Observation on rentals
I understand that most who use rental RVs are truly newbies, but on my last trip there were 3 class C rentals in the immediate area. Biggest thing I noticed about each was they didn't even attempt to ...
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I love talking to renters, especially in national parks, since they are usually interesting Europeans. One of the best lately was being next to a couple from Germany who had rented a Thor Class A. Basically, the thing was typical Elkhart trash, and even though it was nearly new, it was falling apart as they drove it. They had a water line leak, an upholstered piece of the particle board dinette seating fall off, an entry door that wouldn't latch on occasion, laughable fit and finish on just about everything, and an overall concern that they were afraid to touch anything too hard, since it might break, or fall off.
Being typical Germans they were far from impressed, but they were trying to gently pry some info. out of me without offense, since they knew I was an American. Once I conveyed that fact that, no, that really is the tragic level of quality you can expect in most of our mass produced RVs, they didn't quite know how to take it. It was like they were hoping I would tell them that the one they got stuck with was a really bad example from the "Yugo" of the domestic RV market, but instead I explained that it was from one of the biggest manufacturers in the country, and nothing they told me would qualify as unusual.
It was a bit mind blowing for them.
Being typical Germans they were far from impressed, but they were trying to gently pry some info. out of me without offense, since they knew I was an American. Once I conveyed that fact that, no, that really is the tragic level of quality you can expect in most of our mass produced RVs, they didn't quite know how to take it. It was like they were hoping I would tell them that the one they got stuck with was a really bad example from the "Yugo" of the domestic RV market, but instead I explained that it was from one of the biggest manufacturers in the country, and nothing they told me would qualify as unusual.
It was a bit mind blowing for them.
