B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Well, life has a way of handing you surprises. As I had previously writtin I was set on a Lexington 255 and found what I thought was a good used 2008 GTS. However, when we first looked at it, the rear slide was undergoing some reconstruction. So the dealer told us they would get it all fixed up and would call us to inspect it before we made a final commitment. So we went down at the appointed time and when we walked up to the unit saw some issues right away. The more we looked the more we found. Here is a list:
1. Filthy interior - "don't worry we'll get it steam cleaned before you pick it up".
2. The bottom trim panel on the back slide was bent and not sealed properly - "don't worry, that's just an adjustment".
3. The bottom gasket of the rear slide was not seated properly and was partially sticking out when the slide was closed - "oh, we'll take care of that".
4. The bottom gasket of the front slide was half off the track - the sales rep pulled it the rest of the way off and threw it inside for the mechanic to replace.
5. The bezel around the microwave was still missing - in a box laying on top - it had evidently fallen off when the microwave became dislodged from its mounts at some point - I guess this part just came in and they didn't have time to get it installed.
6. The pantry door had a 3/4" gap at the bottom and didn't latch - "I'm not sure what that is, we'll have to take a look at it." (I'm no RV mechanic but it's pretty easy to see the door was warped).
7. The pantry rack didn't latch properly so the salesman jammed it in and then it was stuck and wouldn't come back out - "oh, that must be an adjustment that needs to be made."
8. The new ceiling in the back slide had not been sealed around the edges - "ok, I'll report that."
In short, the unit was a mess so we told them to keep it and we are back in the hunt for another RV. I did express to the salesman that I wasn't impressed with their service department and if this is the way they completed a repair on a unit they wanted to sell, I didn't have a lot of confidence as to what would they do on one they were just fixing for a customer.
Long story shorter - we are going to the RV show in Syracuse in three weeks to see what we can find. Right now we are leaning toward a Winnebago View or a Fleetwood Pulse. Anybody know anything about them we should watch out for? We still want a B+ and we don't want anything over 27 feet.
1. Filthy interior - "don't worry we'll get it steam cleaned before you pick it up".
2. The bottom trim panel on the back slide was bent and not sealed properly - "don't worry, that's just an adjustment".
3. The bottom gasket of the rear slide was not seated properly and was partially sticking out when the slide was closed - "oh, we'll take care of that".
4. The bottom gasket of the front slide was half off the track - the sales rep pulled it the rest of the way off and threw it inside for the mechanic to replace.
5. The bezel around the microwave was still missing - in a box laying on top - it had evidently fallen off when the microwave became dislodged from its mounts at some point - I guess this part just came in and they didn't have time to get it installed.
6. The pantry door had a 3/4" gap at the bottom and didn't latch - "I'm not sure what that is, we'll have to take a look at it." (I'm no RV mechanic but it's pretty easy to see the door was warped).
7. The pantry rack didn't latch properly so the salesman jammed it in and then it was stuck and wouldn't come back out - "oh, that must be an adjustment that needs to be made."
8. The new ceiling in the back slide had not been sealed around the edges - "ok, I'll report that."
In short, the unit was a mess so we told them to keep it and we are back in the hunt for another RV. I did express to the salesman that I wasn't impressed with their service department and if this is the way they completed a repair on a unit they wanted to sell, I didn't have a lot of confidence as to what would they do on one they were just fixing for a customer.
Long story shorter - we are going to the RV show in Syracuse in three weeks to see what we can find. Right now we are leaning toward a Winnebago View or a Fleetwood Pulse. Anybody know anything about them we should watch out for? We still want a B+ and we don't want anything over 27 feet.
