I have never had a travel trailer, always a tent but now wife and meare retired and looking for a used travel trailer. I found out they don't have warranties,even ones that are one year old. So I'm want to know what other RVers do, mainly should get a warranty from GS etc. I've heard that some repairs are very expensive. Thanks for the replies

I think most here fix thier own stuff. Even my new travel trailer with a one year warranty never saw the dealer. I fixed all the warranty issues for them. Its my opinion they would of just hacked it up.Buying used all the bugs are usually worked out. Don't know how handy you are, Often items to do are pretty straight forward.Cleaning cauklking roof 2 times a year. Once you see what they charge for this service you will want to do yourself.Lube the bearings. This is another that owners do.Any major applance failure can be fixed yourself too. Rven replaced if need to..If money is not a probalem then find a good dealer and stick with them.But if you get any aftermarket plan you will need basic service at the dealer out of pocket to keep warranty active..GS fine print."Our plan requires RV owners to service your vehicle according to the manufacturer's requirements to maintain full coverage under the policy. For 10% discounts on parts and labor for non-covered repairs, use a service facility in Good Sam Extended Service Plan’s Preferred Provider Network."This means you must take it to have bearings greased. A failure there and you did not have a shop do it your not covered.Same with roof. Need to schedule caulking 2 times a year I believe. If you don't and a leak comes about your up %^&* creek..This is just an example from my experience...My dealer wanted $1700 bucks for extended warranty... I said no thanks. Ill pay as I go....read here all about it... Deductibles and pre existing conditions...http://www.goodsamesp.com/faq.aspxYour best off buying something new from the manufacturers that carry at least a 2 year warranty...Like jayco for exp.

Create your own repair fund by saving the price of a warrenty divided by the number of pay checks you get each year. Then when something happens fix it your self from this savings fund. You will be better off.

newrver327 wrote:I have never had a travel trailer, always a tent but now wife and me are retired and looking for a used travel trailer. I found out they don't have warranties,even ones that are one year old. So I'm want to know what other RVers do, mainly should get a warranty from GS etc. I've heard that some repairs are very expensive.You either buy new for the warranty (and a never slept in bed :W ) or you buy used without a warranty and deal with anything that comes up yourself, meaning you either fix what's wrong yourself OR take it to someone who can and pay them to do it. Either way, do yourself a favour and forget any notion you might have that camping in an RV of any sort is "inexpensive" ... it's not, not by a long shot. If you're lucky you won't have any major issues but you always do want to be aware that catastrophe can be waiting just around the corner for you - believe it, a dead fridge that needs to be replaced won't be inexpensive. Most would probably agree that water leakage is the worst as it can easily destroy a trailer to the point where it's a write off, so especially if you're buying used pay very careful attention for any signs of water leakage. If you don't know what to look for pay to have the unit inspected before purchase by someone who does.

these are not cars where there fixed in a day or two some times a rv will sit on the dealers lot for months waiting on a one hour repair job.

If the warranty is important enough that you feel you need one on even a 1 or 2 year old unit, buy new. The cost of the warranty would cover the price difference in most cases. The components in a TT are warranted individually, appliances, roof, etc have varying warranties from their individual manufacturers. If you are handy and take care of most things around your home yourself, and do the basics on your vehicles also, you can do most of the basics on a TT also. For those times you cant, find a local independent repair tech to help you. Contact a couple of the local Campgrounds as well as the yellow pages, and use them.

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lawrosa
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Mar 08, 2018
I think most here fix thier own stuff. Even my new travel trailer with a one year warranty never saw the dealer. I fixed all the warranty issues for them. Its my opinion they would of just hacked it up.

Buying used all the bugs are usually worked out. Don't know how handy you are, Often items to do are pretty straight forward.

Cleaning cauklking roof 2 times a year. Once you see what they charge for this service you will want to do yourself.

Lube the bearings. This is another that owners do.

Any major applance failure can be fixed yourself too. Rven replaced if need to..

If money is not a probalem then find a good dealer and stick with them.

But if you get any aftermarket plan you will need basic service at the dealer out of pocket to keep warranty active..

GS fine print.

"Our plan requires RV owners to service your vehicle according to the manufacturer's requirements to maintain full coverage under the policy. For 10% discounts on parts and labor for non-covered repairs, use a service facility in Good Sam Extended Service Plan’s Preferred Provider Network."

This means you must take it to have bearings greased. A failure there and you did not have a shop do it your not covered.

Same with roof. Need to schedule caulking 2 times a year I believe. If you don't and a leak comes about your up %^&* creek..

This is just an example from my experience...

My dealer wanted $1700 bucks for extended warranty... I said no thanks. Ill pay as I go....

read here all about it... Deductibles and pre existing conditions...

http://www.goodsamesp.com/faq.aspx

Your best off buying something new from the manufacturers that carry at least a 2 year warranty...Like jayco for exp.

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