brianosaur wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
My present unit has been basically trouble free but I was careful about one, the brand I bought, two, my pre delivery inspection and correction of any issues and three, continuing maintenance.
Any suggestions on how to go about being careful of the brand I bought?
I mean if I go to the JC, KS, FR, SC, HL, HR, CR websites they pretty much all *claim* wonderful manufacturing processes and that they have above average standards.
I mean has any advertiser ever said in any industry ever that 'we use the bare minimum standards in the stuff we pump out'.
...or is it something I can kind of tell once I start really looking.
We only went to one dealer (Jayco) so far and have nothing to compare to. Hence, the Hershey trip.
s much as I don't like admitting it, I have a FR unit but I went through it very, very carefully for one, didn't order it loaded up with gee-gaw options secondly and mine is 2.5 years old so it was built prior to the current slam them together and shove them out the door attitude that prevails today.
My suggestion is, if you can live with a pre owned unit, buy a pre owned unit that is 2 years old or older, but still look it over carefully. Just because someone else slept in the bed don't mean you cannot replace the mattress and toilets was clean everyday (I'm sure you've stayed in a motel where some one else slept in that bed and used the john before you rented the room)...
A pre owned unit lets the original purchaser take the depreciation hit (and depreciation is steep on new RV's plus, the original owner had to deal with the issues and get them resolved so you don't have to.
Most RV's as a rule get very light use, most RV'ers aren't full timers so wear won't be an issue, however, maintenance might be so it pays to look any used unit over carefully, more carefully than a new unit in most cases.
