Boardtracker HD

[DK Custom Products]

Hope Kevin sees this since he was posting about getting extended warranty from them

Just caught up on this thread.

I have purchased many extended warranty's from Jim. They have ALL been the HD brand. I have considered his alternative plans, but never was 100% comfortable with them. (even though I have read great reviews on them over the years)

The HD branded ESP is more expensive than the alternatives, but have always been able to get them from Jim for less than any of the local dealerships.

Kevin

 

[ultrafxr]

Just caught up on this thread.

I have purchased many extended warranty's from Jim. They have ALL been the HD brand. I have considered his alternative plans, but never was 100% comfortable with them. (even though I have read great reviews on them over the years)

The HD branded ESP is more expensive than the alternatives, but have always been able to get them from Jim for less than any of the local dealerships.

Kevin

Unfortunately as of a few years ago that is no longer possible. I too have bought the H-D sponsored ESP from a couple different dealers who discounted. But the moco put their big foot down and forbade dealers to sell ESPs outside their assigned area. Don't know if the moco actually stopped the discounting but from checking I've done and from what I hear from many others discounts on the H-D sponsored ESPs just are not there any longer. Bummer for sure since the cost of them has gone way, way up.

I've done more reading and checking on the DiscountESP and feel pretty OK with it now. It clearly states that if the sponsoring dealer does not pay then Virginia Surety (an insurance company) will. These insurance companies all have so many subsidiaries and sister companies that it is confusing. But I did find that Virginia Surety is a sub of TWG Holding which is a sub of The Warranty Group, Inc. As as of last summer Assurant purchased the Warranty Group. As an insurance agent myself I am familiar with Assurant. Assurant is a public company so that gives me comfort that there is adequate back up 'just in case.'

 

[MDO]

Unfortunately as of a few years ago that is no longer possible. I too have bought the H-D sponsored ESP from a couple different dealers who discounted. But the moco put their big foot down and forbade dealers to sell ESPs outside their assigned area. Don't know if the moco actually stopped the discounting but from checking I've done and from what I hear from many others discounts on the H-D sponsored ESPs just are not there any longer. Bummer for sure since the cost of them has gone way, way up.

I've done more reading and checking on the DiscountESP and feel pretty OK with it now. It clearly states that if the sponsoring dealer does not pay then Virginia Surety (an insurance company) will. These insurance companies all have so many subsidiaries and sister companies that it is confusing. But I did find that Virginia Surety is a sub of TWG Holding which is a sub of The Warranty Group, Inc. As as of last summer Assurant purchased the Warranty Group. As an insurance agent myself I am familiar with Assurant. Assurant is a public company so that gives me comfort that there is adequate back up 'just in case.'

So are you saying, in your opinion, it's ok to purchase a ESP from Jim?

 

[DK Custom Products]

Unfortunately as of a few years ago that is no longer possible. I too have bought the H-D sponsored ESP from a couple different dealers who discounted. But the moco put their big foot down and forbade dealers to sell ESPs outside their assigned area. Don't know if the moco actually stopped the discounting but from checking I've done and from what I hear from many others discounts on the H-D sponsored ESPs just are not there any longer. Bummer for sure since the cost of them has gone way, way up.

I've done more reading and checking on the DiscountESP and feel pretty OK with it now. It clearly states that if the sponsoring dealer does not pay then Virginia Surety (an insurance company) will. These insurance companies all have so many subsidiaries and sister companies that it is confusing. But I did find that Virginia Surety is a sub of TWG Holding which is a sub of The Warranty Group, Inc. As as of last summer Assurant purchased the Warranty Group. As an insurance agent myself I am familiar with Assurant. Assurant is a public company so that gives me comfort that there is adequate back up 'just in case.'

Yes, when HD made a bunch of policy changes, some years back, Jim was no longer able to sell the HD branded ESP over the phone or by email.

HOWEVER, if you rode up to his location on the bike you wanted the ESP on, you could get it from him, and yes, he continued to discount it (locally), after the HD policy changes.

Kevin

 

[ultrafxr]

So are you saying, in your opinion, it's ok to purchase a ESP from Jim?

Well everyone has to make their own decision about this. All I'm saying is that I feel pretty good about it and Jim has assured me in writing as to these facts. And he says the problem is with the New Berlin store which according to the article they are trying to sell. He says this will all be worked out shortly and that Boardtracker will continue.