Extended Warranties
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Cruiser
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From: North of Boston
Extended Warranties
Buying a 2008 Fat Bob with 1500 miles on it from an HD dealer. He's offering an "extended" warranty that covers roughly everything that would fail - but not regular maintenance. For a year warranty, it's $999. Seems pretty steep. But a 5 year warranty is like $1,600 or $320 a year. It transferable if the bike is sold. I could see $1,600 in expenses over 5 years - What do you think? Could that be reasonable and worth it?
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like the old commercial, you can pay them now, or you can pay them later. You choose. I'd say if $$ wasn't an issue, go ahead and do it. I got the extended warrenty with mine and glad I did it. Your mileage may differ. If you are handy with a wrench, you may be able to do many of the repairs on your own for much less.
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From: South Jersey
I bought one with my 99 RK. I think I paid about $1,300 for 4 years. I had the engine and trans in mind when I bought the warranty. If I had to do it over I would only get the warranty if I were buying a bike with a stereo system. Those radio units and amps get expensive and they do go bad often.
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Warranties arent worth a crap until you need em...I have used mine and paid for itsels 2 fold...Personal choice..
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I was offered an extended warranty when I bought my '02 Heritage back in January. About the same prices you were quoted. I turned it down.
No problems so far. If it makes it to Jan. '11, I'm 1000 bucks ahead!
I bought one for my wife's car a few years ago and paid 1200 dollars for it. Used it one time for a repair that cost 800 dollars.
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No problems so far. If it makes it to Jan. '11, I'm 1000 bucks ahead!
I bought one for my wife's car a few years ago and paid 1200 dollars for it. Used it one time for a repair that cost 800 dollars.
KISS
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