Looking for Roadtrek RS E-TREK owner feedback

I understand that, just thought they might like an experience of what it is like to deal with RT's customer relations. If they have a problem with the E trek as described in some of the other posts then they would want to know what to expect when they purchased the etrek. I would have before buying the RS Adv and dealing with management. Even in Arizona this would be true...

The op was asking about the E-Trek not complaints about your poor decision in buying a 2012 Adventurous.

I owned an RS Adventerous 2012. Found it problematical. In sufficient cooling with an ll,000 btu, without a thermostat for cooling. Only had 1500 miles on it. Took only one trip. Uncomfortable bed, small refrigerator. Microwave was on the floor, had to kneel down to check on food when cooking. Wound up trading it for a 2013 Winnebago View Profile 24G. Best move I ever made was trading it. Asked Roadtrek CEO for help, was unable to answer questions on a/c thermostat, nor size of a/c i.e. roof supportable weight, electrical connections. Advice was park it in the shade. Bed was a bench that made into a bed, not a bed that made into a bed. If you do decide to get one, get a used one, it won't cost you like it did me, I paid 122,000 for mine. Took a huge loss on it. Hope this helps.

Be sure to go to the current Roadtrek site, as they have pretty severely revised what they say the e-trek can do on batteries, and how long they take to charge. Those specs had been in question for a long time, and what they are now is probably correct. If you read from current owners, they very well could be comparing their usage to the original claims, so they would be getting something like 1/2 of what was claimed.

A owner here, scroll toward the bottom to "Dalton Hanks" "bought a new Roadtrek Etrek at the cost of $135000!"

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/water_loss_acid_stratification_and_surface_charge/

A little info here, maybe find an owner, If this guy is typical of others, it looks like the capabilities have been quite a bit overstated

http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showpost.php?p=253237&postcount=27

http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showpost.php?p=253274&postcount=28

NCWriter wrote:
The only person I recall who has posted on RV Net (some time in the past) who now also owns that model Roadtrek is "PC Mike" Wendland, who has a Roadtreking blog. Note that Roadtrek is one of his blog’s sponsors, so it may not be the best source for candid owner information you are seeking. (Unfortunately that blog started out interesting when he bought a different Class B a couple of years ago, but early on seemed to switch to focus kind of heavily on selling products.)

That's true. It is not very objective nor is it very technical from an experience perspective. Still seems to be a dearth of detailed experience reports out there.

The only person I recall who has posted on RV Net (some time in the past) who now also owns that model Roadtrek is "PC Mike" Wendland, who has a Roadtreking blog. Note that Roadtrek is one of his blog’s sponsors, so it may not be the best source for candid owner information you are seeking. (Unfortunately that blog started out interesting when he bought a different Class B a couple of years ago, but early on seemed to switch to focus kind of heavily on selling products.)

Mike Wendland got the first one I understand and he has reported extensively.

http://roadtreking.com/