New to the RVing world. Recently Purchased a new Heartland Bighorn 5th wheel. Are the extended warranties worth the money for a 5th wheel or simply a pain and not worth the money.Does Anyone have any exspierence with Good Sam Warranty Plans or with a company called Wholesale Warranties which is trying to push a warranty from FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION, CHICAGO, IL.Does anyone have any expierence with FIRST EXTENDED SERVICE CORPORATION.

On a new rig why would you purchase a warranty? The new rig should come with a factory warranty. Maybe after the manufactures warranty expires I would look at it again. But on a new rig everything should be covered for a least a year or two. Why pay for double coverage? All you are doing is giving the dealership a bigger profit on the sale and in my opinion you gain nothing. If you are talking about a used rig then I would consider it.

If not legally required most often the benefits to the seller of the insurance is greater than to the buyer of the insurance on average or they would not sell it. :)People have different emotional needs so the answer can vary greatly on this question. We wind up fixing things ourselves so often this can of insurance does not work well for us. I do buy it on some Harbor Freight electronic items if the price is right but not it if cost more than $20.

Go to www.rv-dreams.com there is a good explanation regarding pros & cons of extended warranties.

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richfaa
Explorer
Jun 04, 2014
Why do we feel we have to get our Money back on a Extended warranty. It is like a insurance policy and how many insurance policies do we get our money back on??
paulcardoza
Explorer
Jun 04, 2014
Well, most insurance policies are for catastrophic coverage, such as life insurance, homeowners insurance, health insurance. Auto insurance is mandatory in most states.

EW's however, are for much less that catastrophic coverage, except in some rare situations. And it's totally optional.

richfaa wrote:
Why do we feel we have to get our Money back on a Extended warranty. It is like a insurance policy and how many insurance policies do we get our money back on??
pjberny5
Explorer
Jun 04, 2014
Purchase of the extended warranty would be for when the Manufactures warranty has exspired.
ReneeG
Explorer
Jun 04, 2014
We have a 2011 Heartland Bighorn 3055RL Fifth Wheel that we purchased new in 2010. We haven't had any problems with it, but as a safeguard, we just bought the Good Sam Extended Warranty with the slide out room add-on. For us, since we are keeping ours for some time, the warranty is worth it. Time will tell if we ever use it or if it's worth it. We got a quote from Wholesale Warranties and the fact that we do not full time, we camp occasionally, decided against the $1K plus price. Good Sam was more affordable and they are on track with their customer service.
richfaa
Explorer
Jun 05, 2014
Our 5th wheel is in now for the replacement of two holding tanks that our G.S extended warranty is paying for. That is going to be a bunch of $$$.
Greentreena
Explorer
Jun 05, 2014
I think its a personal choice. Roll the dice and you could win or lose. My RV fridge was $1900 to replace and it was 5 years old. Fortunatly the wife talked me into the extended warrenty which was less than the cost of the fridge.
MrVan
Explorer
Jun 05, 2014
richfaa wrote:
Our 5th wheel is in now for the replacement of two holding tanks that our G.S extended warranty is paying for. That is going to be a bunch of $$$.

Didn't you have 5 tank failures on the 3400RL?

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