The DW and I just bought a brand new 5er, they offered the Lifetime warranty on major repairs such as stove, frig, etc :)This warranty supposedly was for as long as we owned the trailer ...I wonder how many people have bought into this and if so, how much of a problem was it to get something fixed after a few years :D In the past I had a extend warranty on my TV and when it came time to fixing a problem they only paid maybe a third of the cost ... thus we turned down this offer and saved ourselves a bunch of money ...:BI also wonder what percent of owners really buy into such, as well what percent buying into such if needed have any luck getting things fixed without a lawyer beating down the door of a dealer to honor such :h

We do not buy into extended warranties. I prefer to go with the Clint Eastwood phrase, "Do I feel lucky?"

Take the money they want for the extended warranty (lump sum or monthly payment) and put it in a special savings account as a self-insured extended warranty. I would also add a little to it monthly. When the time comes for a repair, ask yourself, "Should I pay this claim or deny this guy his just due?" Just a thought... Dealers make a ton of extra money on these "extended warranties." That's why they push them so hard. They really don't care whether you are covered or not. They have plenty of repair business to keep them busy.

Who exactly is under writing this warranty. More than a few extended warranty outfits have gone out of business leaving the "insured" person out of luck...Lifetime is a long time. Be careful and read the fine print."not included, claim denied," are not uncommon with these.

ChuckV1 wrote:The DW and I just bought a brand new 5er, they offered the Lifetime warranty on major repairs such as stove, frig, etc :)This warranty supposedly was for as long as we owned the trailer ...I wonder how many people have bought into this and if so, how much of a problem was it to get something fixed after a few years :D In the past I had a extend warranty on my TV and when it came time to fixing a problem they only paid maybe a third of the cost ... thus we turned down this offer and saved ourselves a bunch of money ...:BI also wonder what percent of owners really buy into such, as well what percent buying into such if needed have any luck getting things fixed without a lawyer beating down the door of a dealer to honor such :hWhen we were buying our recent fifth wheel, we had 2 identical units to shop within 3 hrs of each other..The one with the lifetime warranty was 20k higher. When I stated that I saw one online for that much less, they wanted to know who so they can report them.. Evidently the manufacturer had a rule about posting sale prices ?? So ,instead of working the number, they wanted to tell on the other ?? I walked, and purchased from a 3rd dealer that was not even in the picture. :-) ps, no lifetime warranty either

A newer Portland Oregon dealer offered lifetime warranty. I did not buy feeling it wiser to purchasee from an established dealer that will not fold in a few years. I suspect this is the case. How else could this ever be profitable. In other words any warranty is only as good as the people writting it.

I wonder ? Lifetime Warranty | Good Sam Community

korbe
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
We do not buy into extended warranties. I prefer to go with the Clint Eastwood phrase, "Do I feel lucky?"
punomatic
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Take the money they want for the extended warranty (lump sum or monthly payment) and put it in a special savings account as a self-insured extended warranty. I would also add a little to it monthly. When the time comes for a repair, ask yourself, "Should I pay this claim or deny this guy his just due?" Just a thought...

Dealers make a ton of extra money on these "extended warranties." That's why they push them so hard. They really don't care whether you are covered or not. They have plenty of repair business to keep them busy.
downtheroad
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
Who exactly is under writing this warranty. More than a few extended warranty outfits have gone out of business leaving the "insured" person out of luck...
Lifetime is a long time. Be careful and read the fine print.
"not included, claim denied," are not uncommon with these.
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
Feb 07, 2017
ChuckV1 wrote:
The DW and I just bought a brand new 5er, they offered the Lifetime warranty on major repairs such as stove, frig, etc :)

This warranty supposedly was for as long as we owned the trailer ...

I wonder how many people have bought into this and if so, how much of a problem was it to get something fixed after a few years :D

In the past I had a extend warranty on my TV and when it came time to fixing a problem they only paid maybe a third of the cost ... thus we turned down this offer and saved ourselves a bunch of money ...:B

I also wonder what percent of owners really buy into such, as well what percent buying into such if needed have any luck getting things fixed without a lawyer beating down the door of a dealer to honor such :h

When we were buying our recent fifth wheel, we had 2 identical units to shop within 3 hrs of each other..

The one with the lifetime warranty was 20k higher. When I stated that I saw one online for that much less, they wanted to know who so they can report them.. Evidently the manufacturer had a rule about posting sale prices ?? So ,instead of working the number, they wanted to tell on the other ?? I walked, and purchased from a 3rd dealer that was not even in the picture. :-)

ps, no lifetime warranty either
Oasisbob
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
A newer Portland Oregon dealer offered lifetime warranty. I did not buy feeling it wiser to purchasee from an established dealer that will not fold in a few years. I suspect this is the case. How else could this ever be profitable. In other words any warranty is only as good as the people writting it.
path1
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
ChuckV1 wrote:
The DW and I just bought a brand new 5er, they offered the Lifetime warranty on major repairs such as stove, frig, etc :)

This warranty supposedly was for as long as we owned the trailer ...

I wonder how many people have bought into this and if so, how much of a problem was it to get something fixed after a few years :D

In the past I had a extend warranty on my TV and when it came time to fixing a problem they only paid maybe a third of the cost ... thus we turned down this offer and saved ourselves a bunch of money ...:B

I also wonder what percent of owners really buy into such, as well what percent buying into such if needed have any luck getting things fixed without a lawyer beating down the door of a dealer to honor such :h

I wonder how many people have bought into this and if so, how much of a problem was it to get something fixed after a few years :D

I looked into that at the Tacoma RV show. Forget what dealer. After asking for the fine print several times, I found out that dealer want to me to give them an open check book. They wanted to inspect 2 times a year to fix what ever they deemed needed fixing.
ChuckV1
Explorer
Feb 07, 2017
The warranty we were offered stated you had to get the unit inspected once a year for $99. I ask if I had to bring it back to the dealer i bought the 5er from, the statement was that we could have it inspected someplace else but had to mail to the dealer or mail it to the insurance company ....

As I stated before we didn't bit, but I just wonder how many people really do ??

As well again if they did how hard was it to be honored ???
Trackrig
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2017
Got sucked into a small lifetime warranty thing one time (not on an RV). Three years later when people were starting to make claims, the dealer pocketed all of the money, declared bankruptcy and left the state......

Bill
time2roll
Nomad
Feb 07, 2017
Skip it unless it is included at no charge. I have a lifetime warranty on my alternator only because it was included. Maybe on my shocks too but I would get another brand next time anyway so zero value. If you cannot be out of pocket a few $$$ need to rethink the RV thing.
topjimmy
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
I think some of you folks are getting confused I think the Op is talking about the Warranty for life some dealers like mine(Tacoma RV) just include with your purchase of your RV NOT the extended warranty you pay 2 grand or so for 6 years etc.. , all you have to do is take it in once a year and pay 99 bucks for them to inspect it and make sure everything is working properly and it covers most of the Rv EXCEPT the slides and 6 point auto level not a bad deal for just 99 bucks a year for the inspection IMO AND if you are out of town it is fine to have a Certified Mobile tech do any repairs