Forest River Sunseeker 3010DS Workmanship
Purchased a brand new 2015 Sunseeker 3010DS about two months ago. I had read a lot of good things about Forest River here and elsewhere, so I figured this was a good brand. You figure, for a $75,000 C...
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Sadly, if you are on this forum long enough, this seems to be the way of the RV world.
My Brand new Keystone Passport had trim falling off and outside storage doors that would not close right above a certain temperature. The sliding bedroom doors would always fall of the track and the snaps that were supposed to hold them closed always came undone. Very frustrating on a brand new unit, there is more too, just too much to list...
I think it comes down to poor quality control at the factories and a unmotivated/underpaid workforce. My wife during her summer before college worked at the Fleetwood (I Think) plant in Pendleton putting decals on the TTs. She told me that they had a Bondo guy, on staff/full-time, for last minute repairs. She saw him fill gaps and literal rips in siding with nothing but Bondo and these were all brand new TTs...
Sigh.. I have pretty much just resigned to the fact that RVs are going to have fit and finish issues, they will leak, and stuff will break... All we can do as RV consumers is complain and try to stay ahead on the preventative maintenance...
My Brand new Keystone Passport had trim falling off and outside storage doors that would not close right above a certain temperature. The sliding bedroom doors would always fall of the track and the snaps that were supposed to hold them closed always came undone. Very frustrating on a brand new unit, there is more too, just too much to list...
I think it comes down to poor quality control at the factories and a unmotivated/underpaid workforce. My wife during her summer before college worked at the Fleetwood (I Think) plant in Pendleton putting decals on the TTs. She told me that they had a Bondo guy, on staff/full-time, for last minute repairs. She saw him fill gaps and literal rips in siding with nothing but Bondo and these were all brand new TTs...
Sigh.. I have pretty much just resigned to the fact that RVs are going to have fit and finish issues, they will leak, and stuff will break... All we can do as RV consumers is complain and try to stay ahead on the preventative maintenance...
