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ken1961
Explorer
Feb 23, 2019

RV show

Went to the West Palm Beach RV show today. I was totally shocked at the poor quality of the units there. There were many people including young kids going in and out but the problems were missing panels, loose or missing hardware, doors that did not close. The most expensive motor home was the Dutch star. I toured the Newmar factory and this unit should not have passed the final inspection.
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  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Feb 25, 2019
    WTP-GC wrote:
    When it comes time for an RV show, I do wonder if the dealers select the RVs on their lots that have problems already. Since they know hundreds or thousands of people will be in and out of the units in a short period of time, touching things, breaking things, sitting down on the furniture with objects in their back pockets, etc.


    I would hope that it would be exactly the opposite. Bring your best units to show off your lines. Let's face it; there's a lot of junk out there. The RV shop at the place I work is seeing 2 year old units with major issues. Even the appliances are not lasting as long.
  • WTP-GC's avatar
    WTP-GC
    Explorer
    Feb 25, 2019
    When it comes time for an RV show, I do wonder if the dealers select the RVs on their lots that have problems already. Since they know hundreds or thousands of people will be in and out of the units in a short period of time, touching things, breaking things, sitting down on the furniture with objects in their back pockets, etc.
  • azdryheat's avatar
    azdryheat
    Explorer
    Feb 23, 2019
    We complain about the same thing and I work for an RV dealer. What happens is the rv comes from the factory to the dealer and is inspected on arrival. Whatever is not right is fixed under warranty. If the rv breaks after that, and they do, they are not repaired until after it's sold because there is no warranty reimbursement before the sale. It sux but that's the way it is where I work.
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Feb 23, 2019
    And still people buy them......but at least they only pay the, "show price.".....:S

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