Highland Ridge Open Range RV 275RLS

as Grit stated, RV's are as close as you can get to junk on wheels, I'm embellishing a bit obviously.  but seriously the RV industry for the most part is a race to the bottom, and its all about profit for the manufactures.  they are made with the cheapest materials that will last a reasonable amount of time and because there is no real overseeing body like the auto industry has that enforces safety standards and other standards no one is forcing them to use better parts.  

now after reading that you might think they are total junk, well no that's not true, but you have to be prepared to do a detailed walk through before you take possession, don't let the dealer force you to sign papers before your completely happy with the fit and finish and anything else you notice.  from the factory the cosmetic things are lets say lacking.  when I bought my 2016 5th wheel I had to do three walkthroughs before they fixed all the issues and that is on the manufactures dime.  they know there is stuff that is going to have to be fixed before the customer takes possession so they pay the dealer to handle it.  not ideal but that's how it is.  so put a refundable deposit down to hold the unit until it is fixed properly and get the "refundable" part in writing.   

if the dealer won't do it drive to another dealer and don't look back. the main problem is once you have signed for it that now is up to the dealer when they can squeeze you in.  if they are a hones dealer they will still do it right away, but most will put you in line with the warranty work and paying customers as they make more money for those repairs.  

now that you have lost all hope, there are good manufactures, but your going to pay, so in the normal brands what I did was look at as many brands as I could and looked at the quality of the finishing, the cupboards and drawers, were they dove tail construction, some other locking joint, or just a face stapled to the sides.  how solid were they?  was the trim molding all good or was there wrinkles in the staple hiding strip, what was the quality of the mill work around the slides, were all the hidden edges of the mill work and cupboards stained or did they mis raw ends.  get up on the roof and look at the sealant, and along the sides where it is around openings and such.  generally if they are doing the little things right then there is a chance the unit is decent.  also learn how to fix little things yourself, like re sealing the roof seams, re attaching trim work that vibrates loose.  knowing how to do the sealant will save you 300 bucks a year for a deal to do a roof repair and touch ups, knowing how to fix little things will prevent your rv sitting at a dealer lot for a month for them to do a warranty job