Ford Dealers Won't Service E-450
When I bought my Jayco Melbourne 29D, the Jayco dealer told me that there was ONE Ford dealer in the greater St. Louis metro area that would service the E-450. Last week that dealer told me to buzz o...
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This discussion makes me realize how lucky I am! There are two independently owned "quick lube" type places within three miles of my house. Both are owned and operated by the same family for over 25 years and had the same guys working in them for years. Down the road about six miles is my tire, service and repair place: locally owned by the same family for forty years with two bays built especially to service RVs and similar sized commercial and farm trucks. I have done business with them for thirty years.
I suggest you forget the dealer for anything except major warranty work and find a good local shop and get to know them. I have always stayed away from "authorized dealers" on all my vehicles all my life. Unless, of course, it was a warranty or recall problem. They always seem to care less, charge more and appreciate your business less than the local guys trying to make a living.
All that being said, it ultimately will be dictated by the size of your rig. Mine is only 24 feet long. The OP has a biggun.
I suggest you forget the dealer for anything except major warranty work and find a good local shop and get to know them. I have always stayed away from "authorized dealers" on all my vehicles all my life. Unless, of course, it was a warranty or recall problem. They always seem to care less, charge more and appreciate your business less than the local guys trying to make a living.
All that being said, it ultimately will be dictated by the size of your rig. Mine is only 24 feet long. The OP has a biggun.
