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Arcamper
Oct 31, 2016Explorer
Aridon wrote:
As someone that has owned the more expensive kinds there isn't twice the quality comparing Grand Design or similar models over DRV for more than twice the price. Not even close.
Roofs still pull up, plumbings aren't tight, the exterior door latches fall apart because they are cheap **** etc...
The one quality piece we had was the Newmar and even it had an oil leak that took 3 years to track down, the transfer switch blew when the neutral lost contact and blew the AC, W/D etc, we had plumbing issues, ac issues etc.
They all have issues. Some more minor or major than others. If you can't hack that then stay the hell away from them. Spending more money is no panacea. You don't get problem free units the more you spend. In fact after going that route I think you only get screwed as the newer units have all come a long way in matching what only the high end units offered.
The list I'd look at it rather small these days. There are a lot of garbage companies producing poorly designed units. There are also a few good companies producing as well. Regardless, you aren't going to find a perfect unit regardless of who built it or how much you spent.
This is very true. We have been very pleased with our Montana Legacy so I hate to hear stories like the OP has. Ours has never been back to the dealer. I will say we did look at and considered a Tradition by DRV who is suppose to be a quality builder and it was not good. Fit and finish were to the point where interior trim was falling off and doors were not aligned. Maybe it was just a lemon, one of the only bad ones they ever built? I doubt it. Maybe that's why they dropped the entire line? My point is just what was said above, you can get a bad one of anything and that Tradition was much more expensive than our Montana but you could not have given it to me for half the price.
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