Salem Exhaust

Salem Exhaust is an automotive shop based in Keizer, Oregon, and you bring the RV to their 5-bay shop rather than the other way around. Exhaust and mufflers are their main trade, but they also handle brakes, oil changes, tire rotations, filters, cooling system repairs, timing belt replacement, electrical work and drivetrain repairs.

Their shop has a 4,000 square foot bay and a 30,000 lb hydraulic lift, which is why they can take on Class A motorhomes and other RVs that most exhaust or repair shops cannot lift or fit through the door. They say their "tall ceilings and 30,000 lb lift allows us to accommodate large trucks, RVs, Class A Motorhomes, and buses," which matters if you have ever been turned away from a shop because your rig was too tall or too heavy for the lift.

No trip fee, diagnostic fee or hourly rate is published on their site, so ask about pricing and how they handle an estimate when you call. They are open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Owner Jason Carter is an ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician with more than 30 years in the trade, and the shop has been doing this work since 2013. It is family-owned, with a handful of bays and a small crew, which tends to mean the same hands see a job from estimate to pickup.

Google rates them 4.9 stars from 370 reviews.

This is a good fit for an owner near Salem-Keizer whose Class A or RV needs exhaust, brake or general mechanical work and who wants a shop with a lift built to actually hold it, not a dealer with a wait list.