Hello Everyone. We took the plunge and purchased a new 23SS Rockwood Roo. What I am curious about is the extended warrantee. Is it worth purchasing it?The standard is 1 year with the trailer, years 2 and 3(some) is based on the item's manufacture's warrantee.We purchased it from Rolling Hills in Ashland Va.They are offering EasyCare extended warantee for $1900 for 60 months, $100 deductible.The other consideration is GoodSam's insurance. Is it worth it?Love your opinions.Thanks!

The insurance is probably not worth it.That said, I was worried about the 4 speed transmission in my motorhome, and I bought the insurance for $2,500 or so on my then new 1997 Fleetwood Bounder. I declined the first 'offer' of $4,250 insurance, and when I was getting the RV financed, I had time to think about the insurance, and the counter-offered full coverage of all appliances, lubricated engine and transmission parts (not including anything to do with the brakes, air cleaner, ect).Well I ended up on the winning side of that insurance policy. They replaced several of the jacks when the main seal went bad at $750 each installed (my deductible was $50 each time we brought in the RV for whatever went wrong with it). Also we had a rear axle seal start leaking and that caused one tire to blow out, because the rear axle fluid leaked on the tire. Tire was not covered, but the axle seal was. Brake pads where not covered, even though they soaked the brake pads with oil when it left the repair place (the pads where smoking a LOT when we brought home the RV, but not when we took it in with the leaking seal) because we would not pay $500 for them to install $73 brake pads on the rear axle. I installed them myself. Nothing else went wrong with the motorhome while it was within 5 or 6 years old. I bought insurance on my Honda CRV, and nothing went wrong with it either. The insurance has a huge mark up, so ask the dealer if they can provide coverage at a lower price. Probably they can. It might be worth say $850 for 5 years. THey really are only going to cover 4 years after the warranty expires for the structure and other things. Perhaps 2 year for the refrigerator after the warranty for it expires. SO is it worth it? Can you put the $850 in the bank and use that and the interest on the $850 to pay off any required repairs? Certainly not worth the full $1,900 that they are asking for the insurance! Probably the salesman will get $200 of that total, and the dealership another $400 of that as pure profit!Good luck, Enjoy the new RV and have fun camping!Fred.

you should be able to get a second year warranty for about 150.00 or so from Forest River,the dealership won't tell you about it, you will know after 2 years if you need to extend it, I would tell the dealer no on the extended warranty.go to the Forest River forum and ask about it there. congrats on the new camper

Oh I don't know. That's only about $32 a month for insurance. All depends on what that's worth to you. Can you normally afford between $500 and $1000 for a repair? It could cost that easily. Insurance is a gamble every time. It only seems worth it if you use it. But that's the nature of insurance

the problem with putting that $850 in savings that with today's interest it will be worth about $860 in 4 years. might be better to just finance $850 less. that $860 won't cover a major repair.bumpy

Extended warranties are only worth it to the companies that sell them. They will find any excuse not to pay. You will be money ahead to put the $1900 in an emergency only savings account and be self insured. Or you can send it to me and I'll just tell you "Not covered due to improper maintenance" LOL

Extended Warrantee... Worth it???? | Good Sam Community

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samsontdog
Explorer
Apr 08, 2015
captnjack wrote:
samsontdog wrote:
My friends MH broke down on the Freeway and there warrenty had expired Jan 31
but they had purchased extended warrenty. Good thing for them as the repairs cost over $4,000 to repair. Myself I would not have purchased the extended W

$4,000 for repair, how much for warranty?

They did not say. Prob a bunch
dvitale300
Explorer
Apr 08, 2015
We just bought a Starcraft Launch Ultralight 28BHS. We also bought the extended warranty - for about $2500 - but that included an interior and exterior protection plan. Did we get screwed - probably. But maybe there's something for the peace of mind in the thing. The only problem I'm finding is that dealers don't honor warranties in the same way auto warranties are honored.
rbpru
Explorer II
Apr 07, 2015
Though we had done a lot of PUP towing, when we purchased our first TT, we insured it for the "purchased price" for four years.

The idea being, if I had not driven it off of a cliff by then we would probably have figure out how to pull the thing. So far so good.

To date we have had no issues. It is a three year old Dutchmen so I suspect any warranty work was done before we bought it.
mbopp
Explorer
Apr 07, 2015
We had a hybrid TT for 7 years and passed on the warranty. For the few minor items I repaired it turned out it wasn't worth having the insurance.
Atlee
Explorer II
Apr 07, 2015
I doubt I would get extended warranty for a travel trailer. I might think twice if we're talking about a new motorized RV.

TheGreatWaz00 wrote:
Hello Everyone.

We took the plunge and purchased a new 23SS Rockwood Roo. What I am curious about is the extended warrantee. Is it worth purchasing it?

The standard is 1 year with the trailer, years 2 and 3(some) is based on the item's manufacture's warrantee.

We purchased it from Rolling Hills in Ashland Va.

They are offering EasyCare extended warantee for $1900 for 60 months, $100 deductible.

The other consideration is GoodSam's insurance. Is it worth it?

Love your opinions.

Thanks!
spike99
Explorer
Apr 07, 2015
For me, NO extended warranty. Instead, I spend the dollars on needed mods - especially proactive protection mods like Surge Protection (to protect appliances), etc. etc.

Talk about mods, lots located within: http://www.modmyrv.com/

This works for me....
BubbaChris
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
The other factor is I'd be betting against you owning this TT for the full 60-months. It could happen, but that would be the exception.
captnjack
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
samsontdog wrote:
My friends MH broke down on the Freeway and there warrenty had expired Jan 31
but they had purchased extended warrenty. Good thing for them as the repairs cost over $4,000 to repair. Myself I would not have purchased the extended W

$4,000 for repair, how much for warranty?
samsontdog
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
My friends MH broke down on the Freeway and there warrenty had expired Jan 31
but they had purchased extended warrenty. Good thing for them as the repairs cost over $4,000 to repair. Myself I would not have purchased the extended W
TheGreatWaz00
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
ChooChooMan74 wrote:
Get the Forest River 2nd year warranty for $150. Well worth it. Ask the dealer, or check out the Forrest River Forums.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63644

Thanks ChooChooMan74 for the link!!!