Is extended dealership warranty worth it?
Usually I skip extended warranties on everything I buy. I have never had a need to use one and I feel if a manufacturer is willing to give a 5 year warranty it is because they feel most of their time...
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Answer is a big NO. Do NOT get sucked in. It's just more money in the dealer's pocket, kinda like the old days of undercoating on a new car.
Read the fine print - you'll be surprised at what is and what isn't covered. Dealers are often inept at fixing things anyway and you're better off doing repairs yourself (if you are able to). Some work done by the factory can be poorly done and if it breaks you really don't want the dealer returning it to the way the factory did it. Often you can take an RV in for warranty work and it can take weeks and weeks to get fixed - not good in the height of the camping season. Learn how to repair things yourself and buy a few tools if needed.
On some things you'll find that the dealer flips you over to a 3rd party supplier to the TT manufacturer to fight it out with and they or the factory won't go to bat for you. The majority of issues arise within the first year of ownership. We had a standard 2 year factory warranty and didn't need it in the 2nd year.
Note that if you buy an RV this time of year it sits at your home and won't get used until the spring and you will effectively only have 6 months to find and fix things under the (1 year) warranty after you start using it. If something doesn't seem right, don't ignore it and let the warranty lapse on you. We have an insurance policy that would have covered some things like appliances in the 2nd year of ownership. Not sure if this is available in the US.
Met a TT owner once who had a major roof leak from new. Dealer could not fix after 3 attempts. Got sent to the factory who only made it worse. Ended up fixing it themselves. This is a more extreme example of what can happen but shows how having a warranty doesn't always help.
Read the fine print - you'll be surprised at what is and what isn't covered. Dealers are often inept at fixing things anyway and you're better off doing repairs yourself (if you are able to). Some work done by the factory can be poorly done and if it breaks you really don't want the dealer returning it to the way the factory did it. Often you can take an RV in for warranty work and it can take weeks and weeks to get fixed - not good in the height of the camping season. Learn how to repair things yourself and buy a few tools if needed.
On some things you'll find that the dealer flips you over to a 3rd party supplier to the TT manufacturer to fight it out with and they or the factory won't go to bat for you. The majority of issues arise within the first year of ownership. We had a standard 2 year factory warranty and didn't need it in the 2nd year.
Note that if you buy an RV this time of year it sits at your home and won't get used until the spring and you will effectively only have 6 months to find and fix things under the (1 year) warranty after you start using it. If something doesn't seem right, don't ignore it and let the warranty lapse on you. We have an insurance policy that would have covered some things like appliances in the 2nd year of ownership. Not sure if this is available in the US.
Met a TT owner once who had a major roof leak from new. Dealer could not fix after 3 attempts. Got sent to the factory who only made it worse. Ended up fixing it themselves. This is a more extreme example of what can happen but shows how having a warranty doesn't always help.
