would be worthwhile.
My questions is, for those of you that purchased the pre-paid maintenance plan, was it worth it and would you do it again? Was the final price negotiable and if so, how much of a discount could/should I ask for?
For those that did not purchase the prepaid maintenance plan, what do you do for regular maintenance?
What other warranties should I consider buying or not buying? Thanks in advance for the advice.
03-11-15, 06:57 AM
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If it's just for oil and filter changes it's not worth the money, especially if you are financing. Paying interest on prepaid services really irks me.
03-11-15, 07:20 AM
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As a value, it's somewhat questionable, but I do find it convenient. My wife really wanted it so we bought it for both of our current cars. It's basically all scheduled maintenance for a set period of time. We would likely have this maintenance performed at our Lexus dealer anyway, so for us we felt it made sense. It just depends on what you want to do, as having your routine maintenance done at the dealership is not the cheapest route.
But to praetor's point, I would not have it rolled into your financing. We just paid for the maintenance package out of pocket at time of purchase, so as to avoid paying interest on it.
So if you want to go to more of an a la carte method of maintenance, use an independent mechanic, or do some maintenance yourself, it just doesn't make sense. But if you are going to have Lexus perform all of your maintenance, there is a certain level of convenience for walking in and out of a maintenance appointment knowing you've already paid for it and nothing is due at the time of service.
But to praetor's point, I would not have it rolled into your financing. We just paid for the maintenance package out of pocket at time of purchase, so as to avoid paying interest on it.
So if you want to go to more of an a la carte method of maintenance, use an independent mechanic, or do some maintenance yourself, it just doesn't make sense. But if you are going to have Lexus perform all of your maintenance, there is a certain level of convenience for walking in and out of a maintenance appointment knowing you've already paid for it and nothing is due at the time of service.
03-11-15, 10:14 AM
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I bought the maintenance package for my GSH. I always take my car to the dealer for service. So I added up the cost of all those scheduled services(subtracting the 1st 2 because they are free) and negotiated a nice discount on my calculations. But I did roll it into the financing. 
03-11-15, 07:29 PM
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I was offered to buy the prepaid maintenence too. They offered for a low price of $1,200 "coughs" ripoff!. I negotiated them down to $450 for service until 4years 60k miles.
My car now has 20k miles on the clock and have had my car maintained 4 times already and had to pay ZERO extra dollars. They also will rotate my tires and do oil, oil filter, air filter, and cabin filter included in my maintenance plan.
I say if you can deal them down then its a great deal of you pay full price then its not worth it.
My car now has 20k miles on the clock and have had my car maintained 4 times already and had to pay ZERO extra dollars. They also will rotate my tires and do oil, oil filter, air filter, and cabin filter included in my maintenance plan.
I say if you can deal them down then its a great deal of you pay full price then its not worth it.
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03-11-15, 08:23 PM
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I was offered to buy the prepaid maintenence too. They offered for a low price of $1,200 "coughs" ripoff!. I negotiated them down to $450 for service until 4years 60k miles.
My car now has 20k miles on the clock and have had my car maintained 4 times already and had to pay ZERO extra dollars. They also will rotate my tires and do oil, oil filter, air filter, and cabin filter included in my maintenance plan.
I say if you can deal them down then its a great deal of you pay full price then its not worth it.
My car now has 20k miles on the clock and have had my car maintained 4 times already and had to pay ZERO extra dollars. They also will rotate my tires and do oil, oil filter, air filter, and cabin filter included in my maintenance plan.
I say if you can deal them down then its a great deal of you pay full price then its not worth it.
03-11-15, 08:26 PM
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Totally not worth it!
I asked the finance person if I could see the detailed list. I was really looking for words such as "replace" and "adjust". All the things I found with this was things I could do myself like replace the oil and filters. The one really dumb thing listed as a "adjust" was "Adjust floor mats". WTF?? I'm not paying a few grand to have someone move my floormat for me. I certainly don't need to pay someone to rotate my tires at a dealership. It's a big list of useless checks and inspections like making sure flashers, headlights, horn, and wiper blades are working.
If you don't believe me, ask to see the checklist yourself. I think this is a smart move. Most people just see lots of words and assume they are doing a lot of checks when in reality they are non-essential checks and inspections.
I asked the finance person if I could see the detailed list. I was really looking for words such as "replace" and "adjust". All the things I found with this was things I could do myself like replace the oil and filters. The one really dumb thing listed as a "adjust" was "Adjust floor mats". WTF?? I'm not paying a few grand to have someone move my floormat for me. I certainly don't need to pay someone to rotate my tires at a dealership. It's a big list of useless checks and inspections like making sure flashers, headlights, horn, and wiper blades are working.
If you don't believe me, ask to see the checklist yourself. I think this is a smart move. Most people just see lots of words and assume they are doing a lot of checks when in reality they are non-essential checks and inspections.
03-12-15, 06:48 AM
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Totally not worth it!
I asked the finance person if I could see the detailed list. I was really looking for words such as "replace" and "adjust". All the things I found with this was things I could do myself like replace the oil and filters. The one really dumb thing listed as a "adjust" was "Adjust floor mats". WTF?? I'm not paying a few grand to have someone move my floormat for me. I certainly don't need to pay someone to rotate my tires at a dealership. It's a big list of useless checks and inspections like making sure flashers, headlights, horn, and wiper blades are working.
If you don't believe me, ask to see the checklist yourself. I think this is a smart move. Most people just see lots of words and assume they are doing a lot of checks when in reality they are non-essential checks and inspections.
I asked the finance person if I could see the detailed list. I was really looking for words such as "replace" and "adjust". All the things I found with this was things I could do myself like replace the oil and filters. The one really dumb thing listed as a "adjust" was "Adjust floor mats". WTF?? I'm not paying a few grand to have someone move my floormat for me. I certainly don't need to pay someone to rotate my tires at a dealership. It's a big list of useless checks and inspections like making sure flashers, headlights, horn, and wiper blades are working.
If you don't believe me, ask to see the checklist yourself. I think this is a smart move. Most people just see lots of words and assume they are doing a lot of checks when in reality they are non-essential checks and inspections.
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