Is There Really A Difference Between Brands?
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Dec-25-2015 10:06 AM
I called the dealer (who is not a Keystone dealer) and talked to him about it. I was telling him I was looking at a new Hyper Lite and it's the same price as his Raptor that is 4 years older. He was saying that he is also a Hyper Lite dealer and they are complete **** compared to this Raptor. He said he doesn't even want to sell them used because they only fall apart blah, blah, blah,....
The Raptor is 12' 3'' instead of 11' 2'' but the unloaded weight is only 300 pounds more on the Raptor. So I'm confused at how the Raptor (or Keystone) is such a better trailer when they are almost identical weight (and a lot of the weight may be in the 1' of difference in height between the two). The sales guy was saying how the frames are completely different along with the fiberglass and every other item in it down to the cabinets.
I personally feel like the guy is feeding me a line of ******** but I thought I'd reach out to this community as everyone seems to know way more than myself about these things.
So, what are your thoughts? I personally wouldn't be surprised if they were made in the same factory next to each other but I come from the bicycle world and that's how it is. Thanks for any and all advice and Happy Holidays.
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Dec-25-2015 01:38 PM
It seems at one time I ran across a link where you could go and find people that talked about the units they own and the good and bad on them. Does this sound familiar to anyone? If someone has that link do you mind posting it?
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Dec-25-2015 01:38 PM
I have been to both Forest River & Keystone (Thor) factories at Goshen,Indiana. Not a dime's difference in construction.
As for the frame, I think they both are built by Lippert.
Seems strange that dealer would trash his own brand in favor of a brand he don't carry!!!!! Think about that.
Yes, too many salespeople will tell you ANY THING to make the sale!!
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Dec-25-2015 10:36 AM
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Dec-25-2015 10:31 AM
Both Forest River & Thor are the two big boys when it comes to # of brands and sales. You will get good and bad, neither are prefect.
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