Y.E.S. worth it?

[ZR800EFI]

Thanks SledFreak! I am leaning towards it...just had some questions/concerns. Did you buy your sled new from a dealer, or used private?

rjm's post about the speedo cluster costing the same as the 4-year warranty, or more, kinda helps too!

 

[craze1cars]

I have a 3 year plan, only because it came free with my spring order. But I would personally never pay extra for an extended warranty on anything. All of these types of contracts are profit makers for the corporation, therefore by definition they are not a good deal for the consumer.

But that assumes one can see the future, which is at times a bit difficult.

Me? I'd take the risk and bank the money for future repairs, as I feel odds are good I won't ever need the warranty. But it's totally a personal decision for each person.

Service contracts are pretty much just legalized gambling, IMO. If you break down, you've won. If you don't break down, you've lost.

Good luck!

 

[ZR800EFI]

You think you didn't pay for your plan when you paid for the snowmobile? Maybe the dealer could have knocked an extra $500 off your price?

 

[SledFreak]

Thanks SledFreak! I am leaning towards it...just had some questions/concerns. Did you buy your sled new from a dealer, or used private?

rjm's post about the speedo cluster costing the same as the 4-year warranty, or more, kinda helps too!

I bought it new from a dealer. The way I look at is this... Out of all the OEM's, Yamaha has the best extended because you do not need to pay a deductible.... Also it covers way more than any other OEM. Most others are only engine. Yamaha pretty much covers everything except sliders, bearings, idlers and clutch parts.

 

[SledFreak]

I probably would never buy it from any other OEM, but Yamaha has a way better program than any other OEM. It's because their warranty is their warranty and not another company's that other OEM's pay for us consumers to buy from, which are junk.....

 

[craze1cars]

You think you didn't pay for your plan when you paid for the snowmobile? Maybe the dealer could have knocked an extra $500 off your price?

I agree totally, and I asked for that option when I placed my spring order. They told me it couldn't be done with the way the spring offer was structured from Yamaha. Maybe true, maybe not....but price was right either way so I signed on the line...

 

[APEXLIGHTNING]

Yamaha is one company, and they should cover it no matter where you are riding.

I have a neighbour near my cottage who works in reception in the head office for Yamaha Canada. i asked her why warranties from Canada aren't accepted in the states and theirs aren't accepted over here. she said it is because Yamaha Canada and Yamaha USA are NOT the same company, they have nothing to do with each other. Yamaha Canada and Yamaha USA are both owned by the Yamaha head office in Japan, but they do not interact with each other.

 

[ZR800EFI]

Sorry, just seems like crap to me...Yamaha's name is on the sled whether you buy it in Canada or the U.S...or Japan as far as that goes!

Are vehicles the same way? Buy a Honda car in U.S. and you have a problem that should be covered under warranty while on holidays in Canada...will a Canadian Honda dealer fix it under warranty?

 

[APEXLIGHTNING]

not trying to start a fight here, just telling you what i was told. if you buy something at wallmart and it breaks you cant take it back to canadian tire just because they sell the same thing. i seen in another of your posta that you bought your gt at blevins? my dad just bought a 06 rage there last week.

 

[thegeneral]

go with the yes warranty...u spent 10k on a sled, anty up the extra 500 and go with it...i purchased my extended warranty from Port Yamaha in Port Washington...it was 499 i believe for 4 years...Great people there also...

 

[welterracer]

Im really trying to test my YES plan... im hoping to get enough miles on my sled that the motor fails and i get a new one before the YES wears off... If it doesnt break down GREAT.. If it does GREAT..

5500 miles on the sled and 2 more years of YES left..

 

[Daranello]

That may be hard to do, the bike get over 100,000 miles and keep going.....

Ill be impressed if ya make it first valve job

 

[Daranello]

Does canada have its own extended warrenty????

If so what are the costs??

 

[Preacher]

All of these types of contracts are profit makers for the corporation, therefore by definition they are not a good deal for the consumer. Craze... If a company can not make a profit it will never be able to bring world class products to market. Did you see people buying Soviet made products outside that country.Dont make me laugh.Profit keeps Yamaha strong and viable which means we will be able to enjoy some of the greatest products that have ever been brought to the snowmobile market. Is it a good deal if Yamaha offers products and services so cheap that they no longer can stay in business. How expensive would it be for their customers if they go out of business and we can no longer get the parts we need. I am part of a project that is trying to bring a Honda Pilot type atv to market. Those vehicles will price out at 22,000-24,000 dollars. A company like Yamaha could do it for half that price.

 

[Daranello]

Honda Pilot is the NEW Polaris RZR....all for 10k