What has happened to Winnebago Quality?
I am a dedicated and loyal Winnebago motor home owner. I purchased my third new Adventurer several months ago. My first a 2000 35U, my second a 2005 38R, and my latest a 2015 38Q. I purchase Winneb...
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AstroRig57 wrote:
Having worked in the RV industry.........
When a unit was sold, I (or an employee) again went over it, this time with an eye for proper system operations, and wrote up another batch of work orders if necessary. This was all free and there was none of this charging a customer for the PDI or walk-thru as is the case with some dealers today.
I said it then, and I say it today, if you get a unit that functions properly, with few if any defects, thank your dealer and not the manufacturer. If you get a unit with issues, you can be ticked off at both.
This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your input from the 'inside'.
But it does beg the question if as a consumer group, we're just a bit too 'nice' as consumers to put up with this kind of delivery system. It's not like these are "cheap" econocars. Some of you are paying 250k and much more for a rig. At that price, I'd be LIVID if I had to put up with more than a couple of very minor issues.
Reminds me of the early 90s when my father was testing a new model Mazda that had 300 miles on it. Oddly, it was priced higher than the 0 mile units in the showroom so we heckled the salesman a bit. His reply, with half a grin was "but this one is more because it's had all the bugs worked out of it". He might have had a point.
