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[Joe-FL]

Originally Posted by DogLovers

I read this whole string. Lots of good point and lots of lost souls. Welcome to America. Now understand this. They don't build em like they used to and never will. The grass is always greener over at the other RV manufacturers QC department. The squeaky wheel gets the grease most of the time. Cash is king unless you have a certified check. You can't get there from here because your wife is navigating. Bottom line? Do your own QC at the PDI. I drove far to pick up my new Thor and quess what? It too had issues. Guess what again? I left it there and went home with the check in my pocket. Guess what again? They are taking care of everything and are going to DELIVER it to my house. Guess what again? I will do my own PDI again and if it fails they can drive it back to the dealer and I will keep the check in my pocket again.

Moral of the story? Don't rely on anyone to perform due diligence. That's your job!

If you think American quality is so poor in 2017 just wait until these snowflakes move out of their family's basements after discovering they have to work to eat and start working in manufacturing production lines. OMG!

Very well said! I may just add along the same line, if you can't perform, or don't want to perform your own upkeep and preventative maintenance on your RV, then be prepared for additional stress and dissatisfaction after the factory warranty ends. Checking the batteries every couple months, doing roof inspections, flushing that hot water heater out, exercising w/load the generator every month, coating slide seals..... on and on. I average about 2 hours or more each week while using my RV just doing general maintenance and inspections, and that's not counting any oil changing or washing/waxing duties. Once you realize they are not like owning a car or house and accept their standard of quality then you will tend to be much happier using/owning one. Heck, there are folks out there that constantly shop and evaluate tons of RV's but never really find that perfect high quality unit. Their expectations are too high and they will never find what they perceive as the "perfect" RV. They won't find it because it is not out there.