Mikesr wrote:
Warranty, customer service and dealer service are the keys to a happy experience when buying a travel trailer. The manufacturer assembly and the components used can vary dramatically from one to another. When you pick a floor plan and size TT you like check all manufacturers and you'll find the layouts very similar. To me quality in cabinets, flooring and furniture can tell you a lot about the durability of the unit. And utmost the old adage of you get what you pay for holds true with travel trailers. RV shows are a great way to compare quality.
Totally understood.
However, when you look at something new, it can "appear" well built with regard to certain materials but the workmanship be junk.
Take for instance the actual wood cabinet doors in my trailer. three of them have had joints fail. why ? no glue. someone skimped.
I build cabinets - I can fix them. but I am tired of fixing $30k of new.
So - you look at that and think hey, solid wood cabinet doors ! wow !
Tired of driving it in and dropping it off - great customer service from my dealer yes... still a huge pain when you are paying primo new $$$ per month.
" the old adage of you get what you pay for holds true with travel trailers" - really? I don't know. I guess that's why I was asking whos isn't junk. there is so much competition between manufacturers that prices are not that far apart. so I don't know that get what you pay for holds true - at least within a 15% price difference. (again not Airstream prices)
