What Hasn't Broken?

Aug 21, 2022by Kevin Watson

When we decided to live in an RV fulltime, we went back and forth on whether we should purchase a new RV or buy a used RV. Buying new would give us what we thought would be peace of mind of having a warranty and dedicated dealership to work with when issues were sure to arise, while buying used would give us the option of using the savings in cost to handle our own repairs. After much research, we realized that most dealerships don't care about your problems once you've taken ownership of your RV and that basic or extended warranties aren't always money well spent.

We continually saw owners giving up their rigs for weeks and months at a time to have warranty or repair work done by their dealer. This made the decision for us, since we would be living in our RV fulltime and traveling the country and wouldn’t have the option to be out of our rig for any length of time. We decided to buy a used rig knowing that things would need repaired but felt confident that we could handle the majority of issues on our own, with a little research. After 18 months of fulltime living, we have comprised a list of ALL the things that have broken during that time! Although the list is lengthy, most of the items were quick fixes, with minimal cost involved! We review every problem we’ve encountered in this video to show you what to really expect from fulltime RV life!