Thoughts on manufacturers

ernie1 wrote:
.....But after I found a one year old PC at an rv dealer and actually saw and touched the cabinets, interior and viewed the exterior, I was totally appalled at the shoddy workmanship and cheap materials that was used in the interior. The surfaces of the interior paneling had contact paper looking material that was already peeling and curling. The overhead cabinets above the driver/passenger looked like they were made of wood from a scrap pile in that they were made of different materials or woods and they did not match! The exterior trim and paint was already fading and the plastic pieces were brittle and curled. Needless to say we did not see a need to spend anymore time looking at PCs. Now there are going to be others who will have a comeback and say I'm wrong, as a matter of fact one party in particular who is constantly singing the praises of PCs will surely have something to say.

I think you are referring to me as the "one party in particular".

Wow, that would surely turn me off as well. I wonder why that one year old PC is as you describe. I am humbled by your finding. Some of your comments might be because you simply expected "better". But it surely seems something went wrong with that PC. Phoenix officially switched ownership around that time and I did read about some quality control problems. Maybe that had some influence. The two new owners Jim and Chuck responded quickly and seemed to get the company back on it's old rails.

Our PC HERE looks as good today as it did when we bought it 11 years ago. Other PC owners have similar experiences. We do "garage" our PC which helps immensely. Also our full body paint job helps with exterior plastics. Many plastic components on a PC are the same used across the RV industry. If they don't get painted, they "yellow" and even get brittle with age. But plastics yellowing one year later as you found is strange.