RV Sales and Service at Good Times Unlimited in Farmington, Maine

Great Times Begin At Good Times...
RV CLEARANCE SALE
Special No Trade In Pricing On All New Models
Some Models At Dealer Cost For LImited Time*
*plus dealer starter kit
and 5W hitch and electric brake package
(5th wheels only)

RVING IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAYS TO VACATION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!! The RV lifestyle...make it yours...Go RVing! We've made it our business for 30 years. Good Times Unlimited RV Sales and Service, a Go RVing participating dealer and a member of the National and Maine RV Dealers Association, is located in the foothills of the western Maine mountains on U.S Rt 2. Good Times offers sales of travel trailers and 5th wheels, RV service and an extensive RV parts and RV accessory store since 1978. The Davis family offers award winning customer service and no high pressure sales. Good Times Unlimited has been Maine's exclusive Nomad dealer since 1980. Good Times offers travel trailers and 5th wheels from Glacier Bay, Skyline Malibu and Malibu SL, as well as the Bristol Bay, Brookside and Sunset Creek by SunnyBrook. The Davis family invites you to see us for your next travel trailer or 5th wheel camper purchase, experienced professional RV camper service, and your other RV camper parts and accessory needs.

Good Times is a dealer for SunnyBrook RV 5th wheels and travel trailers including Sunset Creek, Brookside, Bristol Bay, and Skyline RV's Nomad and Malibu travel trailers and 5th wheels ,and the Glacier Bay 5th wheels by North American Traveler. Good Times offers a varying inventory of previously owned and mostly gently used travel trailers and 5th wheel models.

Go RVing with Good Times Unlimited!!

You will find hundreds of RV parts and accessories in our well stocked store in addition to leisure life-style accessories for your RV, home or camp. Come sit in one of the oh so comfy Lafuma Lounge chairs or the new Faulkner Zero Gravity Loungers. You will find a great selection to choose from. Once you sit down you will never want to get up!

Do You Have A Good Times' Story To Share?

The Davis family works hard at being the best small 2nd generation RV dealership that we can be. Messages like this reinforce that for us. We would like to share an email that we received from Al and Verniene Harden.
"Just a short message to thank your dealership for the excellent customer support I received while in Maine this year. I had a ladder installed and leak repair on my 05 SunnyBrook Solanta. Tell John he did an excellent job on both, no more leaks, I had previously had in to two dealerships and repairs were not done correctly. Thanks again. Allen and Verniene Harden"

In case you didn't know....

More Than Half Of RV Owners Travel With Pets
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Fido may be top dog among RV owners who take their animals with them when they travel, but no matter what type of pet you own, if you want to take it along on your next RV trip you'll need to plan ahead.

That's the word from animal experts backed by statistics that show 57 percent of the nation's 8 million RV owners travel with their pets, most of them dogs. Bringing along the family pet should not be a last-minute decision, they say. In fact, it may take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to make sure your dog or cat is ready for the trip.

Visiting the vet tops the list, since you will need to know if your pet is in good health and is up to date on shots and medication to protect it from rabies, heartworm, Lyme Disease, even fleas.

"You want to make sure your pet is healthy to travel and that there are no medical problems," says Humane Society of America issue specialist Kelly Connolly.

Make sure to obtain and take along a printout from the vet showing when and what shots your pet has been given, she adds. You may be required to show it in order to park your RV at some campgrounds and parks.

"You'll also need it to cross into Canada, Mexico or another foreign country," Connolly points out.

Plan to keep your pet in a travel crate that can be strapped in when you're on the road. "It's a matter of common sense," says Dr. Greg Hammer, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

In addition to being a potential distraction to the driver, a dog or cat left to run loose in an RV can be tossed around and injured if you have to stop short or go around a sharp curve, he warns.

"Animals that are not prepared to travel can suffer sickness and anxiety," adds Hammer, a Dover, Del., veterinarian. He urges pet owners to spend adequate time readying their animals for long trips normally associated with RV travel. "Some animals are bad about travel, even driving a mile down the road, but you can get them used to it by traveling with them for short periods of time."

It's important to spend the time to plan your RV trip with your pet in mind, says Hammer, with the American Veterinary Medical Association. "Treat your animal like you want to be treated. Make your pet's trip enjoyable."

SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courier

In case you didn't know...
New Study Shows RV Vacations Least Expensive-Source: RVIA

Despite record-breaking fuel prices, typical RV trips remain the least expensive type of vacation, according to a new study comparing vacation costs. PKF Consulting, an international consulting firm with expertise in travel and tourism, found that "typical RV family vacations are on average 27 to 61 percent less expensive than other types of vacations studied." Even factoring in RV ownership and fuel costs, the 2008 study reveals that RV family vacations tend to be significantly less expensive than other types of vacations.

PKF analyzed major costs that would be incurred by a family of four taking eight different types of vacations for three, seven, 10 or 14 days to such popular travel destinations as the Grand Canyon, Cape Cod, and Napa, CA.

"On average, RV vacations were more economical than the other types analyzed in all but one case," says Kannan Sankaran, PKF's lead researcher for the study. "Even as fuel prices increase, our findings show that almost all RV vacations are still significantly less expensive than non-RV ones."

Fuel prices would have to more than double for typical motorhome vacations to become more expensive than other forms of travel, according to PKF Consulting. The study also shows that fuel costs would have to more than triple for trips in lightweight travel trailers or folding camping trailers to be more expensive than the least expensive non-RV vacation. Almost 80 percent of the RV market consists of towable RVs, including lightweight units which can be towed by car, van or pickup.

RV owner John Bargo, a computer operator from Milwaukee, WI, agrees with PKF's findings. "When you figure the cost of driving in a car, staying in hotels and eating in restaurants, it's a lot more expensive than bringing your lodging and food with you."

Dennis Silipena, a 55-year-old service and parts manager from Hammonton, NJ, also appreciates the affordability of RV travel. "I've owned an RV for 25 years and I've enjoyed significant savings over other types of vacations. I pay $30 to $40 to stay in a campground rather than $150 to stay in a hotel. And it's a much nicer experience staying in my RV."

The study showed that a family of four traveling from Phoenix, AZ. to Napa, CA., with their folding camping trailer for 10 days, staying in campgrounds at the local average of $33 per night, would save 52 percent, or $2,379, over the same trip taken by car, staying in hotels averaging $122 per night and eating in restaurants. Taking the same vacation by a Type C motorhome would save $1704, or 37 percent, over going by car.

A week-long family vacation towing a conventional travel trailer from Salt Lake City to the Grand Canyon compared to the cost of taking the same trip by airline, renting a car and staying in a hotel would be $2,647, or 65 percent less expensive.

Shorter getaways by RVs were also found to be more economical. For example, a family taking a three-day vacation from Pittsburgh, PA. to Lancaster, PA., would save $323 or 31 percent by towing a conventional travel trailer, rather than going by car, staying in hotels and eating in restaurants. The savings would be even greater -- $889 or 52 percent -- for families taking the same trip by a Type C motorhome rather than flying.

In addition to major expenditures required from the start to finish of each vacation, PKF factored in an estimated cost of ownership of the RVs analyzed: a folding camping trailer, conventional travel trailer, and Type C and Type A motorhomes. Research included documenting average ownership periods, residual values, annual days of use, insurance and applicable interest deductions.

The PKF study considered only quantifiable economic factors, not the comparative quality of each vacation. As a result, the convenience, flexibility and quality family time cited as major benefits of traveling in an RV could not be addressed.

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Hours Now Are:

Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm

Saturdays: 8 am to noon until Dec 20th

Closed Sundays and most holidays call to verify holiday hours

Closing Dec 23rd at 5pm-Reopening Jan 19th

Phone: (207) 778-3482 contact us
Good Times Unlimited, Inc. - RV Sales and Service
372 Farmington Falls Road (Rts. 2 & 27 East), Farmington, Maine 04938

Great Times Begin At Good Times... RV CLEARANCE SALE Special No Trade In Pricing On All New Models Some Models At Dealer Cost For LImited Time* *plus dealer starter kit and 5W hitch and electric brake package (5th wheels only)

In case you didn't know... New Study Shows RV Vacations Least Expensive-Source: RVIA

Hours Now Are:

Great Times Begin At Good Times...
RV CLEARANCE SALE
Special No Trade In Pricing On All New Models
Some Models At Dealer Cost For LImited Time*
*plus dealer starter kit
and 5W hitch and electric brake package
(5th wheels only)

In case you didn't know...
New Study Shows RV Vacations Least Expensive-Source: RVIA