Giant Recreation World in Fl. Wadda ya think

We purchased our Coachmen Clipper from the Daytona Beach GRW and it was a good experience. We also joined their club which I'm glad we did. Just one month ago we sold the Clipper to a friend, and then purchased a Coachmen Freedom Express 279 from GRW in Winter Garden. The sales purchase experience was good but the person performing the walk through was not good. I would purchase again from them. There were only a few little things wrong with the trailer so I wanted to fix them myself. I did ask for replacement for rusted screws and a slam latch plate that was rusted but they still haven't sent them to me after a month. I'm not holding my breath. I didn't hear of good things said about the Palm Bay GRW so we didn't shop them. Hope this helps.

Scarecrow, it is the norm. That’s why the good tech’s have left. All I can say is buy something and then take it elsewhere for service. As far as the forever BS, it’s just a gimmick. Just my 3 cents.

BillyBob Jim I'm not getting it. the purpose of the warrantee is to fix whatever at no extra cost. If it was a $300 maintenance check without a warrantee then I could see them adding other fees. Flyhigh thats sorry to hear. I wonder if it's the norm over there or just a bad experiance for you. Hard to get that kind of info. I could try Yelp and Pissed Consumer. Thanks all

scarecrow56 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. I think if I could find someone to do what they require for $50-$75 it might be worth it but I agree. $300 is a bit steep, especially in the first couple of years when there is a factory warantee in place. The camping club sounds kinda nice though

For more reason not to trust CW, read this post. I took my last TT to them for service under warranty. They lost it - turns out someone towed it to the used lot and people were going through it thinking it was for sale. I needed a part for my friction sway bar. Was told they don't sell just that part, but gee, we will sell you a brand new one. Did some research, and found the part at Etrailer.com.

I bought my 2019 Cedar Creek Champagne from GRW in Palm Bay. Had over 8000.00 upgrades added before picking it up. Boy I never new how everyone loved me. Took it home and went to Hollywood, Florida for a week. Saw a few issues. Left it there for 2 months and out of 52 small issues they fixed 4. Needlessly, 3 are still broken. I’m on my way back to the factory as we speak so they can address the items that need attention. They said if I leave with them 2, maybe 3 days at most, they said I will leave a happy camper. Be very careful over there from the service mgr lying word after word to the drunk techs out back. What ever you do, don’t fall for there paint protection and tire protection. All I can say this is my 2nd coach so let the buyer be ware of there fast talking salesman.

Grit dog wrote:
Agree, $300 for "maintenance" on anything without an engine is extraordinary. Maybe some years of roof needs sealed or needs re caulked or bearings packed.
Be wary of it. Buy a RV there if you find what you want at the price you want. If you can make use of their "perks" great, but IMO it would be a small part of the buying decision.

Exactly and the "Warranry Forever" is not exclusive to the dealer the OP mentions. Lots of dealers use it as a marketing and service gimmick. Personally when I see it advertised by a dealer thats a dealer where I won't set foot in the door. It borders on deceit, and if a dealer uses that as a tool, they'll use other sleazeball tactics without a 2nd thought.

So you drop off the rig and they do the $300 inspection. You can bet they're going to find some sealant touch ups needed for another $100 or so, and a bearing repack for another few hundred, maybe a this or that needing fixing for a little more. They have you by the cahonies at that point. No shortage of stupid people out there, especially first time buyers, which is what their gamble is based on.

Thanks for the replies. I think if I could find someone to do what they require for $50-$75 it might be worth it but I agree. $300 is a bit steep, especially in the first couple of years when there is a factory warantee in place. The camping club sounds kinda nice though

Agree, $300 for "maintenance" on anything without an engine is extraordinary. Maybe some years of roof needs sealed or needs re caulked or bearings packed.
Be wary of it. Buy a RV there if you find what you want at the price you want. If you can make use of their "perks" great, but IMO it would be a small part of the buying decision.

$300 a year for a dealer to look at the rig, and do who knows what is a lot of money to dish out.

I don't think I've spent that much on maintenance in the 10 years I've had my truck camper.

The dealership is covering “looks?”