Finding Quality Maintenance

Every campground has a mobile repair service they know and trust....And some of them will overcharge you give a kickback to the park owner for steering you to them. I had a very bad experience with one of them. Word of mouth may help you to find a dealer that is good.

B.O.

BarbaraOK wrote:
Maybe you meant RV Service Reviews instead of Park Reviews?

We post to RV Service Reviews whenever we find a place that gives us good service and also have posted when service was not good.

Barb

Yup your right. Changed it, thanks.

Maybe you meant RV Service Reviews instead of Park Reviews?

We post to RV Service Reviews whenever we find a place that gives us good service and also have posted when service was not good.

Barb

If we can't fix it ourselves. First try RV service reviews. If nothing there, then I go to the office and ask if it's for our trailer do they have a Mobile RV Service they recommend. Our truck a semi truck repair shop. Car. Car shop. I do look on-line at other places for reviews of these places. Some office staff are right on, others not.

Post on RV Service Reviews how well things are repaired or not.

Like most topics it depends on HOW you RV.

Full timers and snowbirds have to take into consideration that they can NOT drop off their MH for a week or two at a dealership or CW. Which BTW is their usual turn around time frame.

Number one for me is Mobile Repair.

With a major breakdown I will ONLY take my MH to a semi truck repair shop.
1. Open 24 hours (If possible I schedule the repair for the midnight shift)
2. QUALIFIED techs
3. Repaired the same day
4. They get parts same day delivery.
5. Reasonable and fair rates. (and depending what state you are in the rates can be surprisingly low)
Unlike CW no matter what state you are in you pay the 'same' high priced rate across the US.

You just do NOT get that type of service at CW or RV Dealerships.

I think the new RV'er thinks that an RV is a magical mystery vehicle that can only be tended to by "RV" stores. Which are all the biggest ripoff and highest priced place you can have repairs done at.

Bottom line under all the body paint and special interior all MH's are nothing more than Trucks! They can be repaired at the same places trucks are. And IMHO, JMHO by experienced and better qualified service techs.:C

RV CONUS wrote:
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I recently needed and oil change in Washington, there is a company that has a great reputation. I scheduled an appointment through their website, never heard back from them. So, I changed the oil myself, as there wasn't another location I wanted to take the MH to for a simple oil change.
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Several years ago, I made an appointment in personon for an oil change with CW in AL. They screwed up the appointment and when I arrived they gave me the 1,000 yard stare.. Lucky me. Found a workhorse dealer 50 miles down the road in our direction of travel that did the job for half the cost, and didn't even have to unhook the toad.

CW could sure be the answer for all RV'rs, but I don't have Any confidence and trust that I would get a good one. I won't lose sleep over locating a CW, sorry, but CW is not for me.
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Recently needed to replace entry door hinges due to a slight accident. Stopped at another highly recommended company. It was obvious they weren't interested in helping fix the door.

Can't help but wonder why you take two paragraphs to condemn Camping World (nationwide), but won't even name the two other companies you got no satisfaction from-?

There is one thing for sure....Camping World is not your answer. For service, forget it. There may be a few stores that are willing and capable of providing good service in a timely manner, but the odds are not in the consumer's favor. The suggestion to ask at a campground for a mobile technician is an excellent one and the route most RVers should take.

Dick_B wrote:
I would question the campground owners/managers for their suggestions and keep an eye out in the campground for service trucks that might be responding to another RVers call.

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That is how I found out you could even get service at your site. I saw the truck come in and work on a Class A. So I went over to talk to the owners. That's when "I" started using them.

BTW These guys aren't fly by nights. It is their business and I found that many of them also own a respected full RV repair shop in the same town that offers on site repair. Have had many repairs and all my maintenance done on my RV over the past 7 years by mobile repair as I travel and each and every job has been done correctly.

No more inconvenience of giving up my MH to a dealership and having to find a motel for days on end for me! AND if you have pets on board you know what a pain that can be.

Now I just sit back in my lawn chair with a cold one and watch them fix it! :C

Dick_B wrote:
I would question the campground owners/managers for their suggestions and keep an eye out in the campground for service trucks that might be responding to another RVers call.

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X2 We have asked more than once and never be steered wrong.

Campground operators know which companies are good.

We even have received recommendations on doctors.

We have been fulltime traveling now in our 14th year. For whatever routine stuff they do, you can't beat WalMart. Seriously, a 14 qt. Rotella oil change, filter and lube for $60? I can barely do it for that. And please skip the political mumbo-jumbo. WM is slowly pricing themselves out of the market, but that's another discussion.

As far as emergent care, it's a ****shoot. You are where you are and beholden to whomever you are closest to. It's part of what we travelling fulltimers do. If'n you are going to embrace this lifestyle, get used to it or don't. It really is that simple.

We've always found CW to be overpriced both in terms of goods and services. We don't go there.

Someone else said:

"Every CG has a RV mobile RV they know and trust. Just ask the owner of the CG for their number."

I guess that may be true if one limits themselves to RV parks. We prefer more off the beaten path situations. For example, we had a specific need for a service but have spent the last 3 months in Corps of Engineer parks with NO mobile service available. I'll correct that to state that there was one guy 34 miles away who wanted $150 just to make the trip. Uhh, no thanks. I went online and taught myself how to solve the problem (sticking slide). All part of the process! And that's another VERY important point. The more you can do on your own is all to the better. I've saved thousands over the years.