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dsa3778's avatar
dsa3778
Explorer
Jul 02, 2013

RV breakdown advice

We are fairly new to Rv'ing and are planning a 2 week vacation soon where we will be pretty far from home. We have a class A Fleetwood Flair, 35ft. What have other peoples' experiences been if your huge motorhome breaks down? Can just any tow truck tow a vehicle of that size? Do regular mechanics work on them or do you have to find someone that works specifically on RV's? We had a situation on the way home from purchasing it (8 hours from home) where it had to be towed and we had the hardest time trying to find someone that could handle towing something that large. Ended up that we had to have a trucking company who works on semi trucks come and tow us, and since everything was closed, he took it to his shop, and was actually able to fix our problem himself(radiator hose broke). Is this normally going to be the case? (Having to find someone other than just a car towing company to tow us) and also, who fixes them (regular car mechanics)? We now have AAA on the vehicle and that helps peace of mind, but I am just concerned that they won't even be able to locate someone to help us.
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  • rgatijnet1's avatar
    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Jul 02, 2013
    Get CoachNet for your emergency road service and let them handle the details. They will make sure that the proper wrecker shows up, if needed. They will also make sure that you get a qualified tech to service your coach or that you are towed to a shop that can actually fix your problem. It is money well spent and they are familiar with RV's as opposed to AAA that deals mostly with passenger vehicles.

    I should add that once you get CoachNet, or Good Sams emergency road service, it also covers ALL of your passenger vehicles as well, including your toad. Unless you use AAA for maps, and other services, you can cancel AAA since the other road service providers will cover your personal vehicles.
  • Coyote74's avatar
    Coyote74
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2013
    Look at coachnet and good sams for towing and road service plans. They usually know what type equipment to send. You will be most likly to use a heavy underlift type wrecker, they tow you to nearest rv service to have it repaired or at your request. Check them out.

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