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mtofell1
Mar 10, 2015Explorer
I've been doing a lot of research including those brands. I'm leaning Jayco mainly due to the positive feedback I've heard on this and other forums. Also, I own a FR product and am not exactly blown away with the quality.
Since the warranty on the FR is an obvious selling point you might look into who/where it's honored. RV warranties are not like cars at all. Often times dealers are unmotivated or simply refuse to work on a unit.
I have a bumper to bumper on my FR and really look at it like a major medical policy. My dealer usually has a wait of at least a month to get in and blames me for causing everything that goes wrong. Or, just hacks it back together. Honestly, for most things I just take care of it myself and avoid the frustration.
Just make sure you walk through both and really envision yourself using it. Think through the steps to cook a meal, where everyone will sleep, bathing/showering, etc, etc. Things like auto-jacks and awnings are of no value to me.... but that's just me. Honestly, I prefer it to be manual. One less thing to break.
Since the warranty on the FR is an obvious selling point you might look into who/where it's honored. RV warranties are not like cars at all. Often times dealers are unmotivated or simply refuse to work on a unit.
I have a bumper to bumper on my FR and really look at it like a major medical policy. My dealer usually has a wait of at least a month to get in and blames me for causing everything that goes wrong. Or, just hacks it back together. Honestly, for most things I just take care of it myself and avoid the frustration.
Just make sure you walk through both and really envision yourself using it. Think through the steps to cook a meal, where everyone will sleep, bathing/showering, etc, etc. Things like auto-jacks and awnings are of no value to me.... but that's just me. Honestly, I prefer it to be manual. One less thing to break.
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