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DSDP_Don
Jan 09, 2016Explorer
"Jayco-noslide"......Yes, good point and you're right about the TITLE of the post, but the OP was discussing how many newbies read these posts and think there are nothing but issues with RV's. Many of us are trying, at least what I was doing, to point out that buying an RV is great, but not for the faint of heart. If you can do your own work, great, but I would guess that 60% -70% of RV owners don't have the skill, time or health to do their own repairs. In that case, a new owner should be made aware of what is involved. If someone new makes a purchase knowing there are going to be things that will occasionally need repair, it might be easier for them to accept with less aggravation.
I tell anyone who buys a major item like a car, boat or RV to go to the forum related to that vehicle and read up on the complaints, then make a decision if they're founded or affect your use of the vehicle. I just bought a new Acura MDX. The Acura forum had several complaints about the new 9 speed transmission not shifting smoothly. After reading through the complaints (reading between the lines, mostly guys trying to drag race the car) a went to the dealer and spoke to a service tech. He said they hadn't seen the issue at their dealership on the MDX, but had on his own TLX. They made some updates provided by Honda and it's fixed. He said if I had an issue they would just do the updates. The answer was good enough for me and we bought the car. It runs great with no trans issues. It just takes a little homework.
I tell anyone who buys a major item like a car, boat or RV to go to the forum related to that vehicle and read up on the complaints, then make a decision if they're founded or affect your use of the vehicle. I just bought a new Acura MDX. The Acura forum had several complaints about the new 9 speed transmission not shifting smoothly. After reading through the complaints (reading between the lines, mostly guys trying to drag race the car) a went to the dealer and spoke to a service tech. He said they hadn't seen the issue at their dealership on the MDX, but had on his own TLX. They made some updates provided by Honda and it's fixed. He said if I had an issue they would just do the updates. The answer was good enough for me and we bought the car. It runs great with no trans issues. It just takes a little homework.
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