Brand with best quality control?

mkl654321 wrote:
Boy, some poor bastard asks a legitimate question, he gets 90% utterly unhelpful answers and gets talked at like he was an idiot--and then when he mildly expresses his dislike at such treatment, he gets piled on again.

You can definitely learn a lot about RVing from these forums, including that you probably don't want to come within 500 yards of other RVers!

Just because you are a "Senior Member" and have a Good Sam decal displayed everywhere doesn't give you the right to piddle on a newbie's head. The question asked was legitimate. The OP's mistake was in thinking that it would actually be answered.

if it was so easy, why didn't you answer it?:R

Boy, some poor bastard asks a legitimate question, he gets 90% utterly unhelpful answers and gets talked at like he was an idiot--and then when he mildly expresses his dislike at such treatment, he gets piled on again.

You can definitely learn a lot about RVing from these forums, including that you probably don't want to come within 500 yards of other RVers!

Just because you are a "Senior Member" and have a Good Sam decal displayed everywhere doesn't give you the right to piddle on a newbie's head. The question asked was legitimate. The OP's mistake was in thinking that it would actually be answered.

Zebedee wrote:

beemerphile1 wrote:
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The problem is that you have started multiple threads asking for the best this and best that which is all very subjective. No one can tell you what you want to know, you have asked questions for which there is no correct answer.

Taking the shotgun approach won't work. I suggest you get comfortable, sit back in your recliner and spend many hours reading this and other forums. Then go to a dealer and spend many hours looking at all the models you are interested in considering.

Then come back and ask specific questions for which there are specific answers.

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Thanks for your suggestion, but this is the way I work. I want subjectivity. That is why I am posting on an Internet forum.

Then you shouldn't be surprised when the answers don't meet your expectations. You have no call for getting snarky with respondents to your vague questions.

I have 4 friends that have bought 4 brand new MHs. Tiffin Bus which had to go back to Red Bay to fix the roof that was leaking due to design problems, Fleetwood DP whose roof was 2 ins short from the front cap and filled with Dicor and multiple other issues that caused him to sell within the year. Winnebago Adventurer that was plagued with electrical problems. Another Adventurer that was order new and came in with the wrong paint scheme and interior issuses and had to go back. In addition we have also heard many brands posted on here to the point where your afraid to buy anything. My conclusion is to buy at least a 3 year old MH that is fixed under warranty by the first owner to eliminate the major problems. Any brand can have problems. Secondly I would buy from a guy that does his own work and has kept up with all the routine maintenance. Thirdly I would look for mods and general appearance of the MH. Most people that do their own work will replace nails and staples with screws after draws and other stuff breaks,in general make improvements along the way. Look for storage, FW capacity(if you dry camp),CCC, HP/wt ratio,no leaks,no delamination and everything in working order. Lastly having said all that be prepared to fix things that break, nothing lasts for ever not even us.

beemerphile1 wrote:

Zebedee wrote:
As I do some research for my first RV, I have found that some owners report problems with their units, even brand new. While some of these problems may be minor, like a loose screw, I'm wondering which brands stand out from the rest when it comes to quality control.

You might want to narrow it down a bit. Motor homes? Truck campers? Travel trailers? Pop up trailers?

And - the QC "problems" may be in the "eyes of the beholder/s".

Depending on the poster 'reporting'........
RV problems can range from:
Good (minor - the loose screws)..... to Bad (could be the dealer not fixing the loose screws in a timely fashion)...to Ugly - (Yikes! - now that *IS* a problem!).

IMO - they all have "problems".......you just want to avoid the "Ugly" problems.

Spend lots of time here ("search" brand names on the appropriate forums for the type of RV you want) - and on the owner's forums of the brands you are considering!

Good luck.

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Homer wrote:
One suggestion I have that might answer some of your questions. Take a few factory tours. I have and I sure saw some manufacturers that just do not give a **** about quality. I have been through others where if the inspector found a quality problem they shut the line down until it was fixed. This is no panacea to talking to various owners of rigs to see that they think.

great suggestion. Thank you.

One suggestion I have that might answer some of your questions. Take a few factory tours. I have and I sure saw some manufacturers that just do not give a **** about quality. I have been through others where if the inspector found a quality problem they shut the line down until it was fixed. This is no panacea to talking to various owners of rigs to see that they think.

beemerphile1 wrote:
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The problem is that you have started multiple threads asking for the best this and best that which is all very subjective. No one can tell you what you want to know, you have asked questions for which there is no correct answer.

Taking the shotgun approach won't work. I suggest you get comfortable, sit back in your recliner and spend many hours reading this and other forums. Then go to a dealer and spend many hours looking at all the models you are interested in considering.

Then come back and ask specific questions for which there are specific answers.

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Thanks for your suggestion, but this is the way I work. I want subjectivity. That is why I am posting on an Internet forum.

beemerphile1 wrote:

Zebedee wrote:

And I've seen this before: old guy on the forum acts like he was never a new guy with the same questions.

Being snarky won't improve the answers.

The problem is that you have started multiple threads asking for the best this and best that which is all very subjective. No one can tell you what you want to know, you have asked questions for which there is no correct answer.

Taking the shotgun approach won't work. I suggest you get comfortable, sit back in your recliner and spend many hours reading this and other forums. Then go to a dealer and spend many hours looking at all the models you are interested in considering.

Then come back and ask specific questions for which there are specific answers.

Based on the posts I have read in your several threads, you are limited to a small folding trailer which would most likely be an a-frame from Aliner, Chalet, Jayco, Rockwood, or Flagstaff. You can see that the Vibe and Aliner in my signature allows good fuel mileage while providing hard sides and fits easily in my garage.

well stated!

Zebedee wrote:

And I've seen this before: old guy on the forum acts like he was never a new guy with the same questions.

Being snarky won't improve the answers.

The problem is that you have started multiple threads asking for the best this and best that which is all very subjective. No one can tell you what you want to know, you have asked questions for which there is no correct answer.

Taking the shotgun approach won't work. I suggest you get comfortable, sit back in your recliner and spend many hours reading this and other forums. Then go to a dealer and spend many hours looking at all the models you are interested in considering.

Then come back and ask specific questions for which there are specific answers.

Based on the posts I have read in your several threads, you are limited to a small folding trailer which would most likely be an a-frame from Aliner, Chalet, Jayco, Rockwood, or Flagstaff. You can see that the Vibe and Aliner in my signature allows good fuel mileage while providing hard sides and fits easily in my garage.