New Dometic Recall Initiated March 11, 2008

Phantom59 wrote:
....one of the main problems in the fact that the person building or installing this equipment doesn't have to service it. ... But in the RV industry the cheapest product and the quickest and easiest way is the way of choice and to heck with the poor slob that has to live with it or service it.

This is true to an extent in the automobile industry. Time was, you could repair things on a car or truck. Now, about all you can do is replace expensive "modules." The main brake lights went out on my Suburban, and I quickly traced the problem to the turn signal switch, since the center high-mounted light still worked. (The turn sig switch is the only place that could possibly happen.) There's nothing to be done except replace the "multi-function switch," a $400 part. And for anyone but a mechanic with the factory training, pulling a steering wheel that has an air bag would be suicidal. Add to the parts cost two hours' labor, which at the local dealers amounts to $300. And the 'burb is one of the better vehicles out there!

If I had the time, space and energy to devote to another RV, it would be a bus conversion. At least you'd be starting with a sturdy platform, where the drive train was not being stretched to its limits. And you'd have the choice of equipping it with stuff that actually worked, and stayed in working order.

I look at the sofa/gaucho in my TT, or the swivel rocker, and they are just cheesey. The rocker pokes you in the ass when you sit in it, because the springs aren't designed right, and about the second trip out, it started making a threatening boing whenever you sat down. Four years later, I'm expecting it to disintegrate without warning, and the replacement will cost more than a decent quality piece of home furniture.

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