Extended Warranty

**Fredbaro** · 06-12-2020, 10:00 AM

Wanted opinion on what everyone thinks on these extended warranties. My dealer supplied a lifetime warranty as long as rig is checked every year to keep valid cost is reasonable about 130.00 a year. Wanted to sell me another extended warranty on top of this for 2500 dollars. The dealer warranty covers major things like suspension,kitchen appliances,AC, heater,.It dose not cover the lippert auto leveling system. So i guess question is do you think extended warranties worth it with the other policy dealer gave with unit.I have never bought one with other 2 units but also had nothing major break. Thank You

**livinthelife** · 06-12-2020, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Fredbaro

Wanted opinion on what everyone thinks on these extended warranties. My dealer supplied a lifetime warranty as long as rig is checked every year to keep valid cost is reasonable about 130.00 a year. Wanted to sell me another extended warranty on top of this for 2500 dollars. The dealer warranty covers major things like suspension,kitchen appliances,AC, heater,.It dose not cover the lippert auto leveling system. So i guess question is do you think extended warranties worth it with the other policy dealer gave with unit.I have never bought one with other 2 units but also had nothing major break. Thank You

We canceled all our extended warranties about a year after purchase. My husband can do most minor fixes, and dealing with the service people at our dealer was a terrible experience. We like using our local RV repair facility.

**FT4NOW** · 06-12-2020, 10:44 AM

Better off putting that $2500 in the bank as a repair fund to cover any parts needed for repairs. Extended warranties are like insurance policies, some people will never use them, but a small percentage of people will benefit from it. If you are handy at all, most repairs are easy.

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**jneubig** · 06-13-2020, 04:38 AM

I purchased the extended warranty on mine and feel it has paid for itself in the second and third years of ownership. In the second year, I had one hydraulic landing gear leg and one stabilizer leg start leaking fluid. Neither are serviceable and were replaced. In December, my Schwintek slide gearbox (not the motor) stripped and the whole mechanism had to be replaced which entailed completely removing the slide room from the unit. Would have been pretty costly out of pocket on the labor side had I not had the warranty. Lastly, had an AC fan motor bearing failure. The entire motor was replaced. Personally, I feel the warranty has already paid for itself and I still have two years remaining.

**Rvlvn2019** · 06-20-2020, 07:41 AM

Hi John ~ I was wondering which company and plan you went with? We are picking up our new 2021 303RLS at the end of this month and want to be prepared!!!! Thanks

**Fredbaro** · 06-20-2020, 09:23 AM

USA travel care offered by dealer checked company out has a good rating.

**jneubig** · 06-21-2020, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Rvlvn2019

Hi John ~ I was wondering which company and plan you went with? We are picking up our new 2021 303RLS at the end of this month and want to be prepared!!!! Thanks

The paperwork is somewhere in my truck. I don't recall the name of the company off the top of my head. It was a five year warranty (6 total including the factory warranty). It was offered by our selling dealer, Dixie RV in Hammond, LA, at the time of sale. The F&I guy started pretty high on it, but I was able to negotiate it down quite a bit. I'll track down the paperwork later today and add it to the thread.

**jkwilson** · 06-21-2020, 08:11 AM

The biggest problem with extended warranties is that they don’t do anything to improve service scheduling. If you have a failure today, it will probably be August before you can get in for service at a dealer, and then more delay if parts need to be ordered. Many people just repair things themselves even when covered by a warranty just so they don’t lose months of use waiting.

**jneubig** · 06-21-2020, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by jkwilson

The biggest problem with extended warranties is that they don’t do anything to improve service scheduling. If you have a failure today, it will probably be August before you can get in for service at a dealer, and then more delay if parts need to be ordered. Many people just repair things themselves even when covered by a warranty just so they don’t lose months of use waiting.

True but mine did authorize and pay for a mobile tech for the AC. I did not have to bring it to the selling dealer or any dealer for that matter. I simply called the company, explained the situation and they provided a claim number. I verified with the mobile tech that would be OK and was all set. My other option would have been to pay the mobile tech myself, then turn in the invoice to the warranty company for reimbursement.

**jkwilson** · 06-21-2020, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by jneubig

True but mine did authorize and pay for a mobile tech for the AC. I did not have to bring it to the selling dealer or any dealer for that matter. I simply called the company, explained the situation and they provided a claim number. I verified with the mobile tech that would be OK and was all set. My other option would have been to pay the mobile tech myself, then turn in the invoice to the warranty company for reimbursement.

Sometimes it works out, but without a doubt, on average, you pay more for the warranty than repairs would have cost out of pocket. If that wasn’t true, warranty sales wouldn’t make profit both for the selling dealer and the warranty company. It’s a gamble weighted strongly to favor the warranty company.

My 303 is 6 years old. The extent of non-wear related repairs after the factory warranty expired has been less than $350, and I upgraded the TV when I replaced it.