Ordering Parts Online

I have a great local dealer I try and give a shot at before I order on line. Many of the little every day items like caulking it is cheaper at my local dealer than online plus shipping.
When I needed a water heater, it was much cheaper online than local though.
Shop around!

2112 wrote:
I had the exact opposite experience about a year ago. My Valterra dump valve was cheaper at our local dealer than on Amazon and comparable to anywhere else and they had it on the shelf.

It's always good to shop around.

That is why I always check availability and prices on several on-line sites before placing my order. I have never found any of my local dealers to be cheaper and the closest one is 20+ miles away.

On major purchases I always check:

Availability
Price
Shipping Chargers
Delivery Time

I had the exact opposite experience about a year ago. My Valterra dump valve was cheaper at our local dealer than on Amazon and comparable to anywhere else and they had it on the shelf.

It's always good to shop around.

Not fair to compare Amazon to Camping World. :) I don't recall what items I was looking at but ended up buying them from Etrailer for some, and PPL for some others, and I think RV Warehouse, or RV Wholesale.

Amazon is pretty good for some things, but you'll overpay if you think they are the only place to buy parts and don't shop around.

My problem is I am now in (same day free shipping) zone.
Howard and Peggy, you haven't priced Camping World for their cheap prices have you? Camping World wanted over $235.00 for a replacement fan motor for AC unit $84.00 on Amazon with free shipping. What "stuff" were you looking at?
Bill

Just make sure you check around. Amazon is good for some things, and not so good for others. I thought they were kind of high for the RV stuff I was looking at, but YMMV.

We ordered a Valtera valve from Amazon and it worked perfectly for our application.

Jim

Amazon is a great source for rv parts.

When we purchased our first RV the forums gave me a $500 laundry list of items I "needed". When picking up the RV, and shopping at the dealership, about half the items were cheaper at the store, and half were cheaper on Amazon.

Thanks. I appreciate your comments and will be ordering online