We own a Forest River 2012 Lexington 265DS that I consider one of the best layout rig that has been manufactured by FR in that category of RV.
We bought it from a dealer that is doing seasonal (summer)renting and fix small problems that are occuring with new vehicules.
Before buying a RV, I knew where I had to position myself: Doing the fixes myself OR having them done by other ($$$).
Most of the problems can be fix by a good handy person. Motorization, AirCond and Tires are getting done by specialist (dealer or Independant).
As far as the Motorization is concerned, we have the work done by a Ford Big Trucks Dealer.
After 5 years and 65000km throughout Canada and USA, we are very satisfied by the usage of our HerveVR motorhome and expecting the next trip