pro or con diffrent use year

[tripletvan]

I am just wondering since I can now purchase an add on with a diffrent use year is it a good thing or a bad one? What are the disadvantages or advantages?My use year id December and this would be June.

 

[Richyams]

Unless you like to take many small trips, and even then I couldn't see the advantage, I don't see any advantage to different use years. Even transfering points between accounts gives you nothing, the points still retain their original use year.

I wouldn't call it a deal breaker, but it is going to take extra work to keep track of them.

 

[RobDoc]

I have 4 different use years and , while it does mean some extra accounting, it isn't much of a problem at all. Just check your totals with MS with every change and it's pretty easy to track.

Enjoy!

 

[mickeyluvr]

OK, now I'm confused. I thought I just read on these boards that you couldn't buy an addon with a different use year from your primary contract. I sure hope I'm wrong since we'd like to add on at HH before the price increase but our August use year is sold out! Anybody know for sure?

 

[RobDoc]

While DVC won't sell an add-on with a different use year, you can buy a resale with different use years without any problem.

If you want more points at a sold out resort (or where specific use years are no longer available), resale is the only option.

Good luck!

 

[disneydawn6]

I also have a Dec use year and just did a 170 point add on at BCV with a June use year I have not yet had any problems and I did it so I could book vacations with those points in Oct and Nov without having to worry about losing my points if I had to cancel so close to the end of my use year... I would still be able to bank those points as long as I canceled more then 30 days in advance... I'm glad I did it...