Using warranty in Europe - Toyota Yaris Forums

verbel · 04-30-2009, 02:40 PM

I am going to be moving to Belgium for a few years and I have to take a vehicle with me. I currently have a older Saturn and would like to get something with better gas mileage and reliability. The only thing I am concerned with is warranty issues. If I buy this car here Will I be able to get it serviced under its warranty in Europe?

SailDesign · 04-30-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verbel

I am going to be moving to Belgium for a few years and I have to take a vehicle with me. I currently have a older Saturn and would like to get something with better gas mileage and reliability. The only thing I am concerned with is warranty issues. If I buy this car here Will I be able to get it serviced under its warranty in Europe?

I know that if it was a camera, the answer would be "no". I would suggest contacting Toyota in Belgium.
If you are there for a few years, wouldn't you be better off buying a locally-sold car? If sometihng went wrong with an American-spec car, the Belgian Toyota dealers may not be able to source parts.

verbel · 04-30-2009, 03:00 PM

Part of the reason is things seem to be more expensive over there, and here I can get trade in though it will not be alot.

MadMax · 04-30-2009, 05:47 PM

We took a brand new US-specs VW Passat to Germany in 1995, and we were told the US warranty was not valid in Europe. But we did get a recall issue covered by a German VW dealership. The same happened with a US-specs Honda motorcycle I owned, and the recall didn't effect the European version of the model. Plus, Toyotas are generally very reliable, so if it were me I wouldn't worry about it too much, especially considering that the Yaris is popular vehicle over there (I saw a ton when I was in Germany and the UK this past January).

Where are you heading to in Belgium? We lived outside of Mons from 2002-2005. And are you at Scott AFB going to HQ NATO or SHAPE? I have a few friends at TRANSCOM who were at SHAPE with us...if you are looking for some folks with firsthand experience of the Mons area, I will PM you their info.

Cheers! M2

04-30-2009, 02:40 PM	#1
verbel Drives: Toyota Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, Belleville Posts: 2	Using warranty in Europe I am going to be moving to Belgium for a few years and I have to take a vehicle with me. I currently have a older Saturn and would like to get something with better gas mileage and reliability. The only thing I am concerned with is warranty issues. If I buy this car here Will I be able to get it serviced under its warranty in Europe?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Warranty?	pixitha	Performance Modifications	2	04-06-2009 12:12 AM
Aftermarket install Warranty question	deancgibbons	In Car Entertainment + Electronics (audio / video / alarm)	4	03-05-2009 01:34 AM
Aftermarket Keyless Entry - How does it affect the Warranty?	aerock19	In Car Entertainment + Electronics (audio / video / alarm)	7	09-07-2007 02:11 PM
Warranty Suggestions please...	derekjd	New YARIS Purchase Forum	4	05-22-2006 06:53 PM
warranty service question	faulkton	New YARIS Purchase Forum	2	05-07-2006 09:23 AM

04-30-2009, 03:00 PM	#3
verbel Drives: Toyota Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, Belleville Posts: 2	Part of the reason is things seem to be more expensive over there, and here I can get trade in though it will not be alot.

04-30-2009, 05:47 PM	#4
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	We took a brand new US-specs VW Passat to Germany in 1995, and we were told the US warranty was not valid in Europe. But we did get a recall issue covered by a German VW dealership. The same happened with a US-specs Honda motorcycle I owned, and the recall didn't effect the European version of the model. Plus, Toyotas are generally very reliable, so if it were me I wouldn't worry about it too much, especially considering that the Yaris is popular vehicle over there (I saw a ton when I was in Germany and the UK this past January). Where are you heading to in Belgium? We lived outside of Mons from 2002-2005. And are you at Scott AFB going to HQ NATO or SHAPE? I have a few friends at TRANSCOM who were at SHAPE with us...if you are looking for some folks with firsthand experience of the Mons area, I will PM you their info. Cheers! M2