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Originally Posted by Bluetreak
I've been looking at and documenting TT quality for 25 years since we got our first tent trailer. We've had five other trailers since then and just purchased our first MH.
RV quality varies a lot. Enough to make your head spin. It varies by year, by manufacturer, by brand, by model, and by day of the week the rig was made.
I see it as a management issue. The workers are hired to do a job in a given amount of time and the training, tools, techniques, materials, design and incentives are all provided by management.
Modern (last 40 years) quality engineering and management are notably not to be found in the RV industry and no amount of after the fact inspection will materially improve on poor material selection, poor engineering, poor manufacturing support and what we might call poor management.
Caveat emptor!
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Newell and Marathon still make quality motor coaches and even their older coaches have great quality reputations. Quality cost; most motor coach buyers are unwilling to pay for quality construction materials and well trained labor rates. Most expect a $170,000 house on a $25,000 chassis to sell for $100,000 and drives and rides like a minivan. What you get is a $60,000 house on a $40,000 modified chassis that still drives and ride like a truck.
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