Buy Extended warranty! Yes/No? Help!
We are looking at a 2002 Class A we have no history on the unit. We are thinking of purchasing a Extended Warranty due to the age and possible unknown problems that might come up. This warranty i...
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I flat out told the salesman 'no' and I did not want the warranty. Later they came back with a much better price, and I started to worry about the transmission on my 1997 Fleetwood Bounder with 460" Ford engine. The Ford 4 speed auto transmission was pretty new at that time, and I thought about it, I was concerned enough to pay the extra $2,500 or something for the 5 or 6 year 50,000 mile warranty. The initial cost was something a bit over $4,200 to cover all the same stuff, with this extra mark up probably being split as commmissions to the dealer and salesmen.
So how did it work out from 97 - 2003? Well I took the RV in for several things, including a leaking passenger side axle seal, several minor problem,s and about 8 times for leaking seals on the factory installed 'Big foot' jacks. Now they just install a rebuild kit on the jack for about $100, but back in 2000, they replaced the $850 jacks one at a time. It cost us $50 for each visit to the dealership, so we would wait for a few things to get all repaired at once.
I do remember having the flush valve replaced on the toilet too.
No problems with the transmission or engine. One broken weld that Fleetwood took care of when the RV was about 5 months old and around 3,000 miles on it. That was a month long repair! Fleetwood approved about 3 hours of labor time, while the dealership held things up until they where paid for a full 6 hours to make the repair. In the meantime, while the dealership and Fleetwood worked things out, we kept paying $650 a month and not being able to use the motorhome, that was a bummer.. . .
Good luck with your new RV, whatever it is!
Fred.
So how did it work out from 97 - 2003? Well I took the RV in for several things, including a leaking passenger side axle seal, several minor problem,s and about 8 times for leaking seals on the factory installed 'Big foot' jacks. Now they just install a rebuild kit on the jack for about $100, but back in 2000, they replaced the $850 jacks one at a time. It cost us $50 for each visit to the dealership, so we would wait for a few things to get all repaired at once.
I do remember having the flush valve replaced on the toilet too.
No problems with the transmission or engine. One broken weld that Fleetwood took care of when the RV was about 5 months old and around 3,000 miles on it. That was a month long repair! Fleetwood approved about 3 hours of labor time, while the dealership held things up until they where paid for a full 6 hours to make the repair. In the meantime, while the dealership and Fleetwood worked things out, we kept paying $650 a month and not being able to use the motorhome, that was a bummer.. . .
Good luck with your new RV, whatever it is!
Fred.
