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05-06-2019, 09:13 PM
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Junior Member
State: Connecticut
Posts: 29
THOR #11685
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Extended warranty
Going through warranty issues on my slides on my Miramar. Wanted feedback on people that use or have used extended warranties good and bad.
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05-06-2019, 10:01 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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My opinion about them: Thy cost a whole bunch of money; but can often prove to be worth every penny!
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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05-06-2019, 10:49 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2023 Jayco Precept 31UL
State: Florida
Posts: 2,916
THOR #1589
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Suggest you do a search on that subject. It's been thoroughly discussed here and on every other RV forum.
If you don't know which end of a screwdriver to hold, it might make sense to look further into one.
Be sure you understand the provider limitations, the deductibles and especially, the exclusions. And remember, the selling agent keeps about half of what you pay for one, and the issuing companies still make big money. You do the math...
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05-06-2019, 11:30 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Forest River Forester 235
State: Indiana
Posts: 4,884
THOR #6826
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You also can cancel anytime for a prorated refund. You can consider canceling after a year or so when maybe the bugs are worked out of your coach and you have some confidence that you won’t need it. I bought mine from camping world when I bought my Freedom Elite. I kept turning it down until the price was down to $2500 for 7 years. And I canceled after less than a year when I figured out that these things aren’t nearly as complicated as they appear to be.
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05-07-2019, 11:42 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Still Looking
State: Georgia
Posts: 21
THOR #4609
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Just curious what year is your Miramar?
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05-07-2019, 12:39 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete'sMH
You also can cancel anytime for a prorated refund.
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I cancelled the extended warranty on Outlaw after I traded it in. We got back over $6100.
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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05-07-2019, 01:33 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: SOB 2014 Meridian 36M
State: Washington
Posts: 981
THOR #7205
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I cancelled the extended warranty on Outlaw after I traded it in. We got back over $6100.
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That was good move, Bob.
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Pat & Becky & now Katie
Wenatchee, WA
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05-07-2019, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: SOB 2014 Meridian 36M
State: Washington
Posts: 981
THOR #7205
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When we purchased our ws31 used and only 10 months old it came with transferable service plans. We have been very happy to have that coverage for a couple issues. When the vinyl seats started showing nicks and chaffing within the first year, we contacted the company that warranties the applied concoction on the interior. They agreed to pay 600 bucks towards the repair of the captains seats. Good Sams service plan paid for the expensive slide motor replacement as well. (the slide was stuck in.)
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Pat & Becky & now Katie
Wenatchee, WA
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05-07-2019, 01:53 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: DRV
State: Texas
Posts: 678
THOR #3109
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Bob, if you got back $6100, what did it cost originally? That is a lot of warranty money.
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2016 Tiffin 40QBH
2015 38RSSA--traded
2005 36TK3--retired, but it was a good one
2017 F450 KR
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05-07-2019, 02:57 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: ACE 33.1
State: Arizona
Posts: 6
THOR #15233
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After a lot of research I went with "Wholesale Warranties", they had the best price and I got the $100 deductible. The st year I exceeded the the cost of of the warranty the 1st year. It was so worth it. And then my 3 years/36k miles on the truck expired so I got an extended warranty on it too with a discount because I already had my trailer on it.
When I purchase my new ACE later this year I will transfer both warranties over to the MH.
The only problem I see with extended warranties is the dealers that do the work, they don't like working with EW, they like over charging you for work but the EW only allow a reasonable hours of labor. The EW says it only takes 3 ours to replace the part and the dealer wants to charge 5 hours of labor. Most of the time the EX warranty might go an extra hour of labor and maybe the dealer may except 4 hours instead of 3. But sometimes the dealer will want the customer pay our of his pocket the extra hours. In that case I would suggest going somewhere else for service.
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05-07-2019, 04:01 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: DRV
State: Texas
Posts: 678
THOR #3109
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Thank you for that info.
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2016 Tiffin 40QBH
2015 38RSSA--traded
2005 36TK3--retired, but it was a good one
2017 F450 KR
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05-07-2019, 07:27 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Forest River Forester 235
State: Indiana
Posts: 4,884
THOR #6826
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Quote:
Originally Posted by earlbalentine@gmail.com
After a lot of research I went with "Wholesale Warranties", they had the best price and I got the $100 deductible. The st year I exceeded the the cost of of the warranty the 1st year. It was so worth it. And then my 3 years/36k miles on the truck expired so I got an extended warranty on it too with a discount because I already had my trailer on it.
When I purchase my new ACE later this year I will transfer both warranties over to the MH.
The only problem I see with extended warranties is the dealers that do the work, they don't like working with EW, they like over charging you for work but the EW only allow a reasonable hours of labor. The EW says it only takes 3 ours to replace the part and the dealer wants to charge 5 hours of labor. Most of the time the EX warranty might go an extra hour of labor and maybe the dealer may except 4 hours instead of 3. But sometimes the dealer will want the customer pay our of his pocket the extra hours. In that case I would suggest going somewhere else for service.
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I once had a dealer simply refuse to deal with the warranty company. Said he’d had too much trouble trying to get he required preapproval with their repeated requests for more information and too much time on hold when calling. I find that pretty easy to believe. This dealer said if I wanted him to fix it I could then request reimbursement for the repair. As it happens it doesn’t work that way. If not preapproved there is no payment or appeal. That is why I selected a Good Sam plan - I figured CW couldn’t back out of their own plan. But then I canceled it anyway and didn’t buy one at all for my latest rig (used). It’s a gamble either way.
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05-08-2019, 11:33 AM
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Junior Member
State: Connecticut
Posts: 29
THOR #11685
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfpacker
Just curious what year is your Miramar?
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2017. It’s a 35.2 Miramar
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05-08-2019, 11:58 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wingnut60
Bob, if you got back $6100, what did it cost originally? That is a lot of warranty money.
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It was a Camping World thing": about $8000
With the new rig we got a two-year longer extended warranty; for over $2000 lest!
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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05-08-2019, 12:55 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: ACE 33.1
State: Arizona
Posts: 6
THOR #15233
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CW Goodsam roadside assistant will cancel you after you the service 2 times.
CoachNet seems to be about the best service and price out there.
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