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From the RV Bookstore
By Chuck Woodbury Perhaps the most stressful part of RVing is dealing with repairs, especially while on the road. I don’t know about you, but my biggest fear at such a time is that I'll be ripped off. And after 15 years of serious RVing, I can tell you that I have, indeed, been the victim of a dishonest repair shop more than once.
RV Watch Dog, The RVers Best Friend can help ensure that when you head in for a repair, you get what you pay for. Imagine that you are traveling and suddently your refrigerator quits working. Where do you go to get it fixed? And when you get there, how do you know that the estimate of $500, $1,000 or even more is fair? How do you know that the repair couldn't be accomplished for $50? In most cases, you don't know. RV Watch Dog, however, will help you spot the difference between an honest repair and a dishonest one. It will show you how a shady operator can rob you as surely as a pickpocketer. The fact is, anyone with a screwdriver, wrench and a rented garage can post the sign "RV Repair." No special license is required. Doing business with such a repair shop is often a disaster. RV Watch Dog tells you how to spot such a facility. As most of us know, fixing an RV can be very expensive, even for RVers with warranties, who may pay a price often not easily apparent: The fact is, a dishonest repair shop may perform its warranty work with used or inferior parts instead of quality new ones as specified in the warranty contract. So what do we do to avoid being ripped off? The answer is simple: educate ourselves about the common ways that dishonest repair shops take advantage of us in our time of need, and how to spot an honest facility. RV Watch Dog is an incredible resource. It's packed with information designed to teach both novice and experienced RV owners how to detect and stay clear of unscrupulous scams and repair thieves. You'll get insider information on the easy tricks played when fraudulent repairs are performed on your RV's systems such as: Air conditioners True life case studies, scams and scenarios fill the 200-plus page book. Readers learn how to find and do business with ethical RV business professionals (and, the fact is, most RV repair shops are strictly on the up and up), what to ask, and what to listen and look for before authorizing any work. The authors of RV Watch Dog researched the subject of RV repair fraud for many years before writing their one-of-a-kind book. They found that 87 percent of all RV owners feel that they have either been or will be taken advantage of on repairs. The book is not a technical manual, but a tool for selecting an honest repair facility. In layman's terms, you will learn, for example, how an RV repair rip-off artist will use inexpensive component parts instead of quality ones. It also provides tips on how to spot fake repairs. The 2003 RV Watch Dog is labeled a Western edition because it lists dozens of RV repair shops in the American West that the authors believe offer quality service to their customers. Frankly, though, 90 percent of the information in the book is of value to RVers no matter where they live. While the authors devote much of the book revealing scams performed by dishonest repair facilities, they point out that most shops are honest and offer quality service. They provide step-by-step instructions of how to recognize these good guys and avoid the bad guys. This book should be in every RVers bookshelf, and at $15.95, it's a bargain. Order for $15.95. Another book you might like: Sign up for our free email newsletter RV Travel Go to: Beginners Guide to RVing Go to: RV Travel Go to: Free Campgrounds of the West Go to: Links to other RV websites Go to: RV jokes |
