We just purchased our first NEW travel trailer...Outback 323BH...Boss Lady wants to keep this until the kids are gone. Now, mind you, we have had our fair share of problems with our other, which was purchased used, but when the sales lady asked about the warranty, wife was inclined to say yes....I told her to hold off so I could consult the folks here and have a round table discussion.....The company they use is EasyCare. I did not ask for prices, but I can on Friday when I am back up there. She said that they are somehow mingled with Ford...I did not really pay attention to this one point, but she did say that as long as we get it before our warranty is up, it will be as a new travel trailer. Any thoughts to this company or another one that may be better? Thanks,Cale

I would be willing to guess that for the warranty price you could replace every appliance on your TT. You don't have an engine or transmission to be concerned with so I can't see it on a TT. I used to sell them when I worked at Burroughs Corp. (many years ago) and have never bought one myself.

bsinmich wrote:I would be willing to guess that for the warranty price you could replace every appliance on your TT. You don't have an engine or transmission to be concerned with so I can't see it on a TT. I used to sell them when I worked at Burroughs Corp. (many years ago) and have never bought one myself.Not so much the appliances I am worried about, but the slides. This is the first one for us with slides. Don't want an arm/leg to be lost trying to pay to get one fixed....especially the 19ft monster slide....Cale

calewjohnson wrote:We just purchased our first NEW travel trailer...Outback 323BH...Boss Lady wants to keep this until the kids are gone. Now, mind you, we have had our fair share of problems with our other, which was purchased used, but when the sales lady asked about the warranty, wife was inclined to say yes....I told her to hold off so I could consult the folks here and have a round table discussion.....The company they use is EasyCare. I did not ask for prices, but I can on Friday when I am back up there. She said that they are somehow mingled with Ford...I did not really pay attention to this one point, but she did say that as long as we get it before our warranty is up, it will be as a new travel trailer. Any thoughts to this company or another one that may be better? Thanks,Caletake the money you would have spent for the warranty and start a repair fund and then add $X each month to that fund. use it for routine maintenance, major repairs...whatever you like...once the initial warranty period ends. we did that back in 2000 with our new MH and we are dollars ahead.

Read the actual policy, not the sales brochure, to see what is actually covered and what hoops you have to jump through to get coverage. After that understand that the warranty companies, actually insurance, are not regulated and they can "go out of business" leaving you with a worthless policy. In fact, for many warranty companies that is their business model. Then understand that they have access to a lot of repair orders so they carefully word their policies to eliminate common failures.While you will hear many people say they have made money with their extended warranties, understand that the odds are not in your favor. They collect money from many to only pay out to a few. Also understand that the dealers who sell these "warranties" make a lot of money from their sales, often more than from the sale of the RV itself. Therefore, you will get considerable pressure to buy.In almost every case, you will be better served not to buy the warranty. If you would be including the cost of the warranty into the loan of the RV, don't forget to include the financed cost of the warranty, not the initial purchase price, when making your decision.

rk911 wrote:calewjohnson wrote:We just purchased our first NEW travel trailer...Outback 323BH...Boss Lady wants to keep this until the kids are gone. Now, mind you, we have had our fair share of problems with our other, which was purchased used, but when the sales lady asked about the warranty, wife was inclined to say yes....I told her to hold off so I could consult the folks here and have a round table discussion.....The company they use is EasyCare. I did not ask for prices, but I can on Friday when I am back up there. She said that they are somehow mingled with Ford...I did not really pay attention to this one point, but she did say that as long as we get it before our warranty is up, it will be as a new travel trailer. Any thoughts to this company or another one that may be better? Thanks,Caletake the money you would have spent for the warranty and start a repair fund and then add $X each month to that fund. use it for routine maintenance, major repairs...whatever you like...once the initial warranty period ends. we did that back in 2000 with our new MH and we are dollars ahead.Great idea...did not think about that as an idea....a simple $100/month may be a good way to start...Cale

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rk911
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
calewjohnson wrote:
We just purchased our first NEW travel trailer...Outback 323BH...Boss Lady wants to keep this until the kids are gone. Now, mind you, we have had our fair share of problems with our other, which was purchased used, but when the sales lady asked about the warranty, wife was inclined to say yes....I told her to hold off so I could consult the folks here and have a round table discussion.....The company they use is EasyCare. I did not ask for prices, but I can on Friday when I am back up there. She said that they are somehow mingled with Ford...I did not really pay attention to this one point, but she did say that as long as we get it before our warranty is up, it will be as a new travel trailer. Any thoughts to this company or another one that may be better?

Thanks,

Cale

take the money you would have spent for the warranty and start a repair fund and then add $X each month to that fund. use it for routine maintenance, major repairs...whatever you like...once the initial warranty period ends. we did that back in 2000 with our new MH and we are dollars ahead.
calewjohnson
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
bsinmich wrote:
I would be willing to guess that for the warranty price you could replace every appliance on your TT. You don't have an engine or transmission to be concerned with so I can't see it on a TT. I used to sell them when I worked at Burroughs Corp. (many years ago) and have never bought one myself.

Not so much the appliances I am worried about, but the slides. This is the first one for us with slides. Don't want an arm/leg to be lost trying to pay to get one fixed....especially the 19ft monster slide....

Cale
bsinmich
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
I would be willing to guess that for the warranty price you could replace every appliance on your TT. You don't have an engine or transmission to be concerned with so I can't see it on a TT. I used to sell them when I worked at Burroughs Corp. (many years ago) and have never bought one myself.

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