2010 Winnebago 40L. . .from Hell !
We just purchased a new (off showroom) 2010 Winnebago 40L from RV World in Nokomis, Florida. This purchase transferred to us on July 22, 2011. Our shake down (understatement) trip of 3000 miles wa...
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The more complicated a motor home is, the smarter the owner has to be to own it successfully. That's why I own a 30 foot home that I level with pieces of oak plank.
I talked to a guy yesterday with a three year old, 40 or so foot Tiffin who said he could not walk three feet in any direction around his unit without being next to something that had gone wrong... over 100 things he estimated. I don't think he's ever ranted on the internet about any of them, though. He simply deals with them by figuring out how the system involved works and either fixing it himself or at least being able to zero in on the problem to the RV tech.
I've read lots of stories on the internet of products gone wrong from motorcycles to trucks to cars to motor homes and all the stories seem to share a common element that I cannot quite put my finger on to express in a polite way. But in talking to the above Tiffin owner and other RVers we all agree that most of the stories share that common element. Some people may not be suited to RV ownership or would be much happier owning less complicated units.
That said, the RV industry does at times seem to over-promise and under-deliver. I hope you are able to resolve your issues with your home on wheels. Keep in mind that as RV owners we probably have selected one of the most complicated products on the market-- a house with all the same things our stationary homes have to live off the grid, and also the ability to live independent of the grid... all of which we demand to carry us down the deteriorated US highway system, over mountains... and do so at a competitive price!! It is little wonder we encounter problems.
We expect to hand over a check and drive merrily off into the sunset. That is seldom the case.
I talked to a guy yesterday with a three year old, 40 or so foot Tiffin who said he could not walk three feet in any direction around his unit without being next to something that had gone wrong... over 100 things he estimated. I don't think he's ever ranted on the internet about any of them, though. He simply deals with them by figuring out how the system involved works and either fixing it himself or at least being able to zero in on the problem to the RV tech.
I've read lots of stories on the internet of products gone wrong from motorcycles to trucks to cars to motor homes and all the stories seem to share a common element that I cannot quite put my finger on to express in a polite way. But in talking to the above Tiffin owner and other RVers we all agree that most of the stories share that common element. Some people may not be suited to RV ownership or would be much happier owning less complicated units.
That said, the RV industry does at times seem to over-promise and under-deliver. I hope you are able to resolve your issues with your home on wheels. Keep in mind that as RV owners we probably have selected one of the most complicated products on the market-- a house with all the same things our stationary homes have to live off the grid, and also the ability to live independent of the grid... all of which we demand to carry us down the deteriorated US highway system, over mountains... and do so at a competitive price!! It is little wonder we encounter problems.
We expect to hand over a check and drive merrily off into the sunset. That is seldom the case.
