Slide design by Grand Design
We recently purchased a 2022 Grand Design Solitude 378MBS. There are 4 slides and there are 4 named slots for slide switches. But there are only 2 slide switches. Grand Design controls 3 slides wit...
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Every trailer I've bought when semi interested I have them get the cart battery the lot has and have them run the slide(s) in and out so I can get a look at what I'm getting into.
Waiting until the PDI and finding some poor design things or a dent/scratch here and there is not good. By that time most buyers are so excited and determined to buy that they'll let some QC slip.
In all fairness to the OP it's really tough to do a walk through and catch 100% of all things wrong.
One thing I found is even when just cruising through dozens at an RV show if I'm in one thats caught my fancy I'll take the time to check out the bathroom for usability, the bedroom for walk around space and the slide in out access. You can pretty much tell just looking whether or not you have access with slides in when they're out.
Open and shut doors and drawers. Lots of surprises behind closed doors. We went in one TT once and open the closet in the rear and it was so shallow that you wouldn't be able to hang close in it even though it had a clothes rod. Really?
Waiting until the PDI and finding some poor design things or a dent/scratch here and there is not good. By that time most buyers are so excited and determined to buy that they'll let some QC slip.
In all fairness to the OP it's really tough to do a walk through and catch 100% of all things wrong.
One thing I found is even when just cruising through dozens at an RV show if I'm in one thats caught my fancy I'll take the time to check out the bathroom for usability, the bedroom for walk around space and the slide in out access. You can pretty much tell just looking whether or not you have access with slides in when they're out.
Open and shut doors and drawers. Lots of surprises behind closed doors. We went in one TT once and open the closet in the rear and it was so shallow that you wouldn't be able to hang close in it even though it had a clothes rod. Really?
