sr900400 said:I found a decent deal for a 2013 Rav4 EV with 27,000 miles for 20,599. Unfortunately, I cannot buy an extended warranty because the vehicle is past the 3 year mark.
Is it still worth it for me to purchase without the warranty?
Thanks
TonyWilliams said:sr900400 said:I found a decent deal for a 2013 Rav4 EV with 27,000 miles for 20,599. Unfortunately, I cannot buy an extended warranty because the vehicle is past the 3 year mark.
Is it still worth it for me to purchase without the warranty?
Thanks
You seem to be making an assumption that a 2013 was actually sold new in 2013. While that might be true (and if it's a 3 year lease return, it very like is true), the only way to know if the car is eligible for warranty is to know the first new sale / lease date.
If the car is over 3 year/ 36,000 miles, you can buy an extended warranty, just not the Toyota Platinum one.
You will need to have the car inspected by a dealer to buy extended warranty, and it won't have the mileage from new. Don't buy "no-name" non-Toyota warranties. It's a complete waste of money for you and nothing but a profit center for the dealer.
Correction:TonyWilliams said:Sold new date: Jan 2014
You are eligible and purchase a 7 year / 125,000 Platinum warranty with 50,000 miles on the car in Dec 2016
It is good until Jan 2021 or 125,000 miles total
smkettner said:I recommend taking a RAV4-EV owner with you for a test drive. At least make sure everything works.
Check the Heater works.
Display reads correctly during all phases of turning on, driving, charging and shutting down.
No clunking sound from the transaxle.
No gear noise from transaxle.
Verify the L1 cord is included.
Someone else probably has a more complete list.
Is there ANY chance of a return policy if you discover a major Tesla component with issues in a few days or even 30?
Great car when they are functioning.
sr900400 said:Thanks for all of your replies. I fully intend to go down the checklist posted in the announcements section and linked to here. One question, you keep giving examples using June of 2014 when the car I'm planning on purchasing is June of 2013, I'm not trying to be difficult but a year can make quite a difference when it comes to warranty's.
The guy at Toyota financial services specified that I would not be eligible for the platinum warranty. My question is, if I buy from this non-Toyota dealer, and take it to a Toyota dealer to get it inspected, and purchase an extended warranty, will that warranty be sufficient if I have major problems down the road? I guess basically, I'm not understanding why the platinum warranty makes a difference for this particular vehicle.
I can return the car for up to 5 days so that's a plus.
Thanks again.
davewill said:My understanding is that the Toyota Used car warranty must be bought at the same time as the car from a Toyota dealer. If you buy the car from a non-Toyota dealer, you can't buy one.
sr900400 said:2) Bought from a Toyota dealer The warranty, correct?
3) The new extended warranty starts at purchase, and not concurrent with the "when sold new" of the vehicle like the Toyota Platinum warranty does. Understood
If I buy this from a non-Toyota dealer, and take it to a Toyota dealer to get it inspected, and purchase an extended warranty, will that warranty be sufficient if I have major problems down the road? I'm not understanding why the platinum warranty makes a difference for this particular vehicle.
Thanks
smkettner said:Consider that the warranty costs $1,500 to $2,000+ that is a good payment toward the first repair. Or most likely just money in your pocket.
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