BEST Warranty

[Chasinsparks]

Wow I am so surprise so many people bought extended warranty. I never bought extended warranty for any of my vehicles.

I bought mine for peace of mind. At 600 miles parking brake went out, at 1444 miles front sprocket went out.

 

[ahh-cool]

I had my dealer throw it in. I have a total of 5 years best warranty

 

[Knight]

You can generalize all you want but as someone who has used the Best warranty, I can tell you it does not work like a third party warranty. I had repairs covered that were well over the cost of the warranty. Don’t get it if you don’t want it, but the BEST warranty is definitely worth it.

I don't think you read what I wrote, because everything you just said, I already addressed. But just to humor you...

In your case, statistically speaking, you are in the minority. As a rule, people spend more money on warranties/service contracts than what the typical cost of repairs would be for the duration of the warranty/service contract. There would be no incentive for these types of warranties to be sold otherwise. I'd welcome an argument that discredits this. Anecdotal evidence doesn't really prove a point one way or the other.

You may also not have noticed that I never used the term "third-party warranty," because in some states, referring to service contracts offered by third parties as "warranties" can get you in legal trouble, because functionally they are very different from a warranty. I included the information on service contracts because BLUEKNIGHT mentioned that some dealers will sell those as an alternative to extended warranties, and I pointed out the differences between the two. Nowhere did I state that the BEST warranty is anything but a warranty, not sure where the confusion came from on that.

 

[glennm]

Anyone outside US/Canada has got the BEST warranty?

Living in Europe, when I ask this to my dealer, didn't even knew that it existed.

Mako

I asked a dealer here about extended BEST warranty and was told it is not available in Aus. so maybe only in US/Canada.

 

[RICZ]

My dealer wanted $1,200. I told him I can get it elsewhere in the six hundreds, would he like to counter offer? He wouldn't budge, His loss.

 

[MikeT]

I bought mine for peace of mind. At 600 miles parking brake went out, at 1444 miles front sprocket went out.

Like you, I bought my BEST extended warranty for peace of mind, since I was buying my first spyder in April of '15. Today @15,400 miles during the 5th annual service, oil and filter change, the tech told me that I needed my water pump replaced. Thankfully, I have 6 months warranty left. I'll be paying the $50.00 deductible for a $400-$500 service. You bet I think the money I spent back in 4/2015 was worth it,

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

You can generalize all you want but as someone who has used the Best warranty, I can tell you it does not work like a third party warranty. I had repairs covered that were well over the cost of the warranty. Don’t get it if you don’t want it, but the BEST warranty is definitely worth it.

Knight said - Service contract companies are Third party …… Not the " BEST Warranty " ….. Mike hyea:

 

[KenInMN]

I will want a BEST extended warranty in March 2020 for my Ryker 600 - my dealer is quoting $1,195 for 3 years. Are you saying I can buy this from any dealer and the price is negotiable?

I appreciate your help.

Exactly what is being said. Call around. That's how I went from $1,000 down to $671 for the exact same coverage. The factory B.E.S.T. warrenty is well worth it if you can get it at a decent price.

 

[Azbronco]

Thanks everyone for your input. Between the fuel pump whine and unknowns of the Ryker, I’m still planning to buy the warranty (although I almost never do for the reasons given earlier). I pulled out my purchase papers and my dealer quoted me $899 so I’m going to see if they’d be willing to come down under $700. If not, I’ll start calling around.

 

[stmike 1800]

Here in Ontario Canada the dealer sells Integraded Warranty Systems .Three years $ 1,500.

 

[Chasinsparks]

Like you, I bought my BEST extended warranty for peace of mind, since I was buying my first spyder in April of '15. Today @15,400 miles during the 5th annual service, oil and filter change, the tech told me that I needed my water pump replaced. Thankfully, I have 6 months warranty left. I'll be paying the $50.00 deductible for a $400-$500 service. You bet I think the money I spent back in 4/2015 was worth it,

Agreed, kind of like playing black jack sometimes the dealer wins, and sometimes you win. in my situation $671.00 for 36 months was worth the gamble.

 

[Chasinsparks]

Thanks everyone for your input. Between the fuel pump whine and unknowns of the Ryker, I’m still planning to buy the warranty (although I almost never do for the reasons given earlier). I pulled out my purchase papers and my dealer quoted me $899 so I’m going to see if they’d be willing to come down under $700. If not, I’ll start calling around.

Remember you only need to purchase before your factory warranty runs out. I waited til the day before mine ran out to purchase.

 

[Freezefm]

I will want a BEST extended warranty in March 2020 for my Ryker 600 - my dealer is quoting $1,195 for 3 years. Are you saying I can buy this from any dealer and the price is negotiable?

I appreciate your help.

Jaxfann, check the paperwork; as I understand it, BEST is NOT sold in Florida due to some Florida law about warranties. I've never looked into it so don't know for sure. :dontknow:

Francis

 

[d.o.spyder-rts]

That's correct, the BEST can't be sold in FL. However, you can still get it. You have to purchase it from an out of state dealer. I bought mine from Berts Mega Mall for both my '12 and '16 RTS. Dale

 

[Jaxfann]

That's correct, the BEST can't be sold in FL. However, you can still get it. You have to purchase it from an out of state dealer. I bought mine from Berts Mega Mall for both my '12 and '16 RTS. Dale

Thanks for all this valuable information.

As I understand it I can't by a BEST warranty in Florida but I can purchase it in other states (and can shop the price) and authorized Can Am dealers in Florida will honor the warranty if I need repairs covered under the warranty - is this correct?

 

[Jaxfann]

Jaxfann, check the paperwork; as I understand it, BEST is NOT sold in Florida due to some Florida law about warranties. I've never looked into it so don't know for sure. :dontknow:

Francis

Thanks Francis - the dealer I purchased my Ryker from is in South Ga.

 

[Freezefm]

Thanks Francis - the dealer I purchased my Ryker from is in South Ga.

The Kings Bay Dealer? If so, how are they?

Francis

 

[Jaxfann]

The Kings Bay Dealer? If so, how are they?

Francis

Francis - so as not to derail this "BEST" thread I have started a new thread to answer your question re the Kings Bay dealer.

Chas

 

[Smokey618]

When I bought mine before 1/31/2019. BRP gave me another year and the dealer through in 3 years for FREE. Still hope I never use any warrenty.

 

[d.o.spyder-rts]

Yes, that's correct, had to use it one time for my '12 TRS. Dale