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Kfloamy
Explorer
Nov 18, 2018

Same Travel Trailer...new or used? Worth the warranty?

I looked at 2 Forest River Salem Cruise Lite 261BHXL trailers today. One is a new 2018 model for $17983. The other is a used 2017 for $14990. They are basically identical trailers as far as feature...
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valhalla360
Navigator
Nov 19, 2018
Kfloamy wrote:
Most recommended RV extended warranties?
Source of an RV Tech to examine it?


Extended warranties are pure profit. Put the money in a savings account and 99% of the time you will come out ahead.

Call around to RV repair places and ask about inspections. Make sure to have them list what they are checking. Key items:
- Run everything
- Checking for leaks
- Ideally be present and ask a lot of questions. If something doesn't look right ask about it.

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