Reflections on 6 Months of RV Research! ;)
Hi Class C Forum, I caught the RV bug about 6 months ago after a particularly stressful stretch at work. Researching RVs has become the way that I decompress when I have some discretionary time. Cu...
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We spent almost two years doing research, talking to everyone we could in campgrounds, and visiting RV shows, dealerships and factories.
In the end we narrowed it down to 4 main contenders who made quality rigs, and had floor plans that we liked, and in the price range that we could handle.
All (new) rigs that we looked at over the years had some kind of issues. I think that quality control at the factories has given way to getting the maximum number of rigs out the door in the shortest time possible.
That being the case, the tie breaker was the warranty. Jayco was the only one with a two year warranty. We felt that since all units are going to have issues, the extra year of warranty was a very good thing.
We made two trips to the Jayco factory and took both the motorhome and travel trailer tours. All the factories were impressive, but the folks at Jayco seemed to have a genuineness and sincerity that really impressed us.
So, that's the way we went.
In the end we narrowed it down to 4 main contenders who made quality rigs, and had floor plans that we liked, and in the price range that we could handle.
All (new) rigs that we looked at over the years had some kind of issues. I think that quality control at the factories has given way to getting the maximum number of rigs out the door in the shortest time possible.
That being the case, the tie breaker was the warranty. Jayco was the only one with a two year warranty. We felt that since all units are going to have issues, the extra year of warranty was a very good thing.
We made two trips to the Jayco factory and took both the motorhome and travel trailer tours. All the factories were impressive, but the folks at Jayco seemed to have a genuineness and sincerity that really impressed us.
So, that's the way we went.
