Yaris Service Plan Quotes

[chodu666]

hi all

newbie here on the toyota forums.

just picked up a 09 plate yaris 1.33 vvti 5 dr autoclutch from main dealer.

current milage is 17000 and i anticipate doing 7000 a year, max 10000.

whilst i was there was offered a service plan

am new to toyota cars so would appreciate some opinions.

its just had its 20000 mile service.

got a quote on a 3 yr plan and 5 yr service plan

3 yr plan - 30,40,50000 services = £541

5 yr plan - 30,40,50,60,70000 mile services = £896

any opinions appreciated.

thanks

[alfiejts]

Sounds like an awful lot of money to me.

The benefits, I assume, are that you can pay on a monthly basis and also that you're protected from price increases, but the total costs you list seem to be virtually the total costs that you'd pay for the individual services all added toegther...

So you then have to ask yourself whether you'd really go to the main dealer for all these seervices or whether (like most) you either resort to a local specialist or to DIY once the car is out of warranty.

[mrpj]

I suppose if you intend keeping the car for any length of time and using that particular dealer for your servicing then it's possibly a good idea.

I took out a three year plan with the supplying dealer when I bought my Yaris new last year. After about three weeks, some calculations, and before the first monthly payment was taken, because I decided I wouldn't be keeping the car for more than two years or less I cancelled. It would have worked out I could end up paying around £260+ for just the first minor oil & filter change service!

[RS4]

hi all

newbie here on the toyota forums.

just picked up a 09 plate yaris 1.33 vvti 5 dr autoclutch from main dealer.

current milage is 17000 and i anticipate doing 7000 a year, max 10000.

whilst i was there was offered a service plan

am new to toyota cars so would appreciate some opinions.

its just had its 20000 mile service.

got a quote on a 3 yr plan and 5 yr service plan

3 yr plan - 30,40,50000 services = £541

5 yr plan - 30,40,50,60,70000 mile services = £896

any opinions appreciated.

thanks

As your car will be under maufacturers waranty for a number of years, the least painful way of proving your car has been serviced correctly with OEM parts etc, is to have it done at a Toyota dealer. This would be useful in relation to any future warranty claims you may have to make. My advice would be to ask the garage what the individual costs are for the 30k, 40k, 50k, 60k and 70k services, add them together to see if you are getting value for money.

Also, look in your owners manual and make a list of the other items that require changing at the specifeid intervals, such as brake fluid, pollen filter etc. Sometimes the service plans only cover the basics like engine oil/filter, air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs and labour. So, I would ask the garage if the additional items are covered.

For your information, when I bought my Yaris D4D a couple of years ago, I got a service plan from Benfield for about £340. I did this because the car was under warranty. The £340 service plan covered any three services. So, I would challenge your garage on their service plan costs, find out what is covered and maybe ring a couple more local Toyota franchised dealers.