Damage to fiver due to road construction
Monday, Memorial day May 27, we were s/b I55 in MS just north of exit 271 in Desoto Co going thru a construction zone. Cruise was set below the speed limit and I was in the right hand lane. We came of...
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OK, I'm not getting into a discussion about cruise control because I've never used it, but I do have a nasty little anecdote about construction zones and wrecking a fiver.
RV caravan through Mexico two years ago. We never went over 35 mph the entire time, and never took topes (speed bumps) over 5 mph. Bad, jarring, uneven road surface frequently. Took it slowly always. A week later, just back in the US, a large truck followed us into a cg and pointed out a frame problem (separated from axels). 4 slides became virtually inoperable. Floor buckled. Took it to repair shop. Long story short - repairs would have cost $30K. & 6 mos. Insurance co. totaled it.
We are FTers. Totaled our home. Spent the next week buying a new fiver and moving our stuff over from the dead one. Thankfully, we had the kind of insurance that covered full replacement, not the depreciated value. Never be w/o that.
Sorry for your troubles. Talk to your insurance co. and hopefully you'll get some satisfying resolution. Answer to your question is, yes, construction can wreak havoc on an RV, even with careful driving.
RV caravan through Mexico two years ago. We never went over 35 mph the entire time, and never took topes (speed bumps) over 5 mph. Bad, jarring, uneven road surface frequently. Took it slowly always. A week later, just back in the US, a large truck followed us into a cg and pointed out a frame problem (separated from axels). 4 slides became virtually inoperable. Floor buckled. Took it to repair shop. Long story short - repairs would have cost $30K. & 6 mos. Insurance co. totaled it.
We are FTers. Totaled our home. Spent the next week buying a new fiver and moving our stuff over from the dead one. Thankfully, we had the kind of insurance that covered full replacement, not the depreciated value. Never be w/o that.
Sorry for your troubles. Talk to your insurance co. and hopefully you'll get some satisfying resolution. Answer to your question is, yes, construction can wreak havoc on an RV, even with careful driving.
