What Do You Do When Your Home Is In The Shop?
I'm weighing the choice between a motorhome or a trailer for a full-time home. One difference that I have seen noted is that when a motorhome needs mechanical work and has to go into the shop for rep...
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We FT for 7 hrs. truck & 5vr. Moved every week or so (never bought into that MH moving a lot vs 5vr if parking a lot concept).
We went with truck/5vr vs MH because I don't fold up in smaller vehicles.
We had a few occasions when trailer needed repairs........
*Blowout on faulty tire ripped up side of 5vr. Checked into repairs vs shop.....2-3 weeks to get parts 1 week to do repairs. Called factory.....3 days for repairs. Made appointment with factory.
Day of appointment dropped off 5vr....got motel room for 2 days with option to extend if needed. Picked up 5vr noon of 3rd day.
*Major water damage due to line blowing off
Contacted RV Repair Shop. Guy came out to RV Park and gave estimate----2 days after material received from factory (replacement of large slideout floor)
Contacted flooring company (linoleum/carpet replacement)...came out for measurements/estimates
Insurance OKd repairs.
RV shop ordered material.......Linoleum/carpet ordered.
Week later took 5vr in for slideout repairs....motel for 2 days.
Then Flooring was installed on site at RV Park
Truck transmission failed......dealer ordered new. Truck freighted overnight. Took truck in AM picked up that PM (Factory Warranty.......previous dealership did tranny routine/required maint. and screwed up!)
Is it a hassle..........can be. But you do what you have to do. Such is life.
We went with truck/5vr vs MH because I don't fold up in smaller vehicles.
We had a few occasions when trailer needed repairs........
*Blowout on faulty tire ripped up side of 5vr. Checked into repairs vs shop.....2-3 weeks to get parts 1 week to do repairs. Called factory.....3 days for repairs. Made appointment with factory.
Day of appointment dropped off 5vr....got motel room for 2 days with option to extend if needed. Picked up 5vr noon of 3rd day.
*Major water damage due to line blowing off
Contacted RV Repair Shop. Guy came out to RV Park and gave estimate----2 days after material received from factory (replacement of large slideout floor)
Contacted flooring company (linoleum/carpet replacement)...came out for measurements/estimates
Insurance OKd repairs.
RV shop ordered material.......Linoleum/carpet ordered.
Week later took 5vr in for slideout repairs....motel for 2 days.
Then Flooring was installed on site at RV Park
Truck transmission failed......dealer ordered new. Truck freighted overnight. Took truck in AM picked up that PM (Factory Warranty.......previous dealership did tranny routine/required maint. and screwed up!)
Is it a hassle..........can be. But you do what you have to do. Such is life.
