What Dealer Offers Best Price on BEST warranty?

[draboo]

http://www.eastbaymotorsports.com/m_results.asppors

 

[JCWeatherman]

Hey Rob, when you have a price on the best deal, please post it. I would also be interested to see if the Sport and Turf gang would match the best price.

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[Blade]

Best Warranty

Hi
I extended my spyder warranty for $800 for three years through my dealer.

Blade

 

[robmorg]

FOLLOW-UP

Rob, I'm one year behind you with my warranty expiring in September 2018. Another year would be great. Would you please post back with your best price for the additional year.

Thanks
-Bill

Sorry, to not reply earlier, Bill. I decided not to follow through with the purchase of one additional year on the warranty and it slipped my mind.

I found out from a dealer whom I trust that BRP currently charges a dealer about $322 for one year of BEST warranty. It does not matter if the the owner already has the warranty and just wants to extend it an additional year, or if the owner just wants to buy one year of coverage. (The more years you buy at one time, the less expensive it is "per year" of coverage.)

In addition, I learned that unless you buy your BEST warranty within so many months of the purchase of your Spyder, there is also a $70 "contract fee" that BRP adds to the cost. Even though I got two years coverage at the time of purchase, I would still have to pay the "contract fee" at this point to add another year. So the total dealer cost would be just under $400 for that one year. (My dealer offered to sell it to me for $450, which I thought was fair.)

The reason I decided against purchasing another year for my existing Best Warranty was two-fold. First that seems like a lot of money to extend the warranty just one more year, when I still have 18 months left on it. Secondly, I had removed the catalytic converter as a means of dealing with the excess heat on my 2013 RTL prior to the heat recall last summer. As a result, BRP knows that I did this and has tagged my existing warranty with this information. While this information would not VOID my warranty, or prevent me from extending it another year, if I chose to do so, it could possibly have the effect of giving BRP an "out" to deny a major engine claim, should they be looking for an "out". I'm not saying that would happen, but it is just another reason that I chose not to pay over $400 to extend my warranty for just one more year (which is the most I could have purchased). (If I change my mind, I can still purchase that one additional year, at the same price, anytime within the next 18 months, while my existing coverage is still in effect, UNLESS BRP raises the cost to the dealer.)


PS... I appreciate all the recommendations that folks gave me in this thread. I did not specifically call Bert's Mega Mall, or Pitbull Powersports for a quote, but I did get a PM from David at Sierra Cycles in Sierra Vista, AZ who did offer me a VERY attractive price for a one year extension. I would definately recomend a call to them if anyone wants to buy or extend a BEST warranty policy.

 

[GeorgiaBill]

I've got 29 months to decide

Thanks Rob, that is good info to have. I'll refer to this link a few months before my warranty expires. I hope that my bike is still good and I am also still good at that time, and would be inclined to sell a few months before the warranty expires. That would give potential purchasers some peace of mind, knowing they are protected for a few months.

Thanks also for the private note referring me to your recent response.

-Bill

Sorry, to not reply earlier, Bill. I decided not to follow through with the purchase of one additional year on the warranty and it slipped my mind.

I found out from a dealer whom I trust that BRP currently charges a dealer about $322 for one year of BEST warranty. It does not matter if the the owner already has the warranty and just wants to extend it an additional year, or if the owner just wants to buy one year of coverage. (The more years you buy at one time, the less expensive it is "per year" of coverage.)

In addition, I learned that unless you buy your BEST warranty within so many months of the purchase of your Spyder, there is also a $70 "contract fee" that BRP adds to the cost. Even though I got two years coverage at the time of purchase, I would still have to pay the "contract fee" at this point to add another year. So the total dealer cost would be just under $400 for that one year. (My dealer offered to sell it to me for $450, which I thought was fair.)

The reason I decided against purchasing another year for my existing Best Warranty was two-fold. First that seems like a lot of money to extend the warranty just one more year, when I still have 18 months left on it. Secondly, I had removed the catalytic converter as a means of dealing with the excess heat on my 2013 RTL prior to the heat recall last summer. As a result, BRP knows that I did this and has tagged my existing warranty with this information. While this information would not VOID my warranty, or prevent me from extending it another year, if I chose to do so, it could possibly have the effect of giving BRP an "out" to deny a major engine claim, should they be looking for an "out". I'm not saying that would happen, but it is just another reason that I chose not to pay over $400 to extend my warranty for just one more year (which is the most I could have purchased). (If I change my mind, I can still purchase that one additional year, at the same price, anytime within the next 18 months, while my existing coverage is still in effect, UNLESS BRP raises the cost to the dealer.)


PS... I appreciate all the recommendations that folks gave me in this thread. I did not specifically call Bert's Mega Mall, or Pitbull Powersports for a quote, but I did get a PM from David at Sierra Cycles in Sierra Vista, AZ who did offer me a VERY attractive price for a one year extension. I would definately recomend a call to them if anyone wants to buy or extend a BEST warranty policy.

 

[robmorg]

That sounds like a good plan, Bill. As for me, I don't have any plans to sell my 2013 RTL anytime soon, UNLESS I move down to your part of the country and that remaining "right foot heat" starts to bother me.

 

[SpyderSteveFL]

In Flori-duh we get screwed because warranties are considered insurance and as such regulated. Dealers are required to sell the warranties for MSRP, not a penny less. We can't typically buy out of State to save because the seller has to be licensed to sell in FL.

http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/Agents/Licensure/General/docs/2-53-Firm.htm#.UgV1ZtK2a0c

So, if anyone knows a 2-53 licensed dealer, let us Floridians know!!!

Most dealers here don't even sell BEST, other 3rd party. In fact, the 3 year warranty deal is usually 2 years factory/BRP + 1 year BEST. Here they give you 3 years factory/BRP. Screwy.

 

[robmorg]

Extended warranty packages are, in fact, insurance policies. But that regulation IS screwy. If you bought a discounted BEST warranty from an out-of-state dealer, say in Arizona or Missouri, who didn't know about the Florida regulation, I'm sure you could use it at a Florida dealer, just like everyone else. BRP doesn't care where you buy it. So how would your regulators know that you even had this warranty? :dontknow: (Unless BRP wouldn't allow the dealer to sell it to you, but that seems unlikely.)

 

[SierraCycles]

Rob,

Thank you for giving us a call, if you decide to purchase that warranty we'll be here at that time.

Thanks for giving Sierra Cycles a shot!

 

[jtoro1]

I bought. My last.warranty in Reno Nevada by phone and I live in Florida my warranty worked good with my Florida dealer I am looking for a new warranty for my new bike and most likely I will buy it out of state again