A pay-to-park diagnostic & repair lot on the SR-260 / I-17 corridor — a numbered slot, day-use power, a real wait estimate, and a written quote before a wrench ever turns. No open-ended time-and-materials billing, ever.
What's Broken in RV Service
The complaints are the same across every RV forum and review site: nobody knows how long they'll wait, nobody trusts the number they're handed, and there's nowhere reasonable to sit while it gets sorted out.
Dealers average a 34-day repair cycle with 100+ RVs sitting in the lot at once. Owners routinely wait 2–5 days just for someone to look at the rig — with no idea where they stand in line.
$100–$300 just to get looked at, and it's routinely treated as a pretext for an inflated labor quote — a simple sensor or switch turning into a five-figure "recommended" repair.
21 hrs at $250+/hr for work that should take under $1,000 in labor — the textbook complaint.
Owners run generators for hours in an unpowered lot to keep fridges and batteries alive. No shop treats your wait as a paid amenity — power, safety, and the freedom to leave and run errands.
How RV Runner Works
A simple, transparent flow built around the one thing every other shop skips: telling you what's actually happening.
$35 for 30-amp or $45 for 50-amp. You get a numbered slot, day-use hookup, and a walkie-talkie.
A service writer walks the lot and gives you a realistic time-to-estimate — not a vague "we'll call you."
Leave the lot, grab lunch in Camp Verde, or head into Cottonwood — stay reachable by walkie-talkie the whole time.
Quoted parts-and-labor, not open-ended billing. Nothing happens on your rig without your sign-off.
Pricing
The gate fee replaces the industry's separate diagnostic fee — you're already paying for a slot, power, and a guaranteed estimate window.
Numbered slot · day-use hookup · walkie-talkie loan · wait estimate included
Numbered slot · day-use hookup · walkie-talkie loan · wait estimate included
Location
Sitting almost exactly where RV traffic already concentrates in the Verde Valley — the direct route from Phoenix to Sedona, Jerome, and Cottonwood.
What We'll Fix
Water systems, slide-outs, roof/seals, and 12V/120V electrical account for the large majority of RV service visits.
For Investors & Partners
RV Runner turns a proven pain point — untrustworthy diagnostics and unmanaged waiting — into a flat-fee, high-turnover lot model, sited exactly where the traffic already runs.
Get In Touch
Future customers, RV park partners, and investors welcome. Drop us a line and we'll follow up as the lot comes together.
Reach us directly at
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