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janni


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We have been fulltime for a year now and need an oil change on the dp.  How do you decide where to go?  Is there a service directory online?  Do you just look up the closest rv sales and service?  Have you found a favorite and make a plan to be there when it is time?  Any advice appreciated.



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Bought our coach new, so we return to the dealer to have the annuals done on the coach. I trust them to work on my coach. But if we weren't able to return I would find a dealer who is Monaco/Cummings approved. We invested a lot of money in our coach and I would not feel comfortable allowing strangers to work on the engine or chassis. If they are Monaco and Cummings approved then I would be okay with letting them work on it. I want to ensure the warranty is not voided by allowing non-approved sources work on my coach.



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janni wrote:

We have been fulltime for a year now and need an oil change on the dp.  How do you decide where to go?  Is there a service directory online?  Do you just look up the closest rv sales and service?  Have you found a favorite and make a plan to be there when it is time?  Any advice appreciated.

 There is an online RV Service rating.  I have found it to be somewhat useful.  Go to http://rvservicereviews.com/ and you can get a good idea of those to avoid.  Be sure to look at all the reviews and make a determination based on an average.  There will always be someone that is disgruntled and someone that is overjoyed.  Just take an average.

Quite often, an RV Park will have a list of on-site service providers.  Check in the office for a card.  I tried it once and got a card for a wash job.  Man, I was pleased with the work and price.  I have watched oil change providers come to parks and change fluids.  They were very clean and seemed to do a good job.

Depending on where you are, I have heard others talk about going to a diesel shop for work.  Some good reports, others not so good.



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