Frustrated with my RV purchase.
I bought a used 2015 5er. It's nice, kept in nice condition. I think I got a pretty good deal. BUT Why don't today's RV's come with all the extras that a sane person would think it should come with...
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TwoManyToyz wrote:
Agreed.. some of the things on my list, if not all are wants, and I didn't actuality buy the tripod yet, thanks to your remarks I'll be looking into BAl or JL stabilizers. Thanks for that.
Yes this is my first 5er, when I lived at home, my parents RV us all over the country and didn't have these things either. They got by just fine. Understandably I refereed to these things as good practice.
The most frustrating thing to me is, I'm a handy guy. I have no trouble building a deck or remodeling a kitchen. I'm an electrician by trade. I know "ballpark" how much money it would take to build an RV, especially when your turning out the same one day after day and buying things in bulk. I know the mark up is astronomical. When I walk past my 1980's analog thermostat "REALLY, your kidding me right, they couldn't spring $10 more for the cheap digital?", my blood starts boiling.. It's like these companies just push these out the door as cheap and as fast as they can. Of course I realize that's the case.. Guess I was hoping for a little bit of pride in they're product. Guess I'm naive.
Kevin
It’s really no different than a sticks and bricks house. For the most part they put in the cheapest builders grade garbage they can. Yeah, you can pay out the nose for upgrades, but if you don’t, then garbage it is.
The difference is most of the rvs aren’t built to order. It’s just mass produce them quickly and cheaply. Frankly, I don’t really mind things like the t-stat as long as the rig isn’t going to fall apart driving down the road. I can replace the t-stat cheaper than what they would charge. This way I can choose where and when to do upgrades.
