Tire insurance?

When I purchased my motor home I did the 7 yr extended warranty which includes tires and rims. So yes I have insurance for everything bumper to bumper for 7 yes 100,000 miles. When I traded in our 5th wheel and truck we had it on the fiver so the dealer put in on the motorhome. Some individuals don't like ESP but I for one have no issues with them. They covered 5 new tires on my fiver due to blowouts and such.

glamisorbust wrote:
I am considering a trip of about 2200 miles next month. My DW is concerned about not having some type of road service insurance if we blow a tire. Is anything like this available? If so, who do you use and what is the cost?

CoachNet and don't leave home without it. It's very reasonable and just one call for anything will pay for itself times over. They also have tech support that might save you a tow sometimes. Also, check here, PPL CoachNet offer, rather than calling them direct for a possible savings. We did last June and this offer may still be in effect.

What most people do not think or know about is if you have full coverage insurance, it will cover your MH, its body panels, and any damage that your unit gets from a blow out! Also , I found out that after having two wheels and tires come off, yes it happens, that my insurance paid for the wheels, tires, all the parts to make me whole, except the bearing that failed, which caused the loss, as they called it? I do not know of any tire specific insurance that you can buy, other than when you buy new tires, but a good road side service plan on your insurance is cheap! I have Progressive.

We have the Good Sams road service for around $100/year and we had a blowout in very rural Montana with our 30 ft. Class C motorhome. It took about 3 hours to get someone there to put on our spare and for us to take the blown tire to the next town and replace the spare but it only cost us the price of the new tire and zero for the road service so we probably paid for the cost of the plan.

glamisorbust wrote:
That is what i'm asking about, Effy. I just got this coach, the tires are 5 years old and i'm gonna be using it soon. I will probably buy a used spare just to have something with me incase I do blow one out. I am still going to call coachnet and see what they have to offer.

Buy 2 new put them on the front and keep the old ones for spares.

glamisorbust wrote:
That is what i'm asking about, Effy. I just got this coach, the tires are 5 years old and i'm gonna be using it soon. I will probably buy a used spare just to have something with me incase I do blow one out. I am still going to call coachnet and see what they have to offer.

Yeah, in that case no insurance for the tires but I would certainly sign up for road side assistance. Not only will they bring you a spare and mount it (you pay for the tire) they can tow you, offer trip interrupt hotel, trip planning service, technical support, all kinds of things. I am not sure about Good Sam but our Coachnet covers all our vehicles and Rv's whether you are traveling or not - not just the MH. It's all inclusive road side assistance for anything you own.

I bought it 3 years ago and needed it on a trip. We took our TOAD into Pittsburgh and it broke down. They towed it about 50 miles back to our CG and it cost me nothing. The tow driver wasn't even in Coachnet's network, but Coachnet (unlike some other RSA's) called everyone in the yellow pages until they found us a company that could take the call. That tow driver said Coachnet is the best RSA they have worked with as they get paid right away and 100%. He said he shunned Good Sam calls because they often discounted his rate and paid him 90 days later. Personally I want my tow driver happy.

like I said, others have good luck with GS, but that's my story.

I would worry about 5 year old tires not knowing how they have been cared for during that five years and how many miles. In this case more miles is better as it reduces the dry rot that sets in from sitting still, heat and motion circulate the protective chemicals through the rubber (from Michelin or Goodyear web site).

If you are concerned you might go to a tire shop and have them expected. This would include dismounting them to inspect the interior. This will not be an inexpensive operation, but it is less than replacing a tire along side the road.

That is what i'm asking about, Effy. I just got this coach, the tires are 5 years old and i'm gonna be using it soon. I will probably buy a used spare just to have something with me incase I do blow one out. I am still going to call coachnet and see what they have to offer.

the bear II wrote:
I have insurance on the sets of tires I bought at America's/Discount Tire Store. It was an extra $16 per tire and covers road hazards and workmanship for the useable life of each tire. Also includes free air pressure checks and periodic tire rotation. I've used it a couple of times for nail punctures and once for a bulge. Tires fixed or replaced and balance at no extra cost.

You got the insurance when you bought the tires. I think OP is asking about insurance on tires he already has which I don't think exists.

Make sure to ask about à inner duell coverage.
Most will not cover it. Coach net will.
Bob