Is Toyota Platinum VSA and Tire protection worth it?

[zsupra]

I purchased the extended Toyota Platinum protection to extend the warranty 6 years /100000 miles for $2650 and the Tire protection/60 months for $1300.

Seeing that this is a BMW platform, I expect electronics issues sometime in its lifetime, but im not sure if it's justifying the extra cost at this point.

Did you guys buy the warranty? Or is it not worth it in the long run.

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[Dannyvandelft]

Not worth it. You don't know how long you'll have the car. You'll get 75 million calls, letters, and emails before the factory warranty expires to renew.

 

[Tsar]

Yea, you can always purchase more warranty before your factory warranty runs out so why pay now?

 

[zsupra]

Not worth it. You don't know how long you'll have the car. You'll get 75 million calls, letters, and emails before the factory warranty expires to renew.

Yeah, I plan to keep this car for a while,

Yea, you can always purchase more warranty before your factory warranty runs out so why pay now?

Yeah, I plan to keep the car for a while. I asked the finance manager if I could purchase it after the fact, and he said it would have to be done at the time of signing. So I pulled the trigger on it. I'll just cancel now, and get it after the factory warranty runs out.

 

[Dannyvandelft]

Yeah, I plan to keep this car for a while,

Yeah, I plan to keep the car for a while. I asked the finance manager if I could purchase it after the fact, and he said it would have to be done at the time of signing. So I pulled the trigger on it. I'll just cancel now, and get it after the factory warranty runs out.

Yeah, he lied.

 

[angrytoddler]

I paid like $350 for the tire and rim protection for 6 years. My plan does not include the key warranty.

 

[zsupra]

I paid like $350 for the tire and rim protection for 6 years. My plan does not include the key warranty.

How lol

 

[angrytoddler]

How lol

They offered it at like 600 or something and I said no. They were actually a great dealer and I paid MSRP.... So it's not like they were not making out already.

But the finance and sales guy were both big car guys and were excited to see the car go. They were upstate NY and both drive at tracks and had toy cars. I didn't have to push much to get that discount.

I didn't get any other warranty.....

 

[zsupra]

They offered it at like 600 or something and I said no. They were actually a great dealer and I paid MSRP.... So it's not like they were not making out already.

But the finance and sales guy were both big car guys and were excited to see the car go. They were upstate NY and both drive at tracks and had toy cars. I didn't have to push much to get that discount.

I didn't get any other warranty.....

lol, the dealer I went to is sorta shady, but I'm cancelling it anyways.

 

[Tom S]

I got a screw in one of my tires at about 800 miles and the dealership replaced it for free. Had to pay a couple bucks for tire recycling.

 

[Axix23]

Al that warranty is waste of money and just increases your monthly payment and their profits. Lol

 

[RWhiz]

I opted out of it for my Tacoma, I'm wondering if tracking your car, or AX or the like voids anything. I would think that any sort of tire protection would be voided if you track your car.

 

[turb0mister2]

I’ve have worked for toyota service for over 10 years and the tire warranty is absolutely worth it. At 350-$400 a pop you’ll make your money back in no time. And I plan to purchase the extended warranty since I “plan” to keep it for a while. For $2600 you 1 repair away from having that covered. It’s a BMW after all, and parts are expensive.

 

[nibble]

I opted out for few reasons. I will be using it more for track. since this will not be daily driver and will not be driven winter at all, less likely I will hit the pot hole (baby canyons in my area) and damage the rim. also, I will likely be switch to different tire once current one runs out. Michelin SS is awesome tire but I will most likely goto R888R set up if tire is available for MKV Supra. Also, I believe tire warranty doesn't cover "wear out". if it did, I'd be on it, no questions asked! when each tire is about $400... it's expensive. Although I wished I had it when I got nailed, it costed me $10 for kit to plug it. And then, to go to HPDE track event, I needed a tire that wasn't plugged. So I bought one from ebay for less than $200. although it is used, wear mark is almost brand new, same as my 600 miles old tire.

If you plan to drive it daily, and road around you is terrible, i think it's worth it. But if you are driving it seldomly, perhaps not.. that's my take on tire warranty.

 

[turb0mister2]

Correct, the tire warranty does not cover tires worn to 2/32" or below. But if anyone comes in with a tire with a nail in it that is at at least 3/32", its covered no questions asked. Also, if you replaced your tires with a different brand, your warranty will still be valid.

I agree that with a track toy that wont be driven much you can skip it. But for anyone that is planning to put some miles on it, I think its well worth it. I replaced a 08 GS with 60k miles on it with the A90. At the end of the day I guess it was worth a bit more the higher mileage examples, but over 12-13 years of owning it not much. SO, I've decide just to drive the damn thing for the next ten years and enjoy it.

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