Timster
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Hello all, My Uncle owns a 2015 Forest River Georgetown Model 270 Class A RV. We live in Savannah GA and as most of you know we recently got hammered by Hurricane Mathew. Lots of devastation occurred leaving many people with damaged homes and property. My Uncles RV was unfortunately in the wrong place at the wrong time. A large tree on his property took a perfect aim at his barely 1 year old Class A motor home. The tree fell perfectly right down the middle from front to back. (SEE PICS BELOW) This was the only tree that fell on the property. No one was in the rv at the time and everyone is ok.
That is the bad news. The good news is (besides the fact that everyone is ok) after having a tree company carefully removing the tree, the chassis looks to be in perfect condition. The rv cranks right up as usual and all functionality from the cockpit works. Cameras, lights, hydraulic stabilizers, steering wheel, plumbing, generator, slide out The dashboard is untouched. No water damage has occurred. The RV does go into gear just fine also.
He is battling with his insurance adjuster and he said that they are not going to classify his RV as "totaled" which would be the worst thing to hear considering the depreciation you eat after the first year of buying a brand new rv. He has had a few different companies out including the company he purchased the rv from. All but one refused to even consider repairing the rv. The one that said they could fix it is local and gave him a ball park of $30,000 - $35,000 for repairs. He is still battling and negotiating with his insurance company but he feels the rv is fixable. There was another company that claims they could fix it but that company is in another state. Not sure how pricey it would be to tow the ClassA long distances.
Does anyone here have any experience with damage of this magnitude on their Class A motor home? Any advice on what to watch out for when agreeing to have a shop take on such a large repair project?
Please look at the attached pics. This is his first RV by the way. I told him that I would help him be armed with as much information as possible and that is why I brought his story here. We would appreciate any words of wisdom on this subject.
That is the bad news. The good news is (besides the fact that everyone is ok) after having a tree company carefully removing the tree, the chassis looks to be in perfect condition. The rv cranks right up as usual and all functionality from the cockpit works. Cameras, lights, hydraulic stabilizers, steering wheel, plumbing, generator, slide out The dashboard is untouched. No water damage has occurred. The RV does go into gear just fine also.
He is battling with his insurance adjuster and he said that they are not going to classify his RV as "totaled" which would be the worst thing to hear considering the depreciation you eat after the first year of buying a brand new rv. He has had a few different companies out including the company he purchased the rv from. All but one refused to even consider repairing the rv. The one that said they could fix it is local and gave him a ball park of $30,000 - $35,000 for repairs. He is still battling and negotiating with his insurance company but he feels the rv is fixable. There was another company that claims they could fix it but that company is in another state. Not sure how pricey it would be to tow the ClassA long distances.
Does anyone here have any experience with damage of this magnitude on their Class A motor home? Any advice on what to watch out for when agreeing to have a shop take on such a large repair project?
Please look at the attached pics. This is his first RV by the way. I told him that I would help him be armed with as much information as possible and that is why I brought his story here. We would appreciate any words of wisdom on this subject.