the worse built motorhome you can think of
What is the most cheapest terribly built RV out there? the cheapest I ever seen was an Open Road a neighbor had when I lived in NC. are they that cheaply made? or is there a cheaper one? any tho...
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Shane, In our houshold we now occasionally discuss a pychological condition that we have named "Fleetwood syndrome". Very early in our RV obsession we were moving up to our first new travel trailer. We found a Fleetwood that seemed to fit our needs, and jumped on this forum to ask about other's experience? We we found a majority of the posters had glowing reports about how wonderful their Fleetwood towables were. The next 30 months of Fleetwood ownership were pure hell. The unit was garbage, the factory support was non-existant, and the dealer was trying hard to continually patch and mend this rolling dumpster. In the end it returned to the factory to have the lower half rebuilt due to extreme rot, and mold, caused by defective cargo doors. Fleetwood was well aware of the issue, but hope that they could cut their warranty in half, and hope that owners discovered the issue after it was too late.
the point of all this is that "Fleetwood syndrome" is just a way to express the condition that many suffer from which causes them to defend and justify whatever decisions they have made. It got soo bad that during our ownership I would call out members here who would whine about what a POS their Fleetwood towable is, yet jump on another post and suffer from a bad case of the syndrome, telling some other poor mope to rush down to their local dealer and buy one. Fortunately, Fleetwood's towable division suffered a well deserved death during the recession, and they can no longer harm the public. That said, this post will certainly generate a response or two about how wonderful somebody's Fleetwood is. The same poster may have suffered from all kinds of expensive problems directly attributable to the total lack of quality control and garbage construction quality that the brand was famous for, but they convienently forget about all that when their ego gets in the way.
Bottom line is that we all have our own version of the truth. Some folks here make a decision, suffer greatly due to their poor choices, but think nothing of given a very shaded version of their experience. Your harmless question about the worst motorhome tends to bring the most sensitive of the lot running toward their keyboards. It's no different than making the mistake of joining the board for some help after a dealer and or manufacturer is really giving you a good screwing on your new RV purchase. Many will spend the time to call you a liar, troll, or do anything you can to discredit your experience.... not that they have a clue what the truth actual is, but they need to defend their delicate egos. Sad, but it is what it is.
the point of all this is that "Fleetwood syndrome" is just a way to express the condition that many suffer from which causes them to defend and justify whatever decisions they have made. It got soo bad that during our ownership I would call out members here who would whine about what a POS their Fleetwood towable is, yet jump on another post and suffer from a bad case of the syndrome, telling some other poor mope to rush down to their local dealer and buy one. Fortunately, Fleetwood's towable division suffered a well deserved death during the recession, and they can no longer harm the public. That said, this post will certainly generate a response or two about how wonderful somebody's Fleetwood is. The same poster may have suffered from all kinds of expensive problems directly attributable to the total lack of quality control and garbage construction quality that the brand was famous for, but they convienently forget about all that when their ego gets in the way.
Bottom line is that we all have our own version of the truth. Some folks here make a decision, suffer greatly due to their poor choices, but think nothing of given a very shaded version of their experience. Your harmless question about the worst motorhome tends to bring the most sensitive of the lot running toward their keyboards. It's no different than making the mistake of joining the board for some help after a dealer and or manufacturer is really giving you a good screwing on your new RV purchase. Many will spend the time to call you a liar, troll, or do anything you can to discredit your experience.... not that they have a clue what the truth actual is, but they need to defend their delicate egos. Sad, but it is what it is.
