​Whilst motorhomes drive on our roads along with cars and other smaller vehicles, in reality the maintenance requirements of a motorhome are much more complex and more akin to boat ownership. They contain a combination of domestic home type systems, RV specific appliances, and automotive and safety components, all housed within a vehicle that will be driven at relatively high speeds over many years. With that in mind, it's well worth staying on top of maintaining your motorhome at regular intervals.
 
With a brand new motorhome purchase, most European RV brands require the owners to undertake habitation inspections on an annual basis for a limited number of years to maintain the warranty cover period. However we would encourage owners to undertake these inspections every year regardless of any warranty cover requirements. We believe these habitation inspections are crucial for ensuring the safety and longevity of your motorhome, they can also affect its future resale value by preventing small problems from becoming big problems requiring serious repair. This applies to all brands and builds, not just the brands we import here at Deluxe.
 
If you require a habitation inspection we have a network of agents throughout New Zealand who can do this somewhere close by to where you are located. Customers who have purchased new RV's from us will receive an annual inspection reminder from our automated system that contains this list. However if you don't receive these annual reminders and wish to receive a copy of the list please just email us to request a copy. 

Last year our good friend Jean-Marie made the below winterisation advice video for the wider Pilote community. The video is in French but you can watch with English subtitles. Because Pilote offers class 3 insulation and sells into Scandinavian countries. The video gives detailed advice for long term winterisation advice for these cold European countries. However much of it still applies to general winterisation techniques and requirements. Even if you don't have a Pilote Motorhome.

You can also check out our previous winterisation blog article at the link below.

https://www.deluxegroup.co.nz/deluxe-rv-blog/winterizing-your-rv