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Jim_Sharon
Jul 26, 2015Explorer
Wow, Didn't realize I bought such a lemon .
Mine was bought new in 2006. It has been a good value for it's relatively low price.
Lets see if I can remember what has gone wrong since I bought it....
I have replaced three water heater elements ( a couple could have beeen my fault).
The furnace would not light one year (repaired by shop).
The air conditioner started acting up on a trip across the south (replaced by shop near Houston).
I replaced the, kind of dim, stop lights that came with it new, with very bright L.E.D. tail/stop lights. (The old ones worked, but the new ones get noticed at stop lights better)
The connector on the umbilical cord between trailer & truck was becoming corroded, so I replaced the cord. (miss wireing corrected by shop)
OK, now I am up to 2015.
Two of the yellow clearance lights stopped working.
The magic smoke escaped from the microwave oven, after years of abuse.
I was looking for a relacement oven when I saw your post.
But now the bad stuff. The kind of things I can't make light of.
Over this past winter, the RV developed a leak in the right rear corner.
The trim in this area does not overlap the plastic sides, so the only thing keeping water out is a bead of sealent filling the gap between the plastic side, and the rear trim. (the repair shop assures me that the leak is fixed)
Sometimes when I drive in the rain, the floor gets wet in front of the slide. I have replaced the gasket that seals the closed slide to frame fit, and readjusted the rod that pulls the slide in. I hope that fixes it.
So that has been my experience with a Wildcat camper over the past nine years, with three trips traveling coast to coast (Atlantc to Pacific), and many weekend trips.
I think I bought the right camper, others may not.
You pay your money, and take your chances...Jim
P.S. I have to buy a microwave, we are going to Maine next month.
Mine was bought new in 2006. It has been a good value for it's relatively low price.
Lets see if I can remember what has gone wrong since I bought it....
I have replaced three water heater elements ( a couple could have beeen my fault).
The furnace would not light one year (repaired by shop).
The air conditioner started acting up on a trip across the south (replaced by shop near Houston).
I replaced the, kind of dim, stop lights that came with it new, with very bright L.E.D. tail/stop lights. (The old ones worked, but the new ones get noticed at stop lights better)
The connector on the umbilical cord between trailer & truck was becoming corroded, so I replaced the cord. (miss wireing corrected by shop)
OK, now I am up to 2015.
Two of the yellow clearance lights stopped working.
The magic smoke escaped from the microwave oven, after years of abuse.
I was looking for a relacement oven when I saw your post.
But now the bad stuff. The kind of things I can't make light of.
Over this past winter, the RV developed a leak in the right rear corner.
The trim in this area does not overlap the plastic sides, so the only thing keeping water out is a bead of sealent filling the gap between the plastic side, and the rear trim. (the repair shop assures me that the leak is fixed)
Sometimes when I drive in the rain, the floor gets wet in front of the slide. I have replaced the gasket that seals the closed slide to frame fit, and readjusted the rod that pulls the slide in. I hope that fixes it.
So that has been my experience with a Wildcat camper over the past nine years, with three trips traveling coast to coast (Atlantc to Pacific), and many weekend trips.
I think I bought the right camper, others may not.
You pay your money, and take your chances...Jim
P.S. I have to buy a microwave, we are going to Maine next month.
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