Hello all!
I'm new to the Crossroads forum but have been on the RV Life forum for some years now under the Forest River forums. We've had our Forest River Wildwood
unit for 10 years, got a lot of miles and memories out of it and made all of (well, most of) the newbie mistakes.
We decided to upgrade from our current unit and today put a deposit down on a 2021 Crossroads Sunset Trail 253RB. I don't have a lot of specific questions, just some general questions.
1. Understanding that all manufacturers have their own quality issues to one degree or another, and understanding that no brand or unit is perfect, I'd like to know how Crossroads stack up in quality to some of the other brands? I also realize most of you are cross roads owners so I'm asking a fairly biased group a very broad question. But generally speaking, better than average, average, below?
2. Also, the tag on the unit says Keystone but when I look at the Keystone website they dont list crossroads as a brand? Were they part of Keystome at one point? Are they now?
3. When I we purchased our last unit I do not remember a PDI charge. The dealer is telling us that is standard now. Is $1200 about right?
4. One last question... I remember reading that my tongue weight should be 10-13% of the weight of the unit but I don't remember if thats a percentage of the dry weight or GVWR? My TV is a 2012 F-150, 3.73,crew cab, short bed 3:73 ratio. I will be very nearly at, if not over my CCC for my truck and have learned that CCC dictates everything. I may have to move my deposit to another rig. This unit is stickered at around 5500 dry. I'm looking into this more but any assistance from the guru's here would be greatly appreciated. Many people will say "oh your truck can tow that just fine" but whether it should or not is another question.
I notice our dealer (Poulsbo RV in Mt Vernon, WA) has not received great reviews for their service department. That is mildy concerning but I'm kind of leaning towards giving them the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure at some point I'll need them but I try no to rely on dealers. I've had 10 years to learn how to fix, repair and maintain just about everything on my current rig. Plus I'm a contractor by trade so any structural work, plumbing, electrical, etc I'll take care of on my own. I just want to know if I'm investing in a relatively sound unit backed by a reputable manufacturer.
Would appreciate any input you all have. If you cant address all of my questions just hit as many as you can. Thank folks
Tony G
I'm new to the Crossroads forum but have been on the RV Life forum for some years now under the Forest River forums. We've had our Forest River Wildwood
unit for 10 years, got a lot of miles and memories out of it and made all of (well, most of) the newbie mistakes.
We decided to upgrade from our current unit and today put a deposit down on a 2021 Crossroads Sunset Trail 253RB. I don't have a lot of specific questions, just some general questions.
1. Understanding that all manufacturers have their own quality issues to one degree or another, and understanding that no brand or unit is perfect, I'd like to know how Crossroads stack up in quality to some of the other brands? I also realize most of you are cross roads owners so I'm asking a fairly biased group a very broad question. But generally speaking, better than average, average, below?
2. Also, the tag on the unit says Keystone but when I look at the Keystone website they dont list crossroads as a brand? Were they part of Keystome at one point? Are they now?
3. When I we purchased our last unit I do not remember a PDI charge. The dealer is telling us that is standard now. Is $1200 about right?
4. One last question... I remember reading that my tongue weight should be 10-13% of the weight of the unit but I don't remember if thats a percentage of the dry weight or GVWR? My TV is a 2012 F-150, 3.73,crew cab, short bed 3:73 ratio. I will be very nearly at, if not over my CCC for my truck and have learned that CCC dictates everything. I may have to move my deposit to another rig. This unit is stickered at around 5500 dry. I'm looking into this more but any assistance from the guru's here would be greatly appreciated. Many people will say "oh your truck can tow that just fine" but whether it should or not is another question.
I notice our dealer (Poulsbo RV in Mt Vernon, WA) has not received great reviews for their service department. That is mildy concerning but I'm kind of leaning towards giving them the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure at some point I'll need them but I try no to rely on dealers. I've had 10 years to learn how to fix, repair and maintain just about everything on my current rig. Plus I'm a contractor by trade so any structural work, plumbing, electrical, etc I'll take care of on my own. I just want to know if I'm investing in a relatively sound unit backed by a reputable manufacturer.
Would appreciate any input you all have. If you cant address all of my questions just hit as many as you can. Thank folks
Tony G