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My bike is in the shop as I type.Brought it in for a leaking shift shaft seal and excessive valve train noise.The out of pocket cost just for the seal would have around $400.Glad I bought the warranty.
Extended warranties may be good but what gets me is, any extended warranty you buy starts at time of delivery. So really, a four year warranty is only a two year warranty. If the warranties started after the factory warranty expired, it would be well worth it.
I'm not sure what you mean, it is still a four year warranty. A few other benefits to getting it when you buy the bike is you get a loaner bike when you bring is in the shop and I believe everything including the tires is covered through the life of the warranty. You don't get those with the standard factory warranty. At least that is how it was explained it to me.
Interestingly one of the stores in Oklahoma City sales their own extended warranty. Basically the same thing as Harleys, but they pocket all the money. If you need work on the bike while out of town, they ask that you bring in the receipt and they pay you back in cash. Or so they say.
What he means is you get a 2 year warranty with the bike. If you buy the 4 yr plan, it really only gives you 2 years more than you already have. The original HD warranty is in effect the first 2 years regardless, so you really are only getting 2 years of extra coverage. You get a total of 4 years, but you already had 2. By the way, which dealer are you referring to in OKC? Harley World or Ft Thunder?
OK I see. All the dealers I've talked with advertise it as an additional two or three years, not a total of four, so I now I understand what your are saying.
you dont want to hear this but anyway.. dont buy toys on credit. if you cant pay cash for the bike save your dough. extended warrenties are \based on the odds you wont use it . as a shareholder in hd i can tell you a ton of money is made on warrenties and financing
I say buy all your toys on credit. It's the american way. Besides, if everyone waited until they could pay cash, then no one would buy anything. Toys or not, almost everyone has to buy things on credit. This is what keep the economy going. LOL
Anybody know if there are ways other than the dealer to buy an extended warranty?
How about for just one more year?
yea there are lots of companies that sell extended warrenties I get advertisments in the mail. but I found the dealers is the best for me. And yes you can get from one to five years.
I bought it on my '08. maybe I'm stupid but it sure makes me feel better when I'm on a long trip. Hell I would have blown the 1200 bucks by now anyway.
Ha Ha Ha,You got that right!! It doesn't take long to burn up a couple of grand. you can do that on a short trip (vacation). I vote for extended warranty and cut corners somewhere else.You know, eat at home for a while.
paul
I have an 08 Dresser and I didn't get the extended warranty with the bike. Im going to buy it although I have some time another year, anyone shopped and gotten the best deal how much did you pay and for now many years? Who has the best price ? I dont have to buy it from the selling dealer? thanks Bill
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