My wife and I ended up buying her parents 1999 Bounder! We had a fifth wheel so camping ain't new to us just a motorhome is! They had a few problems the last time they took it out, the brakes quit working! They ended up getting them fixed and it works fine now! I have it scheduled to get a couple other items looked over at a dealer! My question is they offer a complete check through of the motorhome for $650 would this be a waste of money that I could do myself or a be an ease of mind to pay for and have gone through! We have scheduled a two week trip up to Maine end up June first of July! Thanks for the help!

Given that it is a "new to you" coach with some age to it and you have not had a motor home before, I think it would be a good idea to get it done. Have them make the list, then you decide which, if any, items you have them fix and which ones you will do. Hopefully, they will only find minor items but that will also give you peace of mind that there aren't any major items lurking unknown waiting to bite you.

If it makes you feel good then do it, but personally I'd never spend it.

sriethman wrote:My wife and I ended up buying her parents 1999 Bounder! We had a fifth wheel so camping ain't new to us just a motorhome is! They had a few problems the last time they took it out, the brakes quit working! They ended up getting them fixed and it works fine now! I have it scheduled to get a couple other items looked over at a dealer! My question is they offer a complete check through of the motorhome for $650 would this be a waste of money that I could do myself or a be an ease of mind to pay for and have gone through! We have scheduled a two week trip up to Maine end up June first of July! Thanks for the help!do you have tbe skills, equipment/tools and most importantly tbe experience to conduct tbe insoection? if yes then maybe you ciuld save yourself $650. i'd still want a professional opinion...objective set of eyes. best if the inspector does not work for a garage or you'll make it clear that you'll be doing whatever repairs are needed...even if that's not the case. good luck.

I would never do it again. When we bought our used MH we took it to a dealer and payed big bucks for them to go over everything - engine, brakes, transmission, generator etc. The didn't do anything we are pretty sure as the air filter on the generator was so clogged it was getting no air. We changed the filter and generator ran much better. Not sure if they changed the fluids they were supposed to have done. Only went to the dealer as RV was our first one. DH usually does everything on vehicles so he just started doing all himself.

Tell us what Bounder model number and type of chassis. If it's a Ford, which engine. I may be able to tell you some things to be watchful for.

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rk911
Explorer
Feb 27, 2017
sriethman wrote:
My wife and I ended up buying her parents 1999 Bounder! We had a fifth wheel so camping ain't new to us just a motorhome is! They had a few problems the last time they took it out, the brakes quit working! They ended up getting them fixed and it works fine now! I have it scheduled to get a couple other items looked over at a dealer! My question is they offer a complete check through of the motorhome for $650 would this be a waste of money that I could do myself or a be an ease of mind to pay for and have gone through! We have scheduled a two week trip up to Maine end up June first of July! Thanks for the help!

do you have tbe skills, equipment/tools and most importantly tbe experience to conduct tbe insoection? if yes then maybe you ciuld save yourself $650. i'd still want a professional opinion...objective set of eyes. best if the inspector does not work for a garage or you'll make it clear that you'll be doing whatever repairs are needed...even if that's not the case. good luck.
Gulfcoast
Explorer
Feb 27, 2017
If it makes you feel good then do it, but personally I'd never spend it.
BigRabbitMan
Explorer
Feb 27, 2017
Given that it is a "new to you" coach with some age to it and you have not had a motor home before, I think it would be a good idea to get it done. Have them make the list, then you decide which, if any, items you have them fix and which ones you will do. Hopefully, they will only find minor items but that will also give you peace of mind that there aren't any major items lurking unknown waiting to bite you.

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