What's Your 2014 Wish for RV Design
Thought this would be a good time for us to voice our wish list for RV designs and perhaps some companies will incorporate them. Still on our list is for rv makers to let the customers design their...
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AncientPath wrote:
I am new to RVing. But I have over 750K miles charter bus driving, and have owned and lived on a 38' offshore sailboat for 6 years.
My wife and I are looking at purchasing a class "A" to live aboard full-time.
But I am very concerned about servicablity of these units.
Lack of spare tire
Lack of metal bumpers
Lack of access to engine and major engine components like belts, fuel and oil filters
Lack of accessibility to tanks for cleaning and service of sending units
Small house battery bank using 6v (probably golf cart) instead of 12v deep cycle
Major electrical panel and fuses just behind the non front bumper––I bet you blow a front tire, hit a rock or animal, it would take out the whole electrical panel on some of these units.
We have spoke to enough deals at this point to know we bring the unit back to them for repair. However my experience has shown that no matter how faithful we are to our PM mechanical things break––and usually at the worst possible time.
My wife and I like a lot that we see for comfort and livability, but I would be wiling to trade off some of that for serviceability.
have you considered doing a bus conversion,or have someone build it for you,
that would be the only way to have exactly what you want and need,,
theres a site devoted to doing just that ,see busnuts online
