roadfrog

Not in the case of my 7 Series. In addition, so many fasteners on the BMW's are proprietary, often requiring special tools. Filters were more expensive, bulbs were ridiculous to replace, due to the unique sockets that they use in many of the lenses (backup, stop, turn etc). I could go on, but the Germans love to over-engineer things, to the point of being very troublesome. Even an oil change on it was far more expensive to do than my LS.

rgs92

In the past, there were countless times on my 3 Mercedes where $3-grand+ was a normal repair bill. So at roughly the same amount (around $3400) for an EIGHT-YEAR warranty on my CPO LS, it was a no-brainer to get it.
Not only that, the list of exclusions in the Mercedes 3-year warranty was for all sorts of things (such as the entire audio and navigation system and all sorts of electronics). I was actually astounded that Lexus would cover the audio system for all 8 years.

kclark2

I purchased a CPO 2010 LS 460 in 2012. Had the CPO warranty for 36 months after purchase. Paid about $1,700 to extend the warranty for an additional 2 years.It will be running out in December. So far I've used about $900 of it. I also had all control arms replaced under the CPO warranty.

I had 2 incidents where the car died on me; battery failure and "coolant valley leak". Both times the dealer said that the Lexus road service does not apply to repairs under the extended warranty and I was on my own. I called AAA it turned out that the operator also handles the Lexus road service calls. I

sktn77a

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If the extended warranty is a Lexus Platinum extended warranty, it includes roadside assistance. It includes hotels, meals, rental car/transportation ("trip interruption"). Look at the paperwork you got with your warranty.

ABbirds

Update : one local Lexus dealer said they can't sell me the extended warranty because my car is older than 5 years and miles > 50000.

Contact another Lexus dealer and they haven't get back to me yet

sktn77a

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Who are you speaking to for these warranties - the Finance Manager (don't speak to anyone else)? If all else fails, call Toby Rivers at Lexus of Shreveport. He may be able to help you.

ABbirds

Thanks Keith.

I talked to the Finance person, don't know if he is a manager.

I can buy the extended warranty from out of my home State? If so where do I go to service my car?

sktn77a

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You can take your car to any dealer in the US for Lexus warranty repairs. There is some debate on who can sell you a warranty ( )

enoch861

Scheduled maintenance is more or less the same. Some are more expensive.. ie: a transmission flush on the LS is going to be much cheaper than a transmission flush on a German counterpart. Parts are typically more expensive for the German counterparts as well, what stays relatively the same is dealer labor costs. All in, it is more expensive to maintain an A8, S-Class and definitely the 7-series in comparison to the LS. It doesn't help that the Germans like putting cheap "It'll always fail" parts in very hard to reach places. I remember paying over $1k to replace a $15 seal on my first A6.

enoch861

If all else fails, check with your local Credit Union. They typically have excellent plans for a very reasonable price. I've talked at length on my thread about how I got a Platinum 4Y/50K warranty for only $892. Best money I've ever spent.

With a Lexus warranty, any Lexus dealer in the US can do work on your car and the warranty will be honored.

rgs92

Will the Lexus maintenance contract for 30,000 miles I bought for my '14 LS460 CPO be usable at any Lexus dealer? I paid $1500 for this thing. Thanks.

sktn77a

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If it's a Lexus product, then yes. $1500 seems a lot for only 3 services, especially considering the first one is free (ie only 2 services).

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aw001

So are you getting it...?

rgs92

It's for all the services for 30,000 miles from purchase. That's for 6 service appointments, 1 every 5000 miles or 6 months. Yes, I bought it when I purchased the car. Yes, it's a Lexus product.

dry-fly

The 2008 I just purchased from Northside Lexus has 67k miles on it, I got them to offer me a 4yr 48,000 mile warranty for $2,830. It covers everything except items such as brake pads, maintenance, etc. The controls arms/bushings ARE covered!. Everything is negotiable, mine was obviously "out of factory warranty". It's not a factory Lexus warranty, but its through the only third party company they claim they will issue with (best supposedly). These guys are it:

https://www.cnanational.com/web/guest/