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Extended warrantees are not worth it. Toyota knows that on a statistical basis, the warrantee (a form of insurance) will net more money than is paid out. So they will make a large profit on all warrantees sold. On top of that, the dealership also takes a healthy cut of the action. In addition, you lose money by paying up front. Toyota then gets the benefit of holding that money forever, and you lose out on interest or other uses of that money for a repair that might be many years down the road. In addition, Subaru is now the top-rated automaker by quality as rated by Consumer Reports, and Scion is very close by. So you are in a sense, betting against the quality of the two best automakers in the business. That's a bad bet. Maybe if you plan to abuse the car it might make sense, but you'll need to read the fine print to see if it only cover "normal" use of the vehicle.
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