Lexus Warranty for Used Vehicle from Private Seller >50k miles
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Lexus Warranty for Used Vehicle from Private Seller >50k miles
Is it possible to buy a Lexus warranty for a vehicle with over 50k miles, that is purchased from a private seller? Thanks.
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Not true actually. If you lease a car through Lexus Financial and you go over miles past bumper to bumper and powertrain, when time comes and you decide to buyout the lease Lexus offers you extended platinum warranty for a heftier cost than if you were within warranty. 50,000 miles or 4 years, ask your dealer or call Lexus to find out.
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I just called a dealer to verify this, because I wasn't sure myself.
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a Lexus dealer, you CAN, at the time of purchase, elect to purchase an extended Lexus VSA warranty (Powertrain, Gold or Platinum).
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a private party, you CANNOT at any point purchase a Lexus extended warranty. You would have to purchase a third-party or aftermarket extended warranty not through Lexus.
So if you are interested in a Lexus VSA warranty, which I highly recommend purchasing, then purchase either 1) a vehicle from a Lexus dealer, or 2) a vehicle still under factor warranty from a private party.
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a Lexus dealer, you CAN, at the time of purchase, elect to purchase an extended Lexus VSA warranty (Powertrain, Gold or Platinum).
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a private party, you CANNOT at any point purchase a Lexus extended warranty. You would have to purchase a third-party or aftermarket extended warranty not through Lexus.
So if you are interested in a Lexus VSA warranty, which I highly recommend purchasing, then purchase either 1) a vehicle from a Lexus dealer, or 2) a vehicle still under factor warranty from a private party.
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Not true actually. If you lease a car through Lexus Financial and you go over miles past bumper to bumper and powertrain, when time comes and you decide to buyout the lease Lexus offers you extended platinum warranty for a heftier cost than if you were within warranty. 50,000 miles or 4 years, ask your dealer or call Lexus to find out.
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I can sell you a private party warranty if you want some prices PM me. I work at a lexus dealer in FL. We have a special warranty company that handles all of our outside warranties since you cant purchase a Lexus warranty. Very good coverage and competetive price wise.
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I can sell you a private party warranty if you want some prices PM me. I work at a lexus dealer in FL. We have a special warranty company that handles all of our outside warranties since you cant purchase a Lexus warranty. Very good coverage and competetive price wise.
So my inclusionary policy on the E55 listed a whole bunch of parts, related to every component of the car, so I thought I was fairly safe. However, I ran into quite a few issues when parts on my car (which was admittedly and in hindsight a reliability nightmare and P.O.S., but that's another story) started failing. The problems I had with my warranty exhibited many of the issues you run into with aftermarket inclusionary warranties.
1) My keyless entry door handles failed. "Door locks" were listed as covered parts, but when there's interpretation involved, it's always up to the warranty company's discretion. While I obviously argued the keyless entry handles were door locks, the company disagreed since the doors still unlocked via key, so they weren't covered.
2) A supercharged V8 has many parts other cars don't obviously. The intercooler pump failed, and while "all internal parts" of the supercharger were covered, this was not an internal part and wasn't listed separately so it wasn't covered.
3) You might scan a list of parts covered by an extended warranty and say "Oh that looks like everything", but there are simply so many parts on the car that an inclusionary policy is bound to miss some. For example, the idler pulley wore out, and that wasn't listed, nor was it something I thought to look for while scanning the coverages ahead of buying.
I'm not saying don't buy an aftermarket warranty. But definitely read every word of their coverage list and make sure the items that are issues on the 2IS are covered. For example, the cam gears and the navigation system.
Lastly, read over every word of their general policy. Some aftermarket warranties have deductibles, like $50 or $100, some have zero deductible, meaning you pay nothing out of pocket. Some companies with deductibles have you pay a deductible per repair, some per visit. You obviously want the latter. If you take your car in for one visit and 10 things are wrong, you want to pay a $100 once per visit instead of $100 10 times, one for each repair.
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Also, I love how they use a Supra as the diagram car, like repairs on that would be anything like average.
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yea i havent found an aftermarket warranty yet that covers Nav, I would switch immediately, but unfortunately this is as good as it gets for out of warranty Lexus from the companies that have tried to get me to switch to their brand
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This one apparently does....but this something offered in the province of Alberta..
Last edited by huch; 06-17-11 at 04:56 PM.
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I just called a dealer to verify this, because I wasn't sure myself.
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a Lexus dealer, you CAN, at the time of purchase, elect to purchase an extended Lexus VSA warranty (Powertrain, Gold or Platinum).
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a private party, you CANNOT at any point purchase a Lexus extended warranty. You would have to purchase a third-party or aftermarket extended warranty not through Lexus.
So if you are interested in a Lexus VSA warranty, which I highly recommend purchasing, then purchase either 1) a vehicle from a Lexus dealer, or 2) a vehicle still under factor warranty from a private party.
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a Lexus dealer, you CAN, at the time of purchase, elect to purchase an extended Lexus VSA warranty (Powertrain, Gold or Platinum).
If you purchase a Lexus that is outside the factory 4 yr/50k warranty from a private party, you CANNOT at any point purchase a Lexus extended warranty. You would have to purchase a third-party or aftermarket extended warranty not through Lexus.
So if you are interested in a Lexus VSA warranty, which I highly recommend purchasing, then purchase either 1) a vehicle from a Lexus dealer, or 2) a vehicle still under factor warranty from a private party.
I bought my car at 65,000 miles and it only had factory warranty on it at the time. I bought warranty for it 200 miles before the factory powertrain warranty ran out. They offered Factory lexus warranty (Platinum Coverage) for $1400 2 years/24,000 miles. It was from a lady in Lexus of Mt Kisco. Hopefully This helped =)
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I bought my car at 65,000 miles and it only had factory warranty on it at the time. I bought warranty for it 200 miles before the factory powertrain warranty ran out. They offered Factory lexus warranty (Platinum Coverage) for $1400 2 years/24,000 miles. It was from a lady in Lexus of Mt Kisco. Hopefully This helped =)
You bought an extended powertrain warranty then, not a full vehicle VSA warranty.
At 65k miles your bumper to bumper had already long expired so you wouldn't be eligible for any "full" Lexus extended warranty other than at point of sale from a Lexus dealer.
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/warra...rotection.html
Originally Posted by direct from Lexus themselves
New Lexus Vehicles
Lexus vehicles are eligible for a “New Vehicle” VSA for 48 months or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the Agreement Effective Date.
Lexus vehicles are eligible for a “New Vehicle” VSA for 48 months or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the Agreement Effective Date.
http://www.lexusfinancial.com/consum...g&carSelected=
Originally Posted by Lexus again
Vehicles are eligible for a New vehicle plan for if less than 4 years old and has fewer than 50,000 total vehicle miles.
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You bought an extended powertrain warranty then, not a full vehicle VSA warranty.
At 65k miles your bumper to bumper had already long expired so you wouldn't be eligible for any "full" Lexus extended warranty other than at point of sale from a Lexus dealer.
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/warra...rotection.html
At 65k miles your bumper to bumper had already long expired so you wouldn't be eligible for any "full" Lexus extended warranty other than at point of sale from a Lexus dealer.
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/warra...rotection.html
Not sure how this works as the lexus site states something different but ive taken my car in numerous times and never had a problem. Word of advise, give them a call and ask for yourself. Just my 2 cents
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