Thank you again for your responses. I think we have decided to not purchase the extended warranty. We will be kind of living in it about four months out of the year, for how many years we will be doing this is uncertain at this point. I tend to agree with idea of just having a maintenance fund.
I'm a retired truck technician and I know how expensive labor rates are these day, most run in the hundred dollar an hour range. I do all my own auto and truck maintenance and repairs, I'm sure I can learn to do most of any needed maintenance on the trailer.
This forum is such a great help to those of us who are new to the RV lifestyle, thanks again.