Extended Warranty (RX350)
Racer
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: So California
Still available as of 2-3 months ago from Toby Rivers.I bought one in January/Feb over the phone which was long after Troy and Jerry stopped selling.May buy another on a '15 RX I bought recently.
I'm told he can sell warranties because they have both Lexus and a Toyota dealer.
Troy Dietrich and Jerry Johnson was just Toyota dealers.
BS reason,I don't know.
I just sent an email for a warranty cost for my RX.
I'm told he can sell warranties because they have both Lexus and a Toyota dealer.
Troy Dietrich and Jerry Johnson was just Toyota dealers.
BS reason,I don't know.
I just sent an email for a warranty cost for my RX.
I emailed and just tried calling and he's not in yet.I left a voice mail.
I'll post when he gets back to me.
Also no sales tax when buying a warranty out of state.
Use a Lexus Visa card and get 5% back.
Last edited by Joeb427; Jun 27, 2015 at 08:06 AM.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,676
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From: So California
Bert:
Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed post.
BTW: when I looked at policies a few years back, I couldn't find one that would cover any repairs due to a failure of, let alone pay the cost of repairs for, a timing belt.
My recollection was that those policies' exclusions limited anything related to a failure of a part that was not an "internally-lubricated" part; and since the timing belt - while it's arguably "internal" to the engine, is not a "lubricated" part.
Slippery suckers, they are.
Other policies that I've read specifically exclude parts that have "overheated".
Overheated?!?
Gimme a break! Doesn't nearly any part get hot during it's failure? Does the Chicken and the Egg argument apply?
Could that mean that a failed transistor - (Definition: a transistor is merely a containment vessel that contains a quantity of smoke under pressure; When the transistor heats up and leaks out the smoke, it is defined as having failed. ) - could be interpreted as having "overheated" - and, therefore, excluded from the warranty?
Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed post.
BTW: when I looked at policies a few years back, I couldn't find one that would cover any repairs due to a failure of, let alone pay the cost of repairs for, a timing belt.
My recollection was that those policies' exclusions limited anything related to a failure of a part that was not an "internally-lubricated" part; and since the timing belt - while it's arguably "internal" to the engine, is not a "lubricated" part.
Slippery suckers, they are.
Other policies that I've read specifically exclude parts that have "overheated".
Overheated?!?
Gimme a break! Doesn't nearly any part get hot during it's failure? Does the Chicken and the Egg argument apply?
Could that mean that a failed transistor - (Definition: a transistor is merely a containment vessel that contains a quantity of smoke under pressure; When the transistor heats up and leaks out the smoke, it is defined as having failed.
) - could be interpreted as having "overheated" - and, therefore, excluded from the warranty?
Lead Lap
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 565
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From: Florichigan
I had stopped looking - as the current versions of the RX have chains and, better yet, they're "internally lubricated".
Wifie just sold the last of our timing-belt-ridden vehicles; and her new one came equipped with a timing chain.
So, hopefully for the future, our "fleet" is free of timing belts (hmmm, is the Honda 150 HP outboard a timing belt engine? Gotta go check. The other boat is a 350 Chevy -- and I understand those.).
Speaking of boats, it has just stopped raining - so I'll be out on a boat soon -
Update: Oh, Darn - yes it does have a belt (and it's still sprinkling).
Wifie just sold the last of our timing-belt-ridden vehicles; and her new one came equipped with a timing chain.
So, hopefully for the future, our "fleet" is free of timing belts (hmmm, is the Honda 150 HP outboard a timing belt engine? Gotta go check. The other boat is a 350 Chevy -- and I understand those.).
Speaking of boats, it has just stopped raining - so I'll be out on a boat soon -
Update: Oh, Darn - yes it does have a belt (and it's still sprinkling).
Last edited by NateJG; Jun 27, 2015 at 08:42 AM.
Pole Position
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 280
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From: CO
If you don't plan to keep the car past the power train warranty period you could go a gap warranty. Most extended warranties are expensive because they cover everything on the car....even the power train that already has a longer warranty than the rest of the car. A gap warranty extends the bumper to bumper warranty of the rest of the car to match the power train terms...in our case 6 years /72k. And because it doesn't redundantly cover the power train it's much less expensive. Mine was under $500. Got it through usaa fed savings bank, which I'm pretty sure isn't going under anytime soon. Of course it turned out to be a waste of money for me in the end because I'm selling my car come the holidays 
. But I can cancel and get a prorated refund
. But I can cancel and get a prorated refund
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