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carringb
Apr 23, 2020Explorer
I bought my van from Enterprise with 105,000 miles. Because of the high miles on some of their vans, they used to (maybe still do) included a powertrain warranty up to 150,000 miles. Never needed it.
I finally ended up replacing my motor at 458,000 miles, because a valve seat burned up (which was my fault to start with). It came with a 3-year unlimited mile warranty from Ford. It's been 1.5 years, and haven't needed it.
My transmission is original still, at almost 480,000 miles.
My trailer OTOH... Went back to factory twice for Schwintek rebuilds under warranty. Now at a private shop to do it all over again. I probably would have come out ahead if I the Good Sam extended warranty on the trailer.
It's unlikely I'll ever buy another mass-produced RV. They're all garbage, frankly, besides Class B camper vans since they still have OEM bodies. If you want something that will hold up, converting a box truck, bus, or cargo trailer is probably the way to go.
I finally ended up replacing my motor at 458,000 miles, because a valve seat burned up (which was my fault to start with). It came with a 3-year unlimited mile warranty from Ford. It's been 1.5 years, and haven't needed it.
My transmission is original still, at almost 480,000 miles.
My trailer OTOH... Went back to factory twice for Schwintek rebuilds under warranty. Now at a private shop to do it all over again. I probably would have come out ahead if I the Good Sam extended warranty on the trailer.
It's unlikely I'll ever buy another mass-produced RV. They're all garbage, frankly, besides Class B camper vans since they still have OEM bodies. If you want something that will hold up, converting a box truck, bus, or cargo trailer is probably the way to go.
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