Anyone dealing with Frame Flex / Failure?
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Ask the same dealership if they would give you full trade in value with a repair bill that stated they replaced the entire side panel. My guess is also no.
We forget who owns our toy. It's not the dealership's or anyone else's problem but our own. Life is about making decisions and some of them appear to be a good one but only to find out it was not. I don't think any of these RV's are a good investment. We buy them for the adventures they may bring, good or bad.
We forget who owns our toy. It's not the dealership's or anyone else's problem but our own. Life is about making decisions and some of them appear to be a good one but only to find out it was not. I don't think any of these RV's are a good investment. We buy them for the adventures they may bring, good or bad.
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I certainly would not disagree with that what so ever. When it got done, it would look as if someone fixed it. Possibly shown on CarFax too. Either way, it's a hit on your pride possession. You certainly would not get back what you got into the repair either. In the end, it's a sad situation. I know I would not be happy about it.
I rarely sell anything, I keep things running until someone totals it. Although, I did sell my old 5th wheel. Nothing really wrong with it, except the kids are gone and my wife wanted something new. She knows the rules, payments are not allowed and if we got the cash to do it, how can I say no? Waste of money for sure, but that is what I worked/saved hard for.
I rarely sell anything, I keep things running until someone totals it. Although, I did sell my old 5th wheel. Nothing really wrong with it, except the kids are gone and my wife wanted something new. She knows the rules, payments are not allowed and if we got the cash to do it, how can I say no? Waste of money for sure, but that is what I worked/saved hard for.
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I'm happy for you that the problem seems to be cosmetic, I guess it could have been worse. I'd be ticked too though, if I had a nasty looking crack in mine. My only suggestion would be to get something in writing from the dealer, on their letterhead, showing what the situation was. Maybe the invoice or something like that so you'll have something to show a prospective buyer if you ever try to sell it.
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Ask the dealership if they would give you full trade in value with that crack in writing, my guess is no. I would make them repair the crack and make the cut with a trim piece to fix it properly. I've been in RVing since 1978 and if looked at any RV with that kind of damage I would walk away.
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I certainly would not disagree with that what so ever. When it got done, it would look as if someone fixed it. Possibly shown on CarFax too. Either way, it's a hit on your pride possession. You certainly would not get back what you got into the repair either. In the end, it's a sad situation. I know I would not be happy about it.
I rarely sell anything, I keep things running until someone totals it. Although, I did sell my old 5th wheel. Nothing really wrong with it, except the kids are gone and my wife wanted something new. She knows the rules, payments are not allowed and if we got the cash to do it, how can I say no? Waste of money for sure, but that is what I worked/saved hard for.
I rarely sell anything, I keep things running until someone totals it. Although, I did sell my old 5th wheel. Nothing really wrong with it, except the kids are gone and my wife wanted something new. She knows the rules, payments are not allowed and if we got the cash to do it, how can I say no? Waste of money for sure, but that is what I worked/saved hard for.
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That is a good way to look at it. Woulda, coulda, shoulda, there are so many things in life we would do differently if we could do it again. A nice cold beer make you think most problems are really, not that bad.
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I couldn't agree more! Cheers!
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