Hi All,I am getting close to buying a new camper. The dealer includes a Warranty for Life which sounds great. But as I am about to buy, the program changed. Instead of an annual inspection for $150 to keep it valid, they are saying the program is changing. There will be an annual maintenance visit that will cost $500-600. It covers things like sealing the roof, repacking bearings, and cleaning the gas lines on appliances. The camper we are looking at is an open range. It has a pvc roof rather than a rubber roof. So, it shouldn’t need to be sealed. The rest of the visit just seems like more maintenance at a higher cost than needed. Anyone have experience with programs like this? Any idea how much the dealer might be paying? Maybe we could negotiate to not include it. Your ideas are welcomed and appreciated. the e-man

If you have lots of money and don't enjoy fixing your own stuff or perhaps you can't, a planned visit once a year to a repair company might be worth it. RV's are not like vehicles generally. If your vehicle breaks down, you often can get it fixed fairly quickly. If your RV has a problem because of lack of maintenance, repairs can be very expensive and time consuming and ruin a planned holiday fast.

I just recently bought a new Rockwood Signature that came with a Forever Warranty. Annual inspection of about 175 bucks that includes things that you mentioned above plus a few others easy things. I'm not sure what the dealer paid for it but I really did not see it absorbed into the overall cost of the camper because it beat other dealers prices that only included the standard warranty. But, 500-600 bucks for an annual inspection, that NUTS!

Is that $500 ~ $600 a one time payment that covers an annual inspection and basic maintenance for life? Or is it $500 ~ $600 per year? One payment for life I could justify put per year is NUTS as LibertyMan said.

I have a Warranty for Life. I bought my TT last October and with my 30 day grace period on my annual visit, I can get it inspected in November during their 1/2 price inspection period due to low volume service visits. Check that out at dealer to see if they give 1/2 off during the slow months. Our visit will be $125, but since we got a 7 year extended premium warranty, we’re debating on keeping that in tact. The warranty for life isn’t that great of a plan, but will cover the major stuff if it goes bad. Read the warranty and see if it’s worth the cost.

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2edgesword
Explorer
Oct 04, 2018
Is that $500 ~ $600 a one time payment that covers an annual inspection and basic maintenance for life? Or is it $500 ~ $600 per year? One payment for life I could justify put per year is NUTS as LibertyMan said.
Boon_Docker
Explorer III
Oct 04, 2018
Total waste of money.
LibertyMan
Explorer
Oct 04, 2018
I just recently bought a new Rockwood Signature that came with a Forever Warranty. Annual inspection of about 175 bucks that includes things that you mentioned above plus a few others easy things. I'm not sure what the dealer paid for it but I really did not see it absorbed into the overall cost of the camper because it beat other dealers prices that only included the standard warranty. But, 500-600 bucks for an annual inspection, that NUTS!
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Oct 04, 2018
If you have lots of money and don't enjoy fixing your own stuff or perhaps you can't, a planned visit once a year to a repair company might be worth it.

RV's are not like vehicles generally. If your vehicle breaks down, you often can get it fixed fairly quickly. If your RV has a problem because of lack of maintenance, repairs can be very expensive and time consuming and ruin a planned holiday fast.

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