The lost art of PDI and test drives...
I've read several threads lately on this and other RV Forums where {usually} new owners are bemoaning various issues with their RV. Certain manufacturers get routinely trashed because the new rig was...
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We did some research before even looking at the motorhome DH decided he'd rather have rather than having to buy a beefier truck to safely haul a trailer.
We decided on the particular camper (he just wanted a driveable camper), did some more research, plunked down the deposit; at our PDI, the tech told us how everything ran and demonstrated lots of stuff. I had the honor of doing the test drive (around the block during rush hour).
We left the camper there for them to prepare for actual pick-up (like making sure we had all the accessories like sewer hose and connections...since we were trading in a hybrid trailer, they took out all the stuff we left in that unit and put in our new camper, too) and to make some repairs (bathroom door had been somewhat abused by previous shoppers who pushed it back too much for one thing).
Then we finally got our baby, took our maiden trip over 4th of July. Except for the inevitable leak in the cabover that the dealership fixed for us, we've had no complaints in over five years. The problems we're dealing with now are most likely due to age(?) and (I believe) our horridly humid summer.
We decided on the particular camper (he just wanted a driveable camper), did some more research, plunked down the deposit; at our PDI, the tech told us how everything ran and demonstrated lots of stuff. I had the honor of doing the test drive (around the block during rush hour).
We left the camper there for them to prepare for actual pick-up (like making sure we had all the accessories like sewer hose and connections...since we were trading in a hybrid trailer, they took out all the stuff we left in that unit and put in our new camper, too) and to make some repairs (bathroom door had been somewhat abused by previous shoppers who pushed it back too much for one thing).
Then we finally got our baby, took our maiden trip over 4th of July. Except for the inevitable leak in the cabover that the dealership fixed for us, we've had no complaints in over five years. The problems we're dealing with now are most likely due to age(?) and (I believe) our horridly humid summer.
