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Old 06-21-12, 05:19 AM
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Looked in my mailbox when leaving the house this morning and got this letter about my "warranty"....The thing is I purchased this car used and its a 2006 IS350 with 78,XXX miles on it. So i didnt think I had warranty on it.

Is this just a bogus letter from a company trying to get my money or is this legit? If its legit Ill follow up with it thanks for the help eveyone.
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Old 06-21-12, 05:41 AM
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It's a 3rd party warranty company trying to sell you a warranty. I've probably gotten a dozen of those over the years from different companies.
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Thanks. Did you go witha 3rd party for your warranty ?
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Originally Posted by KumarBDH
Thanks. Did you go witha 3rd party for your warranty ?
Nope, and I don't generally recommend it, too many stories about folks having problems getting claims paid, so I'd recommend doing considerable research on any given 3rd party company before buying from them- not only what they say they cover for how much and how long they've been around, but find folks on car forums who have used them and see their experiences.

I've got a genuine Lexus extended warranty... unfortunately with your years and miles you don't have that option available to you.
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I have a third party warranty, i purchased mine for 1250. They only fix things if its engine related that breaks and also that has never been touched/changed before. It does not cover electronics like navigation or any exhaust peieces such cats, o2 . But does cover engines, trannies, drive shaft, ecu, ac, cooling parts and etc.
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Look like they cover power-train only
Old 06-21-12, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by KumarBDH
Looked in my mailbox when leaving the house this morning and got this letter about my "warranty"....The thing is I purchased this car used and its a 2006 IS350 with 78,XXX miles on it. So i didnt think I had warranty on it. You don't, at least not from these guys. They know nothing about you or your car. This is just a scatter mailer sent to folks who may own a car and who may fall for this type of, IMHO, scam.

Is this just a bogus letter from a company trying to get my money or is this legit? If its legit Ill follow up with it thanks for the help eveyone. Again they don't know you or your car
See comments above.

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Old 06-21-12, 10:59 AM
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I received that exact letter (but with my info) in the mail 2 days ago... if i hadn't torn it up, i would show you
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that goes straight to trash.....LOL

def. not legit
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F#cking Scam! ***** can it.
Old 06-21-12, 10:47 PM
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Same kinda people that try and call you and sell you a car warranty over the phone.
They typically take your money and then give you the run around when you need to file a claim.
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Yup, got one of those awhile back. trashed it!!
They just want ur money!
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