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Cargo Master
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have been joking with my wife about upgrading to a 5th wheel from our travel trailer. liking the layout of the Dutchmen Astoria 3603LFP, but prices are all over the place. One dealer is offering 25% off msrp and one is selling at msrp. plus right now build quality for most brands is not there since they cant afford to fire bad workers.
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Cargo Master
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From: CA
Very true. Quality in the RV industry has been bad for quite some time and the industry is well aware....and doesn't care, as they're still selling units.
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Cargo Master
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From: CA
Trailers we were looking at in 2018 were around 35...now the same units are 50. Hard to swallow the poor fit and finish at 35, let alone worse at 50! Walked into an Arctic Wolf 3660 that had wall panels separating by 1/2", cabinet doors that wouldn't close, binding entry door, etc. Disappointing.
Mountain Pass
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Cargo Master
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From: CA
And they never seem to want to fix any of the issues PRIOR to you signing the paperwork.
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Cargo Master
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From: Minnesota
That's why they do the "walk through" AFTER the papers are signed. Push it out the door and hope you never see them again. And with two service doors, how many RVs can they actually service in a week.
Tuned
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"#1. I am buying a camper.
#2. I am not signing a check until the camper is checked out by a 3rd party pdi inspector (at my cost) and that everything he finds is fixed. If that's a problem I can shop elsewhere".
Both campers were inspected and everything repaired within 2 weeks.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2018
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From: Black Hills of SD
I just booked our Jayco Pinnacle. Paid $69k 3/20/20. Sticker was $96k new (we actually bought this new - it was a hail damaged RV and they fixed everything). It now books for $80k with no add ons..... Makes me want to sell and take a year off camping, but, what would I do next summer.....
Lead Driver
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From: Itinerant
I just booked our Jayco Pinnacle. Paid $69k 3/20/20. Sticker was $96k new (we actually bought this new - it was a hail damaged RV and they fixed everything). It now books for $80k with no add ons..... Makes me want to sell and take a year off camping, but, what would I do next summer.....
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2018
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From: Black Hills of SD
After being in a camper for 30+ years, I'll pass on the tent. There are a lot of camping cabins available we could do. Biggest issue is we have plans to go to Glacier in July. And, we rent our RV for the motorcycle rally. Guess I answered my own question..... lol
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