$1300 for an inpsection?

I think for that particular inspection, they do a pretty thorough inspection of the engine/chassis which you may or may not get elsewhere. I paid a mobile RV tech to inspect mine, and he mostly looked at the house side. He checked the oil, trans fluid, and brakes, but that was it as far as that side of it goes.

Diesels are expensive to fix so it may be worth it.

On the other hand, if I remember correctly, the guys from rvinspection.com DO NOT go up on the roof because of liability issues. Seems like a good way to miss potential water leaks. It COULD be another company that had that restriction, I'm not 100 percent sure on that, but I think it was these guys. Either way, it's something to consider when looking for an inspector.

If you do go that route, do as thorough of an inspection as you can on your own first. Hate to drop that much money to find out its a dud and then have to spend that much again to inspect another one.

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For a bit over $1600 you could take Terry Cooper's 5-Day Tech Course and learn to be an RV Inspector yourself.


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elhajj33 wrote:

$1295 for an inspection that would look for water intrusion. Am i wrong to think this should be cheaper?

Maybe, maybe not.

I paid $600 to have a C inspected. They "found" expensive stuff that didn't really need to be serviced (like re-sealing all the windows) and missed other important stuff (like a bad battery switch that didn't charge the batteries when going down the road).

If you really DO get a thorough and competent inspection of ALL the critical components....generator, brakes, water systems, A/C, furnace, .....that price might be a good investment. But how do you know what you will be getting ??

In my case, the inspection fee was 2.5% of the proposed selling price. It would have been well worth the price **IF** they had done it right.

P.S. What is MHSRV ?

For that price, does Steve Anderson or Terry Cooper do the inspection themselves? Or just refer you to someone local to you?

(EDIT: You might also want to look under RV Mobile Technicians for an RV Inspector in your area.)

seems a bit high to me but I have no idea what others have paid. I would have thought a couple of hundred for time, perhaps they are doing other tests, pressure leak, etc.
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