April Yaris sales down big time

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Zaphod

When I see warranties like that I just smell desperation. I don't want a GMC vehicle no matter how long the warranty is, after all who cares if the company who's supposed to honor it is out of business.

But to be honest they throw 10 years on there just to make it look better than it is. The real number there for most people, especially regarding the drivetrain is 100,000 miles.

The point is that the drivetrain is normally not the thing that goes out on any car unless you abuse it, in which case the warranty may be void (don't change the oil, etc ...).

But it also drives home one more point, most people are under this strange impression that you have to take your car to the stealership for maintenance in order to keep the warranty valid.

So the dealerships are more than happy to honor something like this as I'm sure it just makes them a whole lot more money in the long run.

im going to have to disagree with you

for the last decade my parents' cars have always run out of time before mileage. theyre older and don't travel that much anymore. my dad is retired and my mom works in-town.

even i have to admit that i don't put on NEAR the mileage i used to when i was single and drove all the time just for fun. our aveo is past its 3yr old mark and only has about 50000kms on it. (so 5/6 done the warranty mileage). yaris is at 54000km and will be three years old at the end of july....but its made several trips from the east coast and back (~3000km round trip)

with an aging population and a down-turned economy, i think you'll see people not commuting 50 miles to and from work or driving just for the sake of driving

like i said before, id rock a car because it had longer warranty, but my priorities are different than that of an 18yr old