2000 RX300 - Worth Buyiing Extended Warranty ?

Since the warranty would not cover expected expenses (tires, brakes, reg maint). I would say it's a bad deal. You would be hard pressed to imagine spending $2000 in repairs over 3 years in any vehicle with that many miles on it, let alone a Lexus. I'd skip it. Chip

Thanks, Chip. I agree with you. I will hang on to the $2150 and use it when repairs are really needed. Hopefully nothing will break on the warranty items.

I too, agree with the advice, but I also last month paid $1,800 to replace my 2000 LX-470's A/C compressor which pretty much blew up.

I was about a year/10,000 miles out of warranty.

Still love the truck, tho.

good luck, rt

rt:

Assuming you had the warranty, would this (a/c compressor) have been covered ?

-- bill

That appears to be the advertised price on the Lexus Website.

I purchased the Lexus Extended Service Coverage (Platinum Program) from a Lexus Dealer. The Platinum Program covers more components than the Gold Program. I believe it can be transferred, but only once to the next owner. Advertised price on the Lexus Website for the 7yr/100Kmiles for my 2000 Lexus ES 300 was $1825. Price I paid (in Southern California) was $1595.

Shop the various Lexus Dealers where you are and see what they will offer. I had prices like $1660 and $1900 quoted for the same program. Some Lexus Dealers didn't return my call for a quote. Others did not know the Lexus Extended Service policy had changed since 2/2004.

My Toyota dealer was prepared to sell me a 3-year extended warranty coverage for $2100 for my ES 300. I'll still go to them for the $22 29-minute oil change though. (My Lexus Dealer charges $55 for an oil change)