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nomad_297
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Aug 14, 2015

Camping World and Forest River Parting Ways?

This is what I've heard and read. I've also heard that Camping World will no longer do warranty service on Forest River products unless they were bought from them.

Does anybody have more details of what is happening here? Who fired who?

Bruce
  • creeper wrote:
    Terryallan wrote:
    I'm sure it won't bother Forest River. They have so many dealers losing one won't matter. and in truth. CW should be able to replace them pretty easily.



    It's was probably Forest River dumping CW. They probably had so many complaints that CW wasn't fixing warranty correctly.

    There is a reason CW doesn't/can't sell high end coaches. They are getting around this by buying high end dealers and leaving the high end dealers name on the dealership.


    Yep. that is what they are doing with Tom Johnson. The top dealer in NC.
  • Terryallan wrote:
    I'm sure it won't bother Forest River. They have so many dealers losing one won't matter. and in truth. CW should be able to replace them pretty easily.



    It's was probably Forest River dumping CW. They probably had so many complaints that CW wasn't fixing warranty correctly.

    There is a reason CW doesn't/can't sell high end coaches. They are getting around this by buying high end dealers and leaving the high end dealers name on the dealership.
  • I think neither side is going to be bothered much. CW has a number of Thor products, and FR dealers are not too rare, especially with overlapping brands like Sunseekers and Foresters.

    That is good news that FR is good about warranty work, and something I'm filing away for future reference.
  • I'm sure it won't bother Forest River. They have so many dealers losing one won't matter. and in truth. CW should be able to replace them pretty easily.

    BTW. the Re Dealer just down the road started selling Forest River. but didn't have the one we wanted. Told me. They will do all my Forest River warranty work. Said Forest River was a great company to work with. Really wanted their customers to be happy
  • Haven't heard anything about that yet.

    CW sells ALOT of FR Rockwoods (a-frames, roos, ultra-v's).

    EDIT: I think I see the thread you're looking at.

    Who knows.