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Dog_Folks
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Jul 24, 2014

Warranty

I am of the opinion that any extended warranty, on any product, is just a waste of money.

However, as my trailer ages,I am starting to think otherwise.

Has anyone had PERSONAL experience or better yet, a claim with Wholesalewarranties.com specifically?

They are offering me a policy direct on my 8 year old trailer. No dealer involved.
  • BubbaChris,

    No, if you don't want us to mail you a quote package, you don't need to provide your address and we will only e-mail you the quote. The mail kit does have a lot of good information in it however.
  • I can't say that the GS extended warranty is worth the money, to me anyway. Took them 2 months to approve covered work on my TT, and then they didn't cover it all.
    Not real happy with them, or CW that's doing the work.
  • @Scott Blanc - If I follow your tip, will it increase the amount of mail and email offers I'll get for GS services?

    I only joined GS in March and it feels like you've already spent more than half of my membership fees in printing and stamps.

    BTW - thanks so much for jumping in here. I'm new to RVs and having a CampingWorld in my hometown gives me a leg up on things.
  • If you go to Goodsamesp.com you can get a customized quote, review what is covered and what is not covered and see a sample of the actual policy language for the Good Sam Extended Service Plan.
  • What discdoctor said.

    Can you post the actual warranty language here? Would make it easier.
    I've never seen an extended warranty that wasn't weighted towards the issuing company but would love to be wrong.
  • Replacement or depreciated values? Deductible amounts? Exclusions? Service center locations nearby? Reimbursement options if you are on a trip? Parts and labor? Finally, cost?
  • haven't heard of that one, but good sam club offers one too. not sure of prices. we get the brochures fairly regular. we bought extended when we bought new camper.
  • Not all extended warranties are a waste of money, but RV warranties have so many loopholes for them to deny claims that they, in many cases, can amount to a waste of money. My current rig is 7 years old and I wouldn't pay for an extended warranty at this point, plus I'm pretty handy and prefer to do any repairs if I'm capable. Was offered one when we purchased new rig which I immediately denied, turned out to be the right thing to do as we have had no issues that didn't cost a few buck for me to fix myself.

    Nothing wrong with getting an extended warranty and some do get costly repairs that can exceed what they paid for their warranty, peace of mind is the major reason we get them and that feeling can go a long way to making the RVing experience less troublesome. Boils down to your personal situation and point of view, I would be more inclined to get a warranty on motorized RV, for towables I would just take my chances and go without.

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