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Just purchased my new 2012 Super Silver GT-R. Dealer is pushing the 3-year, all-inclusive, pre-paid maintenance pretty hard: $6575 for three years. I never buy extended warranties so I'm pretty hesitant about this one.
They're quoting me $140 for an oil change which at worst will be needed four times per year. That's $560 a year. That would leave $1632 for annual maintenance that I would be paying for.
What they're not telling me is how much it would cost me if I didn't prepay and instead just paid as I went.
The finance guy says they don't make money off of the maintenance plan. The only reason they do it is because it locks in the ("heavily discounted") money over time and "gets you to come back into the dealership more often and potentially buy something else." He may be right but I'm naturally skeptical.
Anyone have advice on whether this is worth it or not? $6575 added to my payments over time raises the monthly pretty high.
They're quoting me $140 for an oil change which at worst will be needed four times per year. That's $560 a year. That would leave $1632 for annual maintenance that I would be paying for.
What they're not telling me is how much it would cost me if I didn't prepay and instead just paid as I went.
The finance guy says they don't make money off of the maintenance plan. The only reason they do it is because it locks in the ("heavily discounted") money over time and "gets you to come back into the dealership more often and potentially buy something else." He may be right but I'm naturally skeptical.
Anyone have advice on whether this is worth it or not? $6575 added to my payments over time raises the monthly pretty high.