Annual Maintenance & Repair Budget

Abbadox wrote:

MFL wrote:
Depends, do you plan to do any maintenance, such as washing/waxing, caulking, greasing bearings, or just fixing the little things. Detailing, and simple service can add up fast, most do this themselves. It could cost 3 to 4 hundred for a mid sized trailer wash/wax.

Jerry

hmm, honestly washing/waxing not something I had considered at all. The caulking, greasing, etc I expected and planned to do myself. I was more or less asking about the reapairs and mainteance that would require someone highly experienced with the work, I am fairly handy but I do not want nor plan to do anything that involves allot of time so I would just pay to have those sorts of things done for me.

Because you would rather pay someone to do a lot of the work you will need to figure twice as much money more than you think then double that and you might still need to add some on top.

Paying folks to fix or maintain RVs does not come cheap, I suspect the going rate per hr at a dealer will be running $100-$150 PER HR on average.

Then there is the risk of the below average "RV mechanic" taking shortcuts or not caring about getting it fixed the first time causing multiple repeat trips to the dealer :S

Not to mention losing the use of said RV for MONTHS at time due to dealer repair backlogs.

Your choice, my choice is to do what I can do first, my labor "cost" is far lower than paying someone else..