Couch's RV Nation

Podster is correct, and they usually give you such low quality stuff in the starter kit that it's not really worthwhile. None of us want a crappy (so to speak) sewer hose. One RV retailer we bought from handled it differently and gave us a $100 store credit so that we could choose what we needed/liked. That was much preferable.

Hello Blues Pod, Can you tell me who your salesman was as I am purchasing from Couch's right now and they are saying that the starter kit is not included. I can't believe that these necessary items are not included with the sale. Thank you, Leigh

We bought our 176-T from them and if there is one thing to recommend it would be to have them provide every little detail. For instance we agreed to a purchase price with all the goodies over the phone but when it came time to sign the purchase agreement the inventory list didnt include hardly anything. so that took a good day to figure out and get the right paperwork. We did all of this over the phone.
so...dont sign without reading everything, which is common sense anyway

Originally posted by Luv2Q "Free" stuff .. Personally, I don't think anything is free.  It all has a cost.  If I get something thrown in, it's because somebody is trying to clinch a sale.  Sweeten the deal, so to speak.  Don't misunderstand; it's great to get extra stuff but I wouldn't let $20-30 worth of goodies swing me over.  Our walk-out price  was good & had the R-dome, the spare tire, two batteries (I paid extra for the second one) & covers for the propane tank (filled) & spare.  I was happy.  Would have been a whole lot happier, though, if some glitches had been caught by them rather than me.  The goodies wouldn't have meant much if I'd been 1100 miles away before I found 'em.  YMMV.

I do agree nothing is for free when buying.  We were surprised by the starter kit and it was not part of our negotiations.  I don't know how many of the included options were standard from Forest River and which ones were added by the dealer.  We were concerned about the dealer not being local and gave that some thought before buying.  All in all we are happy with out decision to use Couch's.  If or when we have a problem that can't be solved via a shipped replacement part to put in ourselves then we will have to find a dealer that does warranty work for Forest River. 

Couch's did do a prep on our 2015 Pod.  What I mean by prep that we got was Free Battery and box, Free fill of Propane, Sewer tube storage already mounted, and Free starter kit that had the following things water pressure regulator, rv toilet chemicals, fresh water hose, water filter, power cord, power cord 110 adapter, chocks, rv toilet paper, sewer hose, and a multi fit sewer adapter that fits the various sizes of sewer connections.

We also received the R-dome with our pod.  I would not consider that part of the prep.  And I don't know if that is now standard for Rpods in 2015.  We were happy that it came with our pod. 

The driver also did a walk around with us to make sure there was no damage in delivery. Then he opened it up and we looked inside.  He did mention as a driver he was only responsible for the outside.