Tire & Wheel Protection plans?

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07-21-18, 09:05 AM

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tex2670

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

There's no excuse for that......absolutely none. Construction crews and home-repair firms have a responsibility to clean up after themselves. Many of them are just plain lazy. That is also why utility crews don't repave and smooth the big holes they chop in the road correctly, and why those patches are so rough.

It's just flat out impossible for them to get every little piece of debris.

07-21-18, 09:46 AM

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Johnhav430

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Originally Posted by Dmaxdmax

They finally got around to prices:
3 years - $648
5 years - $851

or Platinum Plus that includes windshield, dents & dings, and key replacement:
5 years - $1,670

I'll check with Geico but I think my auto plan includes windshield coverage.
I imagine Lexus kills you on key replacement!

Can you imagine that in Dec. 2006, for my BMW with tires costing over $400 each, the tire protection was $390. Even adjusted for inflation, $390 is $486 today. And they want $851. How much does a ES tire cost, not as much as a BMW, right?

These plans are a racket, but then again I like tennis.

I have no problem mentioning my bad decisions in life. I got the protection for dings too, it was $500. I got 3 PDRs and one touch up, which out of pocket would be slightly less than the plan.

They want $1,670? Please, put $1,670 into a 1.6% online savings. If you need a $150 PDR, take the money out. If you need a $100 touch up, take the money out. 5 years from now there will be money left in that account.

07-21-18, 08:42 PM

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My dealer pitched it to me as a 35$ monthly fee on top of the lease. Considering curb rash is around 100-125$ to repair, unless I’m rubbing up against a curb every 3-4 months it’s not worth it. Also if that’s happening then you need your license taken away and go to a driving school. Like others have said it’s insurance and the point of insurance is for the people selling it is to make money. It’s kinda like the new car maintenance package my geico offers where is something breaks down within the first 15k or is found faulty they’ll repair it but I mean I’m driving a Japanese car... nothing is suppose to break that soon