path1 wrote:
Can you find out where it was made? NW closed up their east coast plant around the time of your model year? And I see your profile being on east coast. One of the reasons they closed it up because east coast plant wouldn't get it together in MFG department. This was also before they made their own side panels. They started making their own siding after they decided to have more control of the MFG process. And not just another OEM customer of Lippert's sloppy work. You're right on the model year cuss line of what had known good quality control and what didn't IMO. We have also camped next to a couple that has a real old one with many miles and still going strong. If no de-lam is present now, odds are slim to getting any. And I think dealer is asking way to much regardless what they fixed or didn't. But if your happy 3 or 4 years from now, what you paid is no big deal. On our 2012 only thing lippert is doors and windows. And even that's to much IMO.
Thanks, P. Unbelievably detailed guidelines. One more question: The dealer said the floor was insulated with the same pink batting used in residential construction. Is this consistent with your recollection of the manufacturing standards of 2007? One of the things I like about AF is the solid foam board insulation (this may be limited to the walls... i can't remember?) & the high R rating of the roof. Do you happen to know if they were using solid foam board insulation of 2007? Perhaps this was something else they changed when they started manufacturing their own walls?
