Maintaining Motorhomes

Motorhome dealerships aim to impress from your first visit — with inviting showrooms and rows of sparkling new recreational vehicles visible from the entrance.

However, what you find out back of the dealership has the biggest impact on your long term satisfaction when buying an RV. That’s where you’ll locate the motorhome maintenance services and parts departments.

These areas determine what customer support you'll receive. They oversee your motorhome's warranty, influence parts availability and guide you to a reliable RV repair network.

In this blog, we discuss why a dealer's after sales service makes a big difference to your long term ownership satisfaction and trouble-free travel.

We also cover why technical motorhome expertise truly matters, and what to look for in comprehensive after sales service and parts. Plus, we highlight the main questions to ask your RV dealer and what warning signs to watch out for.

Motorhome water damage can lead to costly repairs, disrupt your travel plans and decrease the value of your investment. It’s perhaps the most preventable wear and tear on a recreational vehicle. All it takes is scheduling regular checks and maintenance.

The more you understand your motorhome tyres and how to maintain them, the safer your RV adventures will be — and the longer your tyres will last.

As a motorhome owner, it’s important to routinely check the air pressure in your vehicle’s tyres for safety, fuel efficiency and prolonging their lifespan.

In this blog, we discuss how motorhome tyres differ from car tyres, why having the correct tyre pressure is important and how to calculate the right tyre pressure. We also cover inflating your motorhome tyres and fitting a tyre pressure monitoring system.

Nothing deflates the excitement of a motorhome holiday like returning to your RV to find it’s been broken into — and your valuable items have been stolen. Even worse is seeing an empty parking space where your motorhome used to be.

Taking preventive measures to avoid such an experience is well worth the investment.

In this blog, we discuss the theft of motorhomes and campervans — and how you can best avoid becoming a statistic. We look at increasing your motorhome’s security with stronger door locks, alarms, GPS trackers and plenty of common sense.

Summer promises long days full of relaxation in New Zealand’s great outdoors — but only if you’ve prepared your motorhome for the holiday season.

The lead-up to Christmas, the New Year and the summer break often gets busy. It can be easy to forget to inspect your motorhome’s tyres or prepare your RV for bugs. However, if something goes wrong on holiday, it may not be an easy fix, can be more expensive and you could even face delays getting the right part.

To ensure that your RV is road ready, we’ve put together this informative blog and downloadable checklist. We highlight safety inspections, maintenance jobs and essential summer items — to help you remember to do all the important pre-summer tasks.

Preparing for a motorhome road trip involves maintenance and cleaning jobs, to ensure your RV is in the best and safest condition. But the work doesn’t end once you hit the open road. Certain parts of your motorhome need monitoring for your own personal safety and health — and for your motorhome’s wellbeing.

If you’ve been using your motorhome over winter, you’ll know that the harsh unpredictable weather conditions can lead to a motorhome in need of a good clean.

If you stored your campervan over the winter months, it’ll also need airing out before you take it on the road.

Make use of our guide to ensure your motorhome or campervan is as clean as it can be — and is ready for the warmer spring weather ahead.