Would you buy a RV without local dealer support?

[John___Christin]

There’s a few Holiday Rambler class A’s that I really like. Problem is I am from New England and I believe the closest dealer is in NJ. Maybe even further. I have no problem traveling to buy what I want. My concern is warranted work and other issues.

Would you buy a RV without local dealer support?

Edit: Those from the New England area am I wrong? Is there a Holiday Rambler dealer in our region?

[kerrlakeRoo]

If the problem is drivetrain, It's a Ford. For appliances, it's on who made them, and for the box you do have a dealer in Upstate NY.
I would also suggest to reach out to HR and any owners you could to see how they were with allowing non dealers to make warranty repairs. They may have a couple of independents they work with in your area.

[Big_Katuna]

I bought new in Ohio while I was living in Florida. Never had a problem getting it worked on. Hard to not take a 31% off MSRP.

After warranty you need to find a competent repair house, which is a bit of a carp shoot.

[azdryheat]

An RV is an RV is an RV. They are pretty much the same under the skin. As long as you get warranty work approval from the manufacturer, anyone can do the repairs.

[jplante4]

Bring it down to Major's on the Cape. They work on HRs all the time.

[Chum_lee]

I don't understand your concern. What would you do if you are on the road and you need warranty assistance? If I can't repair my vehicles myself, (which I can) I would be looking for "network" support throughout my travel range rather than local support. But, I am regularly 1,000's of miles from home base.

Chum lee

[Veebyes]

Yes. Did it. Bought an orphan. Builder went bust 4 months after my unit was built. That was 11 years ago. Done almost all repairs & mods myself RVs are mostly simple things & most problems turn out to be quite easy to deal with.