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mariontl
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Jun 01, 2015

Re purchasing a warranty & how many km's is too many ?

Husband and I are in the process of buying a Winnebago Itasca Sunova 2005 Class A motor home. Ford V10. Has 97,000 km. Husband is thinking of buying warranty to cover the coach and the drive train but it costs $4,300 Canadian.Good idea to buy the warranty or not ? The dealership will be doing a thorough inspection. The km's are 97,000 - Is that too many km's ?
Thanks for any feedback

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  • Ditto. It all comes down to peace of mind. The numbers will rarely justify the warranty. If you have money to pay for the warranty, you probably have the money to cover an issue that arises.

    I've purchased one warranty that I don't regret because it was a relatively low price, $1,500 for coverage on an F-150 with 60,000 miles on it. It gave me peace of mind on a used truck but everything that broke (not much) during the warranty wasn't covered and what was, alternator, broke 45 days after coverage elapsed. I had replaced a transmission on a prior Dodge so $1,500 was worth peace of mind but still doubt I'll ever purchase one again.
  • What DIAZR2 is saying: READ THE FINE PRINT on any of these extended warranties. Read the EXCLUSIONS! For instance, they might cover spark plug # 4 but not spark plug # 2.
    And...in many cases, whatever breaks is not covered. A 2005 is not an old model. It is, however beyond any standard factory warranty period.

    When I bought my motorhome (new) I was, like you, offered an extended plan for a couple thousand bucks. I declined. Turned out that many years later I had to replace the fridge. US$1400. MUCH cheaper than any extentend anything.

    So, based on MY experience, forget the extended, put that money in the gas tank and enjoy your travels!
  • You can rest assured that no matter what goes wrong with your rig after you buy the insurance that particular item or items will not be covered. Drive train is covered until something goes wrong with it. Then it's no longer covered. :-)