tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post1240247993855654170..comments2024-02-06T21:12:45.089-05:00Comments on Wish Upon an RV Star!: The Good, The Bad, and....Al and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02991509802471213755noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-19688122617477117152015-03-03T17:01:40.143-05:002015-03-03T17:01:40.143-05:00I do as much of the maintenance as I can…and for t...I do as much of the maintenance as I can…and for the rest use a small family owned repair guy here in Fort Myers. The only time we needed service on the road I asked the campground for a recommendation in Jasper BC and they pointed me to a good local mechanic who quickly and easily fixed our problem.Neil Laubenthalhttp://guntherandkara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-26091151467364881852015-02-28T21:54:53.620-05:002015-02-28T21:54:53.620-05:00well, you guys know that I do a lot of my own main...well, you guys know that I do a lot of my own maintenance, thank goodness for the Internet because that is where I get a lot of my "how to" information. One thing I wouldn't recommend is working on the electrical system if you're not comfortable. I tried it and it wasn't pretty LOL http://workinrvers.blogspot.com/2014/04/where-not-to-stick-your-finger.htmlPhil and Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034467497842033077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-58621993887416103642015-02-27T10:11:23.464-05:002015-02-27T10:11:23.464-05:00Good to hear from you! Love the Florida pictures....Good to hear from you! Love the Florida pictures. Regarding mtce: fortunately, Bill is very handy and does most mtce himself. However, we do take the 5th wheel in annually to have the bearings repacked and the brakes checked/adjusted. We use our selling dealer, LaMesa, in Tucson and have been very pleased. Being on the road for 10+ years, we've also dealt with dealers/service depts we were not happy with. Hang in there...Bill and Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108663009775825362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-39069121155247152152015-02-27T07:43:59.206-05:002015-02-27T07:43:59.206-05:00You two have been busy, busy. Love the manatee sw...You two have been busy, busy. Love the manatee swim and appreciate the information on how people are monitored.. Glad this rig is working ou better. David too does anything he feels comfortable doing which is a lot especially with phone advice from Winnebago. We will have to go to Lazy Days and they are too big. We try only to have them do one thing at a time and we stay with the coach. Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-61621120375091605082015-02-26T19:44:37.304-05:002015-02-26T19:44:37.304-05:00Well, good to hear from you two and glad you manag...Well, good to hear from you two and glad you manage some fun around the appointments!!! We are sitting at Lazydays as I type. We come here mainly because it is possible to stay in our rig while we get it worked on. But we are taking our rig to Gaffney in SC to have regular maintenance done. At Lazydays everything seems to take longer than it should, but we have been happy with the results. So we probably will continue to come to Lazydays for any future warranty work. We do think that rigs that have owners present don't get forgotten;o( Sorry your haven't gotten things done!!! Hope it get resolves soon. Bill and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623061930930874565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-81706012332973169782015-02-26T19:36:42.394-05:002015-02-26T19:36:42.394-05:00Every time we have an RV dealership do something, ...Every time we have an RV dealership do something, we leave feeling robbed. How Much??? But you said….<br />We try to diy nowadays. <br />Love those manatee photos…<br />markBox Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764652192459490984.post-19550369410678771492015-02-26T19:32:15.519-05:002015-02-26T19:32:15.519-05:00I'm sorry to hear that you are having issues w...I'm sorry to hear that you are having issues with the service you paid for from your RV dealer. Although it's not uncommon!! It seems that the bigger the RV dealer the worse the service they provide to their customers. Bigger is not always better.<br /><br />I like to do as much maintenance myself as possible. Anything that I am comfortable handling I do it. There are many things the RV owner can do themselves better and save money. I do things like cleaning the roof, caulking seams, flushing the water heater and minor plumbing and electrical issues. Each manufacturer has an owners club/forum and I find Heartland's to be a wealth of information on how to do things. It is one of the first places I go to learn about and get ideas about how to repair my rig.<br /><br />But for maintenance and repair issues I do not feel comfortable doing, I like to use a small family owned RV repair facility. In my experience, a small/family owned repair facility is much more customer focused and completes repairs more quickly. I have things like annual packing of wheel bearings and major system repairs (ex. frig, furnace, etc) done by a small repair shop I like. Although I even replaced the control board on my furnace this past fall after a phone consultation with the repair shop back home.<br /><br />For me, the bottom line is do what you can and what you don't feel comfortable with find a small reliable repair shop you can trust for the rest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030460521493287565noreply@blogger.com