RV Problems
I see a lot of posts on this site and others about problems that folks have with their "new" campers (of all classes). I wonder how much of this is unrealistic expectations on the part of new RV ...
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3oaks wrote:BTPO1 wrote:True. However there are a lot of people less fortunate, without the skills or physical capabilities to do the same. RVs may be NOT be "set it and forget it.", but they should at least be road worthy and leak free from the start with all systems functioning properly. It's a shame when people purchase brand new RVs and they are "Fixer Uppers" right from DAY ONE!downtheroad wrote:
The best cure for this is being handy and creative and doing most of your own maintenance and repairs and your own, "warranty work."
I stopped running back to the dealer for every fix and adjustment.
Any RV is a house (on wheels) and just like a house, it requires constant and on going attention. RV's are NOT, "set it and forget it."
How true. I personally enjoy fixing things that break on mine. It makes no sense for me to take it to the shop only to have to fix it again when I get it back. JMO
It's unfortunate, we don't have the mass importation of RVs like we did the foreign vehicles to SHAKE THE U.S. RV INDUSTRY UP. It sure woke up the auto industry after the junk they all produced in the 70s.
Your foreign import comment is spot on.
One of the biggest issues in the RV industry is the limited number of suppliers to the manufacturers. When you only have a couple of primary manufacturers for items such as frames, refrigerators, ACs, etc, the builders are kind of stuck. Maybe some of the foreign imports could be an alternative to the parts that go into these rigs.
