Extended Warranty?????????
Extended Warranty?????????
When I did the deal on my new Ultra last week, the dealer was pushing the extended warranty, and here in Canada the 3 year extended runs around $950.00. I thought that's not too bad for 5 years coverage, but then he tells me that the first 2 years of the extended run with the 2 year factory warranty and that the extended actually only adds 1 year. Anyone else run in to this logic from your dealer?
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From: Lakeland FL
that's the way the Harley ESP works, my 6 year is the same way it is from the date of purchase but it covers things for the first 2 years your factory warranty doesn't like expense reimbursement if you are broke down away from home.
like hotel, food, rental ect.
like hotel, food, rental ect.
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Yep. The devil is in the details. It's a word game that makes it sound like you're getting more for less. The fact is: a 5-year extended warranty only buys you 3 years of additional coverage.
Take the FREE 2-year coverage and keep the rest of the money in YOUR pocket. If you ride the bike with any frequency, then you'll uncover serious defects straight away, well within your 2-year coverage.
Take the FREE 2-year coverage and keep the rest of the money in YOUR pocket. If you ride the bike with any frequency, then you'll uncover serious defects straight away, well within your 2-year coverage.
Last edited by FenderGuy53; Sep 25, 2013 at 08:25 AM.
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I got my extended warranty with Zurich (my dealer likes them better than HD because they don't care after 2 years whether or not you have a tuner etc) I got the 5 year warranty and it is good until Aug 2020. So I am getting a total of 7 years warranty (2 from HD & 5 from Zurich) 
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The first 2 years, and 40,000 miles were without incident on mine......... since the factory warranty ran out I have had several things happen. Intake seals, and varied electrical problems, that added up to almost exactly what I paid for the 7 year ESP.
So as of right now, I have broken even with the cost, and have 4 1/2 years left on my ESP.
If you don't ride, the ESP might not make sense. But I ride, so it's paid for itself already.
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From: Upstate SC
With the higher costs of newer bikes and the associated repairs, I have the ESP on my last 2 bikes. I even plan to extend the 5 yr ESP on my 2010 when it runs out. Believe it is good insurance if you ride a lot.