Went RV shopping yesterday with a friend, as I know a bit more than he did. He really wants a 17MKE, but was put off on the new ones coming only with a 12v reefer. He boondocks a lot, and likes the option to run off of gas for his first solid body camper. The salesman (of course) gave the whole pitch about the advantages, and that with the factory solar it was easy to run the fridge on battery for a week (!) We saw through that, but at least started to think about the possibility with bigger batteries and more solar...
However, I wandered off to the service/parts area while he talked to the salesperson, and jokingly asked the service manager about how tough a job it would be to pull out my existing combo fridge, and put in a 12V refrigerator. He said "I don't care if it was only just removing two screws...I'd never do it. I've never warranty replaced more fridges than I have with those over the last several months." Hmmm, looks like my friend will be shopping for slightly used models....
Anyone else have feedback about reliability of the 12v fridges??
started by wilova on 28 Oct 23
The salesman (of course) gave the whole pitch about the advantages, and that with the factory solar it was easy to run the fridge on battery for a week (!) We saw through that, but at least started to think about the possibility with bigger batteries and more solar...
However, I wandered off to the service/parts area while he talked to the salesperson, and jokingly asked the service manager about how tough a job it would be to pull out my existing combo fridge, and put in a 12V refrigerator. He said "I don't care if it was only just removing two screws...I'd never do it. I've never warranty replaced more fridges than I have with those over the last several months." Hmmm, looks like my friend will be shopping for slightly used models....
Anyone else have feedback about reliability of the 12v fridges??