I am purchasing a new 2005 recon and was wondering If I should get the extended warranty?Not being extremely mechanical(can do basic upkeep)I would like to see what everyones opinion is.also,I have heard the the dealership charges more for warranties and that extended warranties can be purchased directly from honda corp?anyone know if this is true. thanks for the help..ride safe.

 

The dealers do mark up the price on warranties! I have a good friend who is the general manager at our local Honda shop and he shows me dealer cost vs. retail on every thing. You can negotiate the price of the warranty. I did and saved several hundred dollars. I would recommend the extended warranty if it is a Recon with ESP. You may never have a problem but with it being an electric shift, I would want the piece of mind to know that if something did break that you can get it fixed for no cost. Just my 2 cents.

Cirviver

 

My experience with Yamaha was they didn't want to honor anything under the warranty. I finally got a refund on the remainder. For example, they refused to warranty the one-way when it crapped out.

I can't speak for Honda because I didn't get an extended and have never had anything major go wrong.

/Jon

 

Look at it like car insurance. If you never need it, it’s like throwing money away. If you do need it, it was money well spent.

 

They will void it if you get the quad muddy. I bought a toyota 4x4 and drowned it with mud . They voided the warranty so I just left it their and never finished paying for it.

 

I am curious as to how this turned out. How can you just stop making payments? I would assume that the finance company would repo the truck and sue you for the difference between what you owed and what they could sell it for.

Toby - sorry for getting off-topic. The extended warrenty is only worth it if you need it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] I got it for my Rubicon.

 

Thanks for the replys,just came back from my first ride and yes its muddy [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] probably going to take a wait and see approach because I can get extended warranty within the 6 month man. warranty period.Again,thanks for the help.

 

It ruined my credit. That was the outcome.