โMay-12-2020 03:12 PM
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-22-2020 10:23 PM
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-20-2020 05:38 AM
ron.dittmer wrote:It looks like the add on pieces were meant to look like a rear cap but the structural part to just a flat back panel attached to the side walls will a 90 degree angle. Sharp angles do not transition loads well around corners causing stress build up and the panels to flex and crack. A better design is a rear cap with radius corners that minimizes the transitional loads around the corners and puts the fasteners in shear rather than tension. Having said that you will sometimes see spider cracks in the gel coat in rear caps with a radius due to transitioning loads around the corners, so there is a lot of load transitioning from side walls to rear wall around 90 degree corners. The larger the corner radius the more efficient the joint is.msmith1199 wrote:One would hope they backed that rig into something that caused the damage. Cracks developed from simply driving the rig would be concerning. That would imply a lot of "flexing" of the house is occurring.
I wasnโt concerned with the leaks as much as I was on what caused the damage. Iโm not looking to buy that one anyway. Not sure how it could have got damaged in three different parts of the back end, without it showing some time of impact point. I told the guy I wouldnโt be worried at all if it was obvious collision damage, but that wasnโt so obvious.
In that comparison video I shared higher up here, Phoenix pointed out that their competitor mounted the walls to the sides of the floor. The walls do not rest on the floor. They rest on the mounting hardware. That construction method could be the cause of excessive flexing of that back wall, creating those cracks.
โMay-20-2020 03:34 AM
msmith1199 wrote:One would hope they backed that rig into something that caused the damage. Cracks developed from simply driving the rig would be concerning. That would imply a lot of "flexing" of the house is occurring.
I wasnโt concerned with the leaks as much as I was on what caused the damage. Iโm not looking to buy that one anyway. Not sure how it could have got damaged in three different parts of the back end, without it showing some time of impact point. I told the guy I wouldnโt be worried at all if it was obvious collision damage, but that wasnโt so obvious.
โMay-15-2020 02:31 PM
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-15-2020 06:54 AM
msmith1199 wrote:On the Viper, it appears that all those back wall protruding sections are installed after the rear wall is completed. If you removed them, you might have a generic looking back wall, of coarse without all the fixtures. My point is that none of them are structural, and any water getting inside through those seams and cracks, likely will not get directly into the interior. Still they should be repaired properly to protect the fixtures and "limited" water infiltration through drilled holes.
.....I was looking at one they had in stock and at first noticed the seams around some of the fiberglass parts around the rear bumper had pulled apart. Upon looking further I found the top rear fiberglass cross member completely cracked through and the same on a side cross member. The sales guy seemed pretty honest and he didnโt know what happened to it. That did concern me a little because I could no see any direct impact marks, but it did look like it could have been collision damage. But it was odd that one crack was on the very top, one was on the right side, and the other was lower left around the bumper. Iโm not sure what somebody would have run into that did all that, and yet didnโt leave an obvious mark that it hit something. That does worry me a little because itโs also possible it just broke in all those places when the driver hit a bump or something.
โMay-14-2020 07:23 PM
ron.dittmer wrote:
The actual measurements of the 27 foot Nexus Viper is actually 28.5 feet. Like yourself, I have read some serious negative reviews on the Nexus line.
Just down the street from the Nexus factory is the Phoenix Cruiser factory. PCs are scaled-down by design to make them more friendly to drive and maneuver.
CLICK HERE to watch a You Tube video that compares a Phoenix Cruiser to a similar floor plan of what they refer to as Brand-X. I recognize Brand-X as a Nexus Viper. A lot is nit-picky trivial stuff, but there are some serious matters too.
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-14-2020 07:17 PM
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-14-2020 10:56 AM
msmith1199 wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
B+ = Unicorn, Leprechaun, Fairies, honest politician. They don't exist. If it's a coach on a cab chassis, it's a class C, or a Super c.
You need to complain to the owners of RV.NET because they have a B+ category.
โMay-14-2020 07:09 AM
msmith1199 wrote:Yes and no. There is also a dealer network now, primarily east coast.ron.dittmer wrote:Only problem with the Phoenixโ Cruiser is the price. Yeah, I understand you get what your pay for, but they want almost a much a DP for that. Also they only do factory direct sales donโt they?
The actual measurements of the 27 foot Nexus Viper is actually 28.5 feet. Like yourself, I have read some serious negative reviews on the Nexus line.
Just down the street from the Nexus factory is the Phoenix Cruiser factory. PCs are scaled-down by design to make them more friendly to drive and maneuver.
CLICK HERE to watch a You Tube video that compares a Phoenix Cruiser to a similar floor plan of what they refer to as Brand-X. I recognize Brand-X as a Nexus Viper. A lot is nit-picky trivial stuff, but there are some serious matters too.
โMay-13-2020 09:04 PM
MDKMDK wrote:
B+ = Unicorn, Leprechaun, Fairies, honest politician. They don't exist. If it's a coach on a cab chassis, it's a class C, or a Super c.
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-13-2020 09:02 PM
ron.dittmer wrote:
The actual measurements of the 27 foot Nexus Viper is actually 28.5 feet. Like yourself, I have read some serious negative reviews on the Nexus line.
Just down the street from the Nexus factory is the Phoenix Cruiser factory. PCs are scaled-down by design to make them more friendly to drive and maneuver.
CLICK HERE to watch a You Tube video that compares a Phoenix Cruiser to a similar floor plan of what they refer to as Brand-X. I recognize Brand-X as a Nexus Viper. A lot is nit-picky trivial stuff, but there are some serious matters too.
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
โMay-13-2020 08:12 PM
โMay-13-2020 04:45 AM
bob_nestor wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
B+ = Unicorn, Leprechaun, Fairies, honest politician. They don't exist. If it's a coach on a cab chassis, it's a class C, or a Super c.
Give it a rest. If people or companies want to call a Class C without a cabover a Class B+ who does it hurt? Just because RVIA hasn't blessed the term doesn't mean it's the end of the world. People give their RVs cute names too and that's not blessed or authorized by RVIA either.
โMay-12-2020 06:44 PM