Just brought home our new Forest River Forester
Hello Fellow Rv'ers....
Well we picked up our new Class C Forester last Monday. Drove 3 hours to Manassas Virginia to get it. Well, I guess everything changes and not always for the good. In 2003 we purchased a new Winnebago Brave motorhome. Had very little issues with it. None at all when we picked it up. And for the 6 years we used it nothing major at all. Ok so then we sold it and took a break from Rv'ing then 3 years later purchased a Coachmen Travel Trailer. 24 ft. Not a problem ever!!!!! Nothing fancy but everything worked. We just used it as a trade in. We looked for 1 1/2 years and found the perfect floorplan for us. Its absolutely beautiful. When we went for the walkthru we were very tired and very excited and many of the items which needed to be checked or shown us how to use were just omitted. Naturally once we left and went to a local campground we took a deep breath and then started looking carefully at our unit. So here is the first list, nothing earth shattering.....TV in bedroom sync at all. Door was almost impossible to open, small stripping on ceiling needed regluing and sink spigot (water came out very slow). OK, before we left we brought it by and then said everything was fixed. NOT-----we went out to our yard where we have an RV pad and my husband said it probably works but I'll try it out anyway.....well, it still doesn't work. In the meantime everything is controlled by two control panels.....SCARY! So we opened the awning and you would think if you held the plus + sign it would open and the - sign it would close....WRONG! It's the reverse... one additional item I forgot to mention. We ordered stainless steel appliances but did not receive them.....The dealership apologized and said once the new doors arrive they will send an RV Doctor to our home to make the necessary correction. I guess we were spoiled in the past. Doesn't seem like there is too much quality control anymore. I often wonder if we had a million dollar motorhome....would they have the same problems. My husband told me to relax and that everything would be taken care of......he is very patient. I am not.....So....anyone experience any of this....Thanks so much for reading this lengthy note.....Lou Ann
Well we picked up our new Class C Forester last Monday. Drove 3 hours to Manassas Virginia to get it. Well, I guess everything changes and not always for the good. In 2003 we purchased a new Winnebago Brave motorhome. Had very little issues with it. None at all when we picked it up. And for the 6 years we used it nothing major at all. Ok so then we sold it and took a break from Rv'ing then 3 years later purchased a Coachmen Travel Trailer. 24 ft. Not a problem ever!!!!! Nothing fancy but everything worked. We just used it as a trade in. We looked for 1 1/2 years and found the perfect floorplan for us. Its absolutely beautiful. When we went for the walkthru we were very tired and very excited and many of the items which needed to be checked or shown us how to use were just omitted. Naturally once we left and went to a local campground we took a deep breath and then started looking carefully at our unit. So here is the first list, nothing earth shattering.....TV in bedroom sync at all. Door was almost impossible to open, small stripping on ceiling needed regluing and sink spigot (water came out very slow). OK, before we left we brought it by and then said everything was fixed. NOT-----we went out to our yard where we have an RV pad and my husband said it probably works but I'll try it out anyway.....well, it still doesn't work. In the meantime everything is controlled by two control panels.....SCARY! So we opened the awning and you would think if you held the plus + sign it would open and the - sign it would close....WRONG! It's the reverse... one additional item I forgot to mention. We ordered stainless steel appliances but did not receive them.....The dealership apologized and said once the new doors arrive they will send an RV Doctor to our home to make the necessary correction. I guess we were spoiled in the past. Doesn't seem like there is too much quality control anymore. I often wonder if we had a million dollar motorhome....would they have the same problems. My husband told me to relax and that everything would be taken care of......he is very patient. I am not.....So....anyone experience any of this....Thanks so much for reading this lengthy note.....Lou Ann
