Weekend Warrior "C" designation?

This came up last spring I want to say the C stands for Center Kitchen.

Before you jump make sure you read over WW Repairs Thread so you understand some of the issues.

Thanks for the heads up, I have been looking though that thread (though it's quite long). I would probably be looking at a 2007 or 2008 so it wouldn't be effected by the class action suit though I understand there could potentially be other problems.

Both models appear to have the same floorpan so I don't think the "C" has to do with where the kitchen is located. I read somewhere that it had to do with C-channel being used in the frame but that doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not really sure what that would mean.

Here is the old thread from March. Might find something helpful in it as you read things over.

C = center refrigerator

My 2008 FSW had a faulty frame. The A-frame was not properly welded to the front header. A minor collision resulted in a totaled trailer because the front fell off (essentially). I was on the way to the dealer to have frame re-welded.

Ouch, thats a bummer Carringb! I will be sure and check under the couch though to be honest I'm not sure I could spot an improper weld even if I saw one.

Seems like you are taking a lot of chances with whatever brand you buy but despite all the negative info I hear about Weekend Warrior, everyone I have talked to in person who have owned them have had good luck with them.

As for the "C", it does appear that it has to do with the location of the refrigerator. Thanks, Allcool.

I'm going to go look at an 07 FS2800 today. I guess I'm hoping that being 8 years old, if there are issues with the coach they will have presented themselves by now and I will be able to see something with a careful investigation.

Eric

In my case the bad welds were easy to see. There was no penetration. You could slip a piece of paper between the weld bead and the frame.

Get on roof and check all four corners where roof meets front or rear cap.

OK well I looked at two today, an 07 FS2800 and an 08 FSC2800. I looked at the FS first and was really disappointed after I saw it. Almost everything was broken, there were cracks in the front fiberglass cap, the exterior speakers grills were broken, they had a tire blow out at some point which tore the "tarp" thingy on the under side and did some wood damage which they never fixed. The coach was filthy with spilled food in the fridge and scrapes and holes in the interior walls. Then I walked into the front bedroom and almost fell through the floor it was so rotted, the only thing holding me up was the carpet. I asked the owner, "whats going on here?" referring to the floor. He said, "oh it's always been like that". At that point he offered to turn on the generator and I said no thanks, this ones not for me and got back in my truck.

With not much hope I started the 1 hour drive to the FSC. To be hones I think I prefer the layout of the FS to the FSC though the only real differences are the location of the fridge and the location of the bathroom sink but the differences are minor.

I knew going into this one that it needed a new awning but much to my surprise the inside was spotless. No softness in the floor, it felt solid as a rock, it was in great shape inside and there were no nicks or scrapes. Everything worked, there were no leaks and they have all of the their documents. I crawled underneath it and it looked good to me though I'm no expert on welding or frames. Generator had about 75 hours and came on just fine. I did notice a few cracks in some of the caulking on the roof so I will have to re-caulk that but this seems like regular maintenance to me.

In conclusion, I made a deal with the owner of the FSC and will go back next week to make the exchange. Best of all the sellers were really nice people (not that the first sellers weren't) and I always like doing business with nice people. For having such low expectations after seeing the first one I was pleasantly surprised in the end.

Eric