[Jmueller]

I agree with Richard, Newell's new labor rate at $138/hr even little items add up quickly. We recently went full time and I am still working. With my fix list running long and time running short, not to mention no garage to work on the coach, I chose to go to Newell for a long list of fix-it items, plus yearly PM ($3000).

While most everything is fixed, I paid for it! I also found out that Newell is not without flaws, they broke a few items in the repair of others, and had to work through those. I do have to mention in their defense, they have a lot of knowledge and know-how that I and even other service providers do not have, which can save time and money.  They also made right the broken items.

While I hope to do more of my own work in the future, there are things I don't want to do or would not even attempt, and I appreciate Newell is there in those situations.

I read in an earlier post where somebody put a $1000 per month figure on maintenance. I thought that was double what I wanted to spend, but after my first year of owership, and being very picky to fix things correctly, that number seems about right if you are not going to do a lot of the work. Mileage varies widely from those that do all their own work to those that do none.

Thank you everyone for your valuable input!