On Latency, or that 4 letter word, "Should" (long)

This is utterly off the main topic of the thread, but the point that really jumped out at me -- and that no one else has commented on -- is that you've done 40 stops in four months!



That's a very hectic pace.

No judgment. I'm also full time and have done 14 straight hours of driving from time to time. But, for the most part, the beauty of being full time is the ability to travel at a much more leisurely pace.

Not trying to throw shade. I guess this is just me expressing mild shock.
Thanks for noticing. Yes, it was hectic. We were tracking weather and smoke for the most part. We're up to 57 stops now, butting staying put for a bit now.
 
Hello again:
To review, we are 3 people in a 2017 35' Class A Thor Hurricane 34J, testing out "full timing it" for a year. We left June 7th and are about 8000 miles in, with about 40 stops along the way.
We have reached a spot where we can get some work done on "Maude" the motorhome, while we house sit.
The question is "should we?"
I scratched her a up a bit at idle speed on a parked car and have an insurance adjuster coming out. It is totally cosmetic. That is the first "should." Maybe we should just live with it until/if we are ready to sell?

But there are other latent issues that we are living with and result in anxiety and finger crossing:


1) Driver side full wall slide out:
Motors turn off quickly after trying to retract/expand, have to manually override them at the controller switch then slide comes in okay, sometimes forward motor makes whining sound, sometimes get error code 8 on motor 2, 6 on motor 1. Lippert suggested a “tolerance test” and a possible "adjustment" after contacting TMC. Manual over-ride has been working fine. Maybe we "should" just roll until we can't?


Leveling:
With jacks down, one jack (typically drivers side front) will lose ~¼ of height over night. Rarely the control pad will "wake up" while underway, and just say “jacks up.” Once (Sept 12), right rear jack dropped a few inches underway, emergency message came on. Has not happened since extending all jacks to maximum for 1+ hour. The hydraulic hose outer sheath is cracked on two jacks, at connection to jack end but there are no leaks. ATF fluid came out of fill reservoir cap, probably was overfilled. Seems okay now. Losing a bit of leveling overnight (that I can add back easily) doesn't seem that bad (we do hear noises when that happens, we think)
Lippert suggested “jack bypass test” or system pressure test


There are other small things, parts etc, that I can have serviced (fog light switch, awning tightening, etc). Many I can do on my own with time. BUT, I did buy a GoodSam Extended Warranty with a $1000 per service deductible (in case things went really bad).

So, "should" I try to live with this and wait till things really need fixing, or try to get as much out of the extended service plan?

There is no right or wrong answer here, but I value your opinions.
Thanks!

Not sure where to put this so here it goes, an update:
2 months later, we have our rig back! Some of it was holidays, some of it was waiting on parts, some of it was, well, not finished when we though it was. At any rate, regarding:

the slide out:
one motor has been replaced. No errors/overrides so far.

the leveling:
BOTH pump and drivers side front jack replaced. In sequence, as it goes. Wasted a week or so.

Good Sam Warranty:
Paid for the leveling, but not the slide out motor (so far?). Definitely paid for itself. Our shop was good at getting stuff covered, it appeared.

Other weirdness:
Because there always is, someone "broke in" to our unlocked home (in a warehouse), and stole some stuff. Small time.

So, everyone who replied was right. You won't get your rig back, it'll be this and that and something else. BUT, we were somewhere with friends to stay with, so it wasn't too terrible. Only 4 nights in a hotel room. And Good Sam seems to have been worth it. Go figure. Picked my own shop, they knew how to fight for me, it seemed. No complaints.
 

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