Annual Maintenance / Repair Cost

[Bob Lawrence]

Hi Ryan,
How much was the air compressor and where did you get one? I'm
thinking about replacing mine just cause...just cause it's 24 years
old.
Bob Lawrence
84 P36
Los Fresnos, Texas

>
> I've had my coach one & a half years now. I've spent $413 in oil &
> filter changes (supplies only, labor was my own) but I've spent just
> over $5,000 in repairs. Most of that five grand went to fix three
real
> problems - a minor transmission tweak, a new alternator and a new
air
> compressor. The rest were minor things as best as I can tell the
> alternator and air compressor were original on my coach so after 20
> years, it was time for them to fail. No big deal, but you do need to
> budget for this sort of thing.
>
> How much work you can do for yourself makes a big difference. I
don't
> know enough to do the heavy mechanical work, but I have replaced
> engines in cars so I'm not completely inept, either. I could have
> saved at least a grand on labor had I replaced my own alternator &
air
> compressor but I didn't feel like doing that work and I had the
money
> to pay someone else. I could have also spent another three grand on
> labor if I hadn't fixed all of the little stuff myself. If you're
> handy around the house you'll save a bunch of money doing light
repair
> work on the house parts of the coach.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>