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[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by 71_340

dkoldman,

In my case I think it worked in my favor and I am sure that over the next 6 years I will use up the remaining $1000 it takes to recoup my investment.

Agreed in your case; but do you NOT agree that if this was true for the masses the Extended warranty companies would be out of business?

In my opinion a warranty is essential for a RV, considering how they are put together and the "abuse" they experience just by driving it and under normal use. It is even more important for owners who are not able to do repairs themselves.

I think all would agree they would like to have an warranty over not having one, but the real question is at what cost? Fact is ESP is a very effective way for Dealers and ESP Companies to increase their net profit. There is no one right answer, when it comes to ESPs. You might as well be in Vegas because while their are a few winners like you, the House (ESP companies & Dealers) will always win over the masses.

I do concur with the wisdom of a few that for some folks that don't have the liquid cash, they need to get the ESP they can to roll up in the finance cost to avoid the fear of potential of a big bill later. Other than that; it may be simple for most to take their RV to whomever they wish to have it serviced and pay them what is agreed upon and call it a day; just as I do with all my vehicles when their Mfg warranties expires. It is a peace of mind as well, but different perspective.

For example.

In my new RV, I wanted to add a Sound Bar because when sitting in the Captain & Passengers chairs facing the TV, you could barely hear, so finally after months I figured out how to get the TV down, I wanted the power for Sound bar and hdmi cable to go through the wall behind the TV for neatness. When I finally got it all done the TV would not come on So somehow in the process it got damage, the TV was under warranty and I could have had it replaced with Mfg or an ESP if I had, but I didn't really want another new TV like I had anyway I don't believe either of the warranties would have paid for me to get a high end 40" Samsung? So I pulled from my $1,500 / year reserve allocation and bought my Samsung TV of choice. I am happier as I now have higher quality, WifI on TV, ethernet, direct streaming to TV from phone among other things. With that built in Subwoofer, I have theater picture and sound quality in my RV for few hundred bucks.