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    Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 5:23pm
I think the exterior would look much better if instead of the black and white circles, reflective silver and reflective white material would be used for the decals. That would add some visual interest to the exterior. Doing the R-Pod in a shaded look to make them look 3D like the white with the green swooshes that I saw there would also add to the appearance of the exterior. Please pass these ideas on.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 4:59pm
Originally posted by jato

[QUOTE=furpod]The removal of the 177 from current and future production makes me very sad..

Have you been able to speak to any of the honcho's at FR to find out if there is any future possibility of re-introducing the 177 or does it all come down to dollars and cents?


Only enough to know it's for sure discontinued. No OOP model has ever been brought back.

I was hoping to talk to them at the minimini, but ended up not being there, and I don't think Sue thought to ask..

She did however, I kid you not, get me the 177 headstone from the FR groups Halloween display.. :) 

She also said the 10th anniversary colors are blech. :(
But I have a plan if we spring for a 178 next year..
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[QUOTE=furpod]The removal of the 177 from current and future production makes me very sad..

Have you been able to speak to any of the honcho's at FR to find out if there is any future possibility of re-introducing the 177 or does it all come down to dollars and cents?
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Posts: 114 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 4:06pm
This what was posted on the Facebook site yesterday
The proposed RP-195
 


And then I went to work and changed out the dinette with a sofa to create my version I'll call an RP-Z196 LOL
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 3:18pm
If its wider I don't really see how it can be an R-Pod. It becomes just another trailer. That narrow width is a basic feature of the product line. Starting to be like the 70's when the same car models kept getting bigger and bigger every year until there was no longer any resemblance to the original vehicle. just sayin'
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Originally posted by TheBum

Seems to me that the interior would have to be wider for the walkaround to be really walked around. With the current interior dimensions, a 60"-wide bed only leaves 6" on each side.

You can expect it to be wider and longer
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 2:28pm
Seems to me that the interior would have to be wider for the walkaround to be really walked around. With the current interior dimensions, a 60"-wide bed only leaves 6" on each side.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 9:02am
The removal of the 177 from current and future production makes me very sad..
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 8:53am
Originally posted by Woodmiester

It won't be long and it will no longer be the R-POD we all know and love.Unhappy


That's my concern as well and I tell them that often.  :(
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It won't be long and it will no longer be the R-POD we all know and love.Unhappy
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