Need your advise on purchasing additional protection?
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Need your advise on purchasing additional protection?
What are your thoughts on the adding the Lexus Luxury Care Prepaid Maintenance ($2145), the Tire and Wheel Protection ($1685) and Exterior/Interior Coating ($1400)
I’ll be going Monday to pick up my 2019 RX350 and wondered if it’s needed. My RX will have the light grey interior leather and light color Grey carpeting thru out the car.
I’ll be going Monday to pick up my 2019 RX350 and wondered if it’s needed. My RX will have the light grey interior leather and light color Grey carpeting thru out the car.
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Personally,I have never purchased an extended warranty or any sort of "Protection Package" and I've never regretted it. Toyota and Lexus vehicles have good factory warranties should the vehicle ever need anything, and those protection packages are just a gimmick designed to take your money. You can "protect" your vehicles at a fraction of that cost by yourself by buying some decent products at Walmart.
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I would run fast from anyone asking to pay $5,200 for that deal. Your first two maintenance services are free. I pay less than $410 each for our ES 300h and RX 450h for every 30,000 miles. I never go in an ask for a 10,000 miles or 30,000 mile service. They charge ridiculous amounts for a lot of inspection of things that do not need to be inspected. Every 10,000 miles the oil needs to be changed. Every 30,000 miles the brake fluid needs to be changed. At 30,000 miles the cabin and air filter need to be replaced. I do mine at 20,000 miles and cost $45 for both and take 5 minutes to change. Every 20,000 miles I replace the wiper inserts at $15 and again five minutes to change.
For paint once a year I use Chemical Guys Jet Seal and a coat of Zaino Z2 and again at six months with the Z2.
You can save even more money by getting the service done at your local Toyota dealership. Tire and wheel protection been driving over a million miles and never had anything go wrong with a wheel and maybe five slow leaks over that time for about $30 to repair each.
Take that $5,000 and invest in the S&P 500 index with an average return of 10% which would be $500 a year. That would pay for every three years of maintenance with money left over for a vacation.
For paint once a year I use Chemical Guys Jet Seal and a coat of Zaino Z2 and again at six months with the Z2.
You can save even more money by getting the service done at your local Toyota dealership. Tire and wheel protection been driving over a million miles and never had anything go wrong with a wheel and maybe five slow leaks over that time for about $30 to repair each.
Take that $5,000 and invest in the S&P 500 index with an average return of 10% which would be $500 a year. That would pay for every three years of maintenance with money left over for a vacation.
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I would run fast from anyone asking to pay $5,200 for that deal. Your first two maintenance services are free. I pay less than $410 each for our ES 300h and RX 450h for every 30,000 miles. I never go in an ask for a 10,000 miles or 30,000 mile service. They charge ridiculous amounts for a lot of inspection of things that do not need to be inspected. Every 10,000 miles the oil needs to be changed. Every 30,000 miles the brake fluid needs to be changed. At 30,000 miles the cabin and air filter need to be replaced. I do mine at 20,000 miles and cost $45 for both and take 5 minutes to change. Every 20,000 miles I replace the wiper inserts at $15 and again five minutes to change.
For paint once a year I use Chemical Guys Jet Seal and a coat of Zaino Z2 and again at six months with the Z2.
You can save even more money by getting the service done at your local Toyota dealership. Tire and wheel protection been driving over a million miles and never had anything go wrong with a wheel and maybe five slow leaks over that time for about $30 to repair each.
Take that $5,000 and invest in the S&P 500 index with an average return of 10% which would be $500 a year. That would pay for every three years of maintenance with money left over for a vacation.
For paint once a year I use Chemical Guys Jet Seal and a coat of Zaino Z2 and again at six months with the Z2.
You can save even more money by getting the service done at your local Toyota dealership. Tire and wheel protection been driving over a million miles and never had anything go wrong with a wheel and maybe five slow leaks over that time for about $30 to repair each.
Take that $5,000 and invest in the S&P 500 index with an average return of 10% which would be $500 a year. That would pay for every three years of maintenance with money left over for a vacation.
I thought the Cilajet was a good to seal the car but I’ll look into the products you mentioned.
Thank you
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@Freds430 ,there is spark plug replacement at 60K, not sure how much that cost.
I negotiated 3 years of Maintenance down to $1,350, I feel that's around what it's worth for I do like to maintain my car at the dealer while it's under warranty (5 years left via CPO) .
I negotiated 3 years of Maintenance down to $1,350, I feel that's around what it's worth for I do like to maintain my car at the dealer while it's under warranty (5 years left via CPO) .
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@Freds430 ,there is spark plug replacement at 60K, not sure how much that cost.
I negotiated 3 years of Maintenance down to $1,350, I feel that's around what it's worth for I do like to maintain my car at the dealer while it's under warranty (5 years left via CPO) .
I negotiated 3 years of Maintenance down to $1,350, I feel that's around what it's worth for I do like to maintain my car at the dealer while it's under warranty (5 years left via CPO) .
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This is exactly how finance managers make their money. I know someone who does this for a living. All these packages they offer you are the bread and butter for them. Anything they are trying to sell you can be had for a fraction of the price on the outside. Deny everything they offer you.
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This is exactly how finance managers make their money. I know someone who does this for a living. All these packages they offer you are the bread and butter for them. Anything they are trying to sell you can be had for a fraction of the price on the outside. Deny everything they offer you.
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" Lexus Luxury Care Prepaid Maintenance ($2145), the Tire and Wheel Protection ($1685)"
The PPM and TWP have made dividends for me.
We have horrible roads in NJ and if you get road/curb rush on the rims, bead leaks, bent rims, tire punctures, or flats, TWP covers it fully. When I had my GS, I had 4 new rims and a tire replaced due to bead leakage.
PPM is also great since you only get two free visits with a new vehicle (four with a used). I buy used only and my 2017 RX had 40K when I bought it (GS was at 9K but I still bought it). With some of the services coming up in the next 60K, it will more than pay for itself in time and money.
To me, those two are completely worth the peace of mind. Just try to negotiate the prices, they will always drop them if you keep pushing.
The coating on the other hand is a sham, don't waste your money on that.
The PPM and TWP have made dividends for me.
We have horrible roads in NJ and if you get road/curb rush on the rims, bead leaks, bent rims, tire punctures, or flats, TWP covers it fully. When I had my GS, I had 4 new rims and a tire replaced due to bead leakage.
PPM is also great since you only get two free visits with a new vehicle (four with a used). I buy used only and my 2017 RX had 40K when I bought it (GS was at 9K but I still bought it). With some of the services coming up in the next 60K, it will more than pay for itself in time and money.
To me, those two are completely worth the peace of mind. Just try to negotiate the prices, they will always drop them if you keep pushing.
The coating on the other hand is a sham, don't waste your money on that.