Comparing Quality from a Manufacturer?
How on earth do you tell which models are entry level, vs higher quality from the various manufacturers? My husband and I are starting to shop for a replacement RV, but are having a hard time diffe...
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I'm a Class A owner and happy with that, when we were looking for our first RV it did include TTs.
We first looked at an array of floor plans and decided what we wanted and what we would accept. We next narrowed our search to a price range.
Then we stared the really tough part of checking the various rigs out on Owner Forums, there are one or two for each manufacturer. The ones with Owner Clubs are very good as you usually get happy people and why they are happy, forums seem to have mostly problems mentioned and become tedious after a while. I'm surprised anyone who reads the forums only would buy any RV.
Then we looked at the product to get a feel for fit and finish, color schemes and exterior graphics. I would say we like plain graphics but someone would point out we added a 32'X32" graphic to the primarily blank white rear cap.
All the fit and finish things mentioned in earlier posts are good for the final details but in my opinion ruling out a manufacturer for a component choice is cutting off your nose to spite your face. Almost ALL RV's have MDF or plywood used in their construction specs. Something that is really handy to know, is if the manufacturer provides PDFs for download for the systems schematics and maybe even the parts manuals. Eventually something is going to fail and being able to look at a manual is really helpful. Remember to keep all that stuff you get when you buy.
Good luck and trust you instincts.
We first looked at an array of floor plans and decided what we wanted and what we would accept. We next narrowed our search to a price range.
Then we stared the really tough part of checking the various rigs out on Owner Forums, there are one or two for each manufacturer. The ones with Owner Clubs are very good as you usually get happy people and why they are happy, forums seem to have mostly problems mentioned and become tedious after a while. I'm surprised anyone who reads the forums only would buy any RV.
Then we looked at the product to get a feel for fit and finish, color schemes and exterior graphics. I would say we like plain graphics but someone would point out we added a 32'X32" graphic to the primarily blank white rear cap.
All the fit and finish things mentioned in earlier posts are good for the final details but in my opinion ruling out a manufacturer for a component choice is cutting off your nose to spite your face. Almost ALL RV's have MDF or plywood used in their construction specs. Something that is really handy to know, is if the manufacturer provides PDFs for download for the systems schematics and maybe even the parts manuals. Eventually something is going to fail and being able to look at a manual is really helpful. Remember to keep all that stuff you get when you buy.
Good luck and trust you instincts.
