Is it worth buying the Forest River Extended Warranty

As others have said look into and go for the 2nd year from FR - that is not a bad buy. The aftermarket one is a joke. My dealer started out at 2500 and the last # he gave me was 700. I finally went for it and am sorry I did. There are so many exclusions and required maintenance it's a total joke. I did actually get about 250 benefit because of something with my bearings so really I only threw away 450.

If you MUST buy it, just refuse, refuse, refuse when signing and see what the last number they give you is. I'm pretty sure it won't be 1500 :)

dodge guy wrote:
If FR still offers the extra year for $100 then just do that. Otherwise you'll be spending about $2k for a full 3 year warranty which goes into effect from the date of purchase. So in reality comapred to the factory warranty for 2 years it isn't worth it!

And don't ask the salesman or the dealer, they'll tell you that it isn't possible and they never heard of it. Call FR directly about it!

I paid $140 for the second year warranty from FR. During that second year I kept a "punch list" of all the little things that needed repair/replace. At 22 months I took it in to the dealer and had everything taken care of for free. Cheap insurance.

Safe travels.

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Is it worth it?

:R

Invest your money and make it work for you not someone else

Just my opinion but FR can't be trusted. Bank the money and use it fix the many repairs that will be coming your way that their warranty won't cover.

I would skip the $1500-2500 warranty and just get the 2nd year for $100-150.
Most of the time those extended warranties have so many clauses that it becomes really hard to get warranty work paid for. With the 2nd year FR warranty you get the same 1yr coverage for only $100-150. I've actually read more times than not that it's $150 for the 2nd year. Either way it's a bargain.

Keen Family wrote:
We are close to finalizing a deal on a Forest River Grey Wolf TT. The dealer wants to sell us the extended warranty. The cost will range from $1500 to $2500. Is it worth it?

Seems to me you're not understanding just what this "extended warranty" is ... in your thread title you refer to it as "the Forest River Extended Warranty" but as anyone here knows FR doesn't offer an extended warranty costing $1500 to $2500 but for a nominal sum does sell an additional one year warranty extension to the first year factory warranty that you're already paying for within the price of the new trailer you're purchasing. Since you're in Canada you'd first want to establish whether this Forest River 2nd year extension is even available here in Canada and if so what the current cost may be. Secondly, find out just which "extended warranty" the dealer is trying to sell you, my best guess being that since you're here in Ontario it could well be a SAL Extended Warranty which is popular here with Canadian dealers as it's a real money maker for them. Ultimately it's up to you but I sure wouldn't purchase one.

If FR still offers the extra year for $100 then just do that. Otherwise you'll be spending about $2k for a full 3 year warranty which goes into effect from the date of purchase. So in reality comapred to the factory warranty for 2 years it isn't worth it!

And don't ask the salesman or the dealer, they'll tell you that it isn't possible and they never heard of it. Call FR directly about it!

I would do the 2nd year warranty from Forest River and put the money in the bank to cover any future repairs. I bought the second year warranty for $100 and never used it.

Use to have a bunch of relatives in Sioux. Welcome to the forum.

Rule of thumb is that extended warranties are never a good idea. Now if you're one of the minority who gets to use it, it was a GREAT idea, but the odds are far in favor of the seller not the buyer. The fact is that most defects will make themselves known within the standard warranty period.

Look at www.rv-dreams.com do a search for extended warranties.

The owner of that site has done a lot of research into extended warranties. They found one they liked so well that they became ambassadors for the extended warranty company. Based on the amount and type of research the website owners do on large purchase items I trust their judgement. So far they've had good results with the items and services they have researched and then purchased.