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    Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 2:33pm
Most everything significant should show up within the first year. You can always bank the amount you would have paid for an extended warranty to cover any contingencies. The dealer warranty is just an expensive insurance policy that makes a lot of money for them with low risk of actually having to pay out.
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Posts: 105 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 9:53am
FR doesn't extend their additional warranty up here so you guys are living large being able to get it for $150. (seems to be the average)  Our choice was what the dealer offered and it was just south of really outrageous!  Spoke with one of the Mechanics in the back when we were doing our walk through and according to him they don't get many of the Pods coming back.  Sure hope he's right because we took a pass on the Dealer offering.
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i bought the xtraride plan as well. i didnt want to, but with all the extra protection they offer, things like paying your hotel bill if your trailer becomes unusable while your on vacation, or some of the other things,i thought i'd take a chance. 7 years of coverage with a max 50 dollar cost to repair or replace any factory unit sounded pretty good. maybe it isnt a great deal, i hope i never need it honestly.
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Where do I find info on the additional year from FR for $150?  If on their website I must have missed it. 
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 5:45am
Originally posted by techntrek

It kills me every time I read about yet another dealer pushing their $2000-3000 add-on warranty, most of which is just profit.  For $150 (US) you can add a whole other year of warranty right from Forest River.  I've said here many times that I never buy extended warranties, but I bought that one.

If you really want a good extended warranty (6-7 years I forget which), look up the Protective Xtraride warranty.  It covers everything and costs about $675 (US).  They cover north of the border, too.  They've been around for decades.


I too paid the $150 to get the 2nd year on my new 180.
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Here is a link to the PDF that explains the coverage for the extraride plan in case you were considering it.

http://www.protectiveassetprotection.com/Portals/0/Highlight-Sheets/Towables.pdf
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Yeah, what he said! I did buy the Protective XtraRide platinum plan just because I could and it really is a great plan for the money. I usually don't buy extended warranties. This was an exception.

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It kills me every time I read about yet another dealer pushing their $2000-3000 add-on warranty, most of which is just profit.  For $150 (US) you can add a whole other year of warranty right from Forest River.  I've said here many times that I never buy extended warranties, but I bought that one.

If you really want a good extended warranty (6-7 years I forget which), look up the Protective Xtraride warranty.  It covers everything and costs about $675 (US).  They cover north of the border, too.  They've been around for decades.
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jul 2015 at 6:29pm
Congrats on your 179! Good choice. A lot of the folks here can talk you through most things that could happen.
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We just picked up our new RP 179 yesterday, and we declined the extended warranty. Up here in Canada, they were asking $3500 CDN for it. When we declined it, they lowered the price to $2500, at which point we bit our lips a bit but still ultimately declined. It seemed like an awful lot of money - more than 10% of full purchase cost. We too are reasonably handy, so we decided to take our chances. I think it was the right choice.
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