Quality control issues-curiosity
I have traded motorhomes more times the most would think wise. For the most part I have remained with Winnebago. I have not had major quality control issues. That is not to say I have had zero issue...
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Haven't visited an RV assembly joint since 2000 when I bought my retirement Class A. QC was in name only in the 4 I did one day tours of then. All claimed to have a QC program. Some had better workers than others, with resulting better "average" units leaving the factory under the loving control of a delivery cowboy. Dealers are left to tidy up any misqueues. Some do this better than others.
At an Escapees Rally, I parked my new 35' Rexhall Class A next to a new 45', multiple slide, tag axle DP. Asked the owner how he liked his new RV. "I'd be totally pissed off if I hadn't already owned 5 MH's" he said. The vast majority of new Class A buyers will have a few to several items that need adjusting or fixing over the first year or so -- and then be a very happy camper for the duration of their ownership -- to the point that they will be reluctant to trade "the devil they know" for a new one. These are the folks you see enjoying the treasures this great country offers the RV lifestyle. Unfortunately, a few will get the dreaded "day before the holiday" unit, some of which the only remedy will be a lemon law. Lots of them will post here which may mislead newbies and wanna-be's into missing out on the rewards of the RV lifestyle. Folks who are "Mr Fixit" challenged will find their enjoyment dependent on their fortune in selecting their dealer.
My observations are based on just trading for my 9th RV, a previously loved 2 year old 30' Class A, and my 51 years of RV ownership: Pickup Campers, Class B, Class B+, Class C's, Class A's, 400k RV miles, and a dozen years of "half-time-fulltiming".
At an Escapees Rally, I parked my new 35' Rexhall Class A next to a new 45', multiple slide, tag axle DP. Asked the owner how he liked his new RV. "I'd be totally pissed off if I hadn't already owned 5 MH's" he said. The vast majority of new Class A buyers will have a few to several items that need adjusting or fixing over the first year or so -- and then be a very happy camper for the duration of their ownership -- to the point that they will be reluctant to trade "the devil they know" for a new one. These are the folks you see enjoying the treasures this great country offers the RV lifestyle. Unfortunately, a few will get the dreaded "day before the holiday" unit, some of which the only remedy will be a lemon law. Lots of them will post here which may mislead newbies and wanna-be's into missing out on the rewards of the RV lifestyle. Folks who are "Mr Fixit" challenged will find their enjoyment dependent on their fortune in selecting their dealer.
My observations are based on just trading for my 9th RV, a previously loved 2 year old 30' Class A, and my 51 years of RV ownership: Pickup Campers, Class B, Class B+, Class C's, Class A's, 400k RV miles, and a dozen years of "half-time-fulltiming".
