SONICJK wrote on Wed, 16 March 2016 16:12

Peer,
If a person owns a GMC and can't change the oil, or track down a plumbing leak, then I truly don't think they should own it.
That doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with paying someone to do something because you don't want to do it, that's perfectly understandable.

I have always changed my own oil, because I didn't want to spend the money to have it done. But there came a time where my time was worth more than the cost of the oil change. Now I have my oil changed at jiffy lube. Nothing wrong with that. But it's my personal opinion that if you CAN'T change your oil, you should learn how, or don't own a vehicle.

Again just an opinion.

Justin,

While I understand your position, it is, unfortunately, without basis.
You really need to go and read some of the general RV groups on line.
Questions like (nearly quotes):
"Why doesn't anything work when we unplug shore power?"
"Where are the fuses in a Winniebargo?" (No additional information was included.)
"There is no water coming out of the faucets!" (Again no additional information was included.)

I will admit that there are some people that should never be allowed out of the house without adult supervision. A GMC is a really no more difficult to maintain than any other Class A RV. But, there are way fewer shops that have any idea how to do it. This is more a factor of the vehicle age. When I was having running trouble with our 1965 Jeep Gladiator (230 OHC 6) I actually had someone ask what codes came up. (OBD was 30+ years away when she was built.)

Do I do most of my own work? Yes, I did get Dave Lenzi to do my front bearings, but I have watched him work and he may be more conscientious than I am. You will find very few of those, and if you do, you may not be able to get them to do anything for you - even for money. (Dave does expect to get paid, but I know what he does and what it would cost for me to get these things done and I don't know how he does it. Same with Manny.

Why have I done most of my own work for so many years? Because then I only have to get it done once.

One day at a rally, I was assisting Dan Gregg at diagnosing someone's electrical problem. We found it, it was a relatively simple issue once the correct data was collected. As we walked back to the center of the compound, Dan looked at me and said,"I hate to say this, but there are just some people that should not have GMCs." When you think of the GMC people here (I will not include some of the FB crowd) you will realize that there is a whole other end of that bell curve that is poorly represented here. (Thank God!)

If you ever have the opportunity, ask KenH why he traded the monster Class A (DP iirc) for a tiny GMC......

Matt