Seydel Auto & Truck

Seydel Auto & Truck is an auto and truck repair shop based at 917 Maiden Lane in Iowa City, Iowa. It does not come to you, so you bring the RV to its shop. Its service area is Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Hills and Lone Tree, and it gives no wider radius.

RV work is one listed service at a shop that mostly fixes cars and trucks. Its miscellaneous services list says, "Trust your recreational vehicle's repair and maintenance to the experts at Seydel Auto & Truck." The RV-related work it names is RV repair, pre-trip and pre-purchase inspections, trailer hitches, wiring and tires, and wheel bearings. It names no RV types or brands, so ask whether it handles your rig before you book.

It publishes no trip fee, hourly rate or diagnostic fee, so ask about cost when you call. It does say, "We will provide you with an easy to understand estimate before beginning any services." Hours are 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday, with a lunch closure from 12-1, and closed on weekends. For drop-off outside those hours, it offers "convenient after-hours drop-off services at our Iowa City facility."

The shop says, "We stand behind all of our work with a guarantee you can count on," and it accepts most extended warranties. A pre-trip inspection is the time to catch a worn wheel bearing or a loose hitch before you leave. A pre-purchase inspection shows what a used rig needs before you sign. The shop describes its "certified mechanics," but it names no RV certification and states no license or insurance, so ask about both.

Google rates it 4.9 stars from 110 reviews. A reviewer who drives a Class B RV wrote, "Awesome, fair, friendly, thorough service."

This is a good fit for an RV owner in or near Iowa City who can bring the rig in on a weekday for a pre-trip or pre-purchase check, or for a repair that can wait for an appointment. It is less suited to a traveler who needs someone to come to a campsite.