Expanda service overpriced?

Submitted: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 22:44
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Hi

We currently have our 18ft Jayco Expanda in for a service and we are quite shocked with the price. My husband had rung a few places to get a price for the service and was told by this place it would be about $200-$250 plus the price of the bearings. Well the price is currently at $1,000!!!

They have changed the bearings because the caravan is about 2.5 years old and as we are about to leave for our trip from Adelaide to Darwin and then down the WA coast we thought it better to be "safe than sorry" (the caravan had previously done a similar trip before we bought it). They told my husband it took them 6.5hrs to change the bearings ($240 for the labour to do this) - is this about right?

They also had to change the connection & gas hose from the gas
bottles to the caravan because whatever was there was apparently illegal. I think this cost about $150-$200.

How much do other people pay to get their tandem axle caravan serviced? Maybe this is about right or maybe we are getting taken for a ride?!

Also the bathroom sealant has broken away between the wall gaps and the back of the toilet and the walls really flex alot. Is this
normal? The service guy has said he hasn't seen the walls flex that
much before. My husband has said he can put some packers in the joins to brace it a bit better before resealing it. Has anyone else had this problem with their bathroom?

The full/empty guage on the toilet has broken. Is it worthwhile
getting this fixed as we have to wait 5 days for the part? With two children we probably should change the toilet most days anyway I think!!

Hope someone can help as we feel a little out of our depth at the
moment!!

Regards
Leanne
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