Buying an "Orphan"?
We have been looking for small, around 20', travel trailer and came across one we like, the Evergreen I-Go. When I tried to google the company, I found they went out of business, how sad for the work...
Forum Discussion
B.O. Plenty wrote:
I used to think it might be okay to buy an orphan. The I just finished reading about the poor guy on here with a Montana and frame problems for the third time. What the heck would he do if this was say a new Lifestyle? It would be the end of the line...I don't think I would ever buy an orphan after reading this..He's having problems and he has a warranty what if he didn't??
B.O.
BO you are exactly right. Yes most of the run of the mill stuff can be handled on the dealer level. However for catastrophic repairs having manufacturer support can be invaluable vs. owning an orphan unit.
I agree major repairs are rare but they do happen and if they do you can be stuck between a rock and a hard place with an orphaned unit.
I once had a R-Vision unit that required some siding work. The siding was unique and not run of the mill stuff. R-Vision shipped me what I needed. A few years later R-Vision went away and my unit became orphaned. Finding the correct siding would have been tough once R-Vision went under.
In the end having the manufacturer available is always an advantage vs. not having manufacture around.
