Trading in my dream car for a Toyota hybrid for longevity, lower maintenance costs, and lower insurance costs.
Putting together the final paperwork when the warranty packages are introduced.
I decline all but the manager insists on one of them alone specifically covering electronics (and everything else for 10 years). He says that the newer Toyota’s electronics are expensive to replace and commonly malfunction or break. I figured this is just pushing warranty, but he got to me mentally and broke my confidence in the brand.
Was this guy just trying to get me to spend more money, or is there truth in his tale?
I agree with everyone else that says this is a sales pitch and you shouldn’t be pressured into it. However, he’s not wrong in principle that there are more electronics these days that are expensive to replace and can’t usually be user-serviced. I didn’t get one but thought about it just for the head unit and safety sensors that are outrageously expensive to replace if they break. I don’t think it’s as black and white as it’s been historically. One thing to consider is that you can always add it down the line if you want and you can get it from another dealer, potentially at a much lower cost.