Extend the warranty???

so they are betting you 90 dollars that unit will be trouble free for 5 years and you would be putting up 90 to prove them wrong...

That said I never buy extended warranty's

As with any warranty/service contract I would heavily weigh the value of what you get. In this case you are receiving an additional 3 years of coverage for $90.00.

On Google it shows that the unit itself costs approximately $500. $90 for a contract on a $500 purchase seems a little excessive representing 20% of the purchase price.

I used to sell vehicle service contracts - a real value would be in the 3.5-5% range. I used to have quite a few 7 year factory extensions to the 3 year basic that only cost a customer around $1300.00 on a $50,000 vehicle.

A lot of the time the service contracts are a big money maker for the company selling them with huge margins - but not always. Honestly I wouldn't pay anymore than $25 for that coverage on that unit however that is most unlikely if it's a fixed,take it or leave it, price.

Extended warranties are generally a bad idea...if you don't expect something to last just don't buy it..most items which fail either do so soon, and are covered by any warranty, or last well past any warranty.

myronlh wrote:
I had a Coleman Mach I Power Saver installed on my truck camper today. It comes with a 2 year warranty and an offer to extend that to years 3,4,& 5 for $90. Do most of you do that?

What is a "Coleman Mach I Power Saver" ?

do I need one

I never buy extended warrenties...

sleepy wrote:

myronlh wrote:
I had a Coleman Mach I Power Saver installed on my truck camper today. It comes with a 2 year warranty and an offer to extend that to years 3,4,& 5 for $90. Do most of you do that?

What is a "Coleman Mach I Power Saver" ?

do I need one

I never buy extended warrenties...

It's an AC unit. You probably don't need another one, Sleepy.

http://www.adventurerv.net/coleman-11000-btu-power-saver-roof-air-conditioner-mach-p-1472.html

Ohhhh we need a like button :)

wnjj wrote:

sleepy wrote:

myronlh wrote:
I had a Coleman Mach I Power Saver installed on my truck camper today. It comes with a 2 year warranty and an offer to extend that to years 3,4,& 5 for $90. Do most of you do that?

What is a "Coleman Mach I Power Saver" ?

do I need one

I never buy extended warrenties...

It's an AC unit. You probably don't need another one, Sleepy.

http://www.adventurerv.net/coleman-11000-btu-power-saver-roof-air-conditioner-mach-p-1472.html

Wow that is expensive shipping... it comes from about 40 miles from home.

Actually I might need one...I have always hated the installed Dometic penquin that we have. It blasts sub zero air sometimes... then cuts back... then does another cycle.

In a perfect world:

My AC would be in a basement, ducted, and slightly smaller.

I think that a good part of the water damage to the skin of the camper is from AC condensate running off the roof.

Ducted = distributed ait.

And smaller = longer run times but more more consistant tempertures

I hope to hear about the OP's thoughts when this new one is in use.

And, I get another question:

Does the extended warrenty cover repair, replacement and all labour?

The labour part is worth as much as the replacement or repatr... if it's included.

Sleepy

I never buy em! If the dealer or manufacture didn't make $$$ on them they wouldn't offer them.

don't waste your money on an extended warranty.

I only extend the warranty for something that is likely to have a problem and where the fix is likely to be a lot more expensive than the extended warranty cost by a factor of 2 or more.

Labor to replace one of these units is minimal and my new AC sold for $900 and I bought it and had it installed for a lot less than that amount. These also seem to be rarely a problem.

Different with a fridge where the controller boards often are the point of failure and the labor and parts will be over $600.

In general extended warranties provide a profit margin of 90% or more. That is not to say that they are all bad all the time.