wenglish wrote:
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I did find a local independent muffler shop who says he can handle it, and will probably go with him if I can persuade him to provide an estimate without me having to tow the motorhome to him (insurance will pay for the tow to repair it, but not a tow to get an estimate).
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You need to get it fixed, you found a shop that will fix it, just tow it to the shop and pay the bill. What's the point of going through the whole "getting an estimate" when you are going to have that shop fix it anyways?
The Big truck repair shops around me always seem to have a Class A or two in the bays getting worked on. Those repair shops have the buildings and lifts designed to work on large vehicles.
Smaller shops simply can't justify investing in buildings and equipment for working on vehicles that they don't repair regularly. Heck, most small shops don't even have enough land and/or parking lot space to turn a large vehicle around in.
I have had small repair garages have difficulty working on my F350 size trucks, when I had caps or large box beds on them.
Smaller shops that will go out of their way to help you are worth returning to and giving them positive reviews.
It is disappointing that dealers you talked to weren't straight forward with you about where you might need to go to get work done. If you do the online review thing, certainly post those responses.
