I live in spartanburg, south carolina and it seems every dealer here deals with Southeast Toyota Finance. They say they are all contractually obligated to add the $700 toyotaguard platinum to all new cars, also all weather floor mats. Its hard enough finding dealers that dont add market adjustment, but this cant be legal can it? I want to get a toyota tundra sr crew max, lowest model, no extra addons. None of that clearguard door nonsense or least of all a $700 toyotaguard platinum which is basically 2 free oil changes, and a free tow if your brand new toyota breaks down (which most insurance provide anyway). So short of going half way across the country, anybody know if this is even legal?
I'm not aware of any law against it. But you can be sure if a dealer's lips are moving then he's lying.
Why not tell them if they are contractually obligated, to drop the price of the vehicle to match the price of the add-ons, and you will take it?
So I do know that Southeast Toyota is a distributor that adds a considerable amount of port added stuff to the cars they distribute or something like what they are telling you. So the "Southeast Toyota has told them" part is true. But like one other comment said tell them to deduct it from the price of the car. This way they are charging $700 under toyotaguard but at the same time canceling it out by charging $700 less for the car itself.
I didn't know the price has gone up. When I bought my 2021 Camry, it was $600. So, I actually get 6 oil changes with the packages. 2 from the dealership. 2 From Toyoguard Care, and 2 from Toyoguard Platinum which is the $600 I paid. Toyoguard Platinum is a step up from Toyoguard Care.
An oil change for 8th gen Camry with tire rotation where I live is $120. I don't count the 2 free oil changes the dealership gives me. $120 x 4 = $480. That leaves me with $120 left in the package.
You also get 5 days of free rental car, and free roadside assistance within 5 years. It seems like a huge amount of money being "scammed" by SETF but in the long run, it's worth it.
And it's true that they require their dealerships to include the package in all new cars. When I bought my Camry, they had either 0% APR or 0.9% APR for good credit and I took the first option. If I decided to finance through a private lender, there was no way I could get that deal. What APRs are they giving you?
