I’m not a fan of extended service contracts, as I like to do most maintenance and repairs myself. However, as I was at my Polaris dealership this weekend getting some warranty work completed, we were talking warranties in general (mine expires at the end of this month) so I listened to their sales pitch: They offered the two choices, and they leaned heavily toward recommending the second choice:
- Extended Protection Plan (warranty) through Polaris, (at the same prices on the generic mailer I received from Polaris). No Price discounting available, Requires $50 deductible per service visit, and service must be done by authorized Polaris dealer. Prices: $700 for one additional year, or $1000 for two additional years, or $1300 for three additional years.
- Extended Warranty plan through RPM ONE (Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc.). They recommended this choice because: Lower Cost, NO deductible cost per visit, and the service can done at more locations (does not have to be a Polaris dealer). My Polaris Dealer said they only sell the RPM ONE “Platinum Plan” (highest level), and could offer a 10% discount on the standard costs. They offered these two choices: $1,035 for two additional years ($1,150 – 10%), or $1,170 for three additional years ($1,300-10%) A one year plan Not offered from RPM ONE. (I suppose I could try negotiating a larger discount, but I wanted to do some homework on RPM ONE first, to see if this was even worth the effort)
I see in past forum messages FixMyToys has offered discounted warranties to Forum members (Polaris warranty? 25% discount?) and I’ve sent an e-mail requesting a quote, but haven’t heard back yet.
My Polaris dealer did comment that regardless of which warranty provider chosen, a lot rides on how well the servicing dealer will represent you when submitting claims to the extended warranty provider. When I expressed concerns about any “mods” being called into question and possibly invalidating warranties, they stated the warranty provider will only know what the servicing dealer (they) tell them, and they will “fight hard” on my behalf to justify any warranty claims that need to be made.
So I’m curious and my question is: Has anyone experience/feedback on RPM ONE and extended warranties? Especially related to the Slingshot (Or even other vehicles? I did some google-searching and found many poor comments regarding RPM ONE and non-slingshot vehicles, so that’s not encouraging …)
Thanks!
(Apologize in advance if this has been covered already, my search did not pull up any relevant RPM ONE information)