Just some plain advise

I'm not sure anyone will be able to give a good opinion without seeing all the fine print.

So they want to sell you over $10,000 in additional warranties on a brand spanking new RV? You would be far better off making sure you have a good roadside service policy and put some money aside to pay for things that break after the manufacturers warranty runs out. But that's just my opinion.

About 95% pure profit for the dealer. It is one of the biggest scams going

Gotta agree with Tom. What's going to break on a brand new coach in 4 years that'll cost you $10k to replace? That is a crazy amount of money.

..Agree with previous posts. Generally speaking, extended service contracts are a huge profit generator for dealers, and usually best to pass on them.

Look at it this way: Extended contracts, are like a gamble. You're gambling that there'll be enough COVERED repairs to where you'll save more than you spend on the contract. They (the ones that make all the rules, write the fine print, etc.) are gambling that any repairs needed will NOT be covered, or won't happen until after the contract expires. Hehe, guess who wins that gamble frequently enough to turn a large profit selling those contracts? Not you. :)

There'll always be a few here that will tell you that a service contract is a good idea, and will explain how having one saved them a bunch of $$ on repairs. I consider those folks as having done the equivalent of winning the lottery, they're the lucky ones. For every one that saves a bunch by having an extended service contract, there's many, many others that just lost a bunch of $$ on them. If that were not the case, they would not be selling those contracts. Are you feeling lucky? :)

Like already said, get a roadside service deal with Good Sam or CoachNet or whatever, and put that $$ aside in a savings account or whatever that you would spend on the service contract. 9 times out of 10 you'll be $$ ahead that way in the long run.

Hehe, when we bought our MH and were signing all the papers, finance guy did same thing you're talking about - pitched several different service contracts at us. After I passed on every one, he said at one point, "Ah, man, you're killing me!" IMO, that kinda said it all, about what those contracts are really about - Dealer profit. :)

So far I kinda agree with everyones thoughts, but sometimes the SO does not agree with me. She seems to be a little intimidated by the 37' and new technology. We traded a 32', w/ manual awning, gas (only) water heater, elect/gas refrig, and a V-10 w/manifold crack.

But I do think the tire warranty is a good deal. I just read another post where someone purchased 8 new Michelins for $700.00 each and he had the rims. Planning a trip to AK I feel this would be a good policy for $899.00.

Thank again,

G George

Extended warranties are really insurance policies. Never purchase insurance to cover anything you could not cover yourself. As an example, do you have insurance on coffee maker? Of course not- if it broke, you could just go buy another. Do you have insurance on your new dually pick up truck? Of course you do- if it were stolen or destroyed you probably could not easily just go buy another one! Could you easily pay to replace a circuit board on the RV's water heater? If yes, then the extended warranty is not for you.

Two more issues: one read the actual policy (contract) not the sales brochure. You will be surprised what really is covered, how any payments are made, and the confusing language as compared to the brochure. The other thing, when you buy that extended warranty you are covering yourself twice as you have a manufacturer's warranty at the same time you have that extended warranty.

GGeorge wrote:
....I do think the tire warranty is a good deal. I just read another post where someone purchased 8 new Michelins for $700.00 each and he had the rims. Planning a trip to AK I feel this would be a good policy for $899.00.

Possibly. The key is, read ALL the fine print to it, and make sure you understand exactly what is and is NOT covered. Frequently they have all kinds of verbiage in those contracts to weasel out of paying, or to limit how much they'll pay.

Yes, a trip to Alaska could be brutal on tires, and just two tire replacements and you'd be $$ ahead with that tire warranty. That is, assuming there isn't an exclusion for tires used on rough roads like found in Alaska, or some other 'weasel words' in the contract that make them only have to pay a small part of your tire expenses in some circumstances.

Like I said, you just need to understand exactly what you're getting, and what you're not getting.

Will

You really need to read the fine print on the tire/rim coverage. Many time punctures are not covered for the tires and bent or damaged rims due to road conditions are also not covered. Might fall under the dreaded Road Hazard (includes, but not limited to, punctures, cuts, snags, impact breaks, etc.)

I agree with the "put the money in the bank" and IMO you will come out far ahead of this game.

READ the tire contract carefully it needs to cover ALL road hazards.

Also consider how many miles you plan to drive over the next 5 years less than 30,000 miles and I would pass. Most MH tires are replaced for dry rot due to age.