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    Posted: 28 Aug 2016 at 11:11pm
Hi Folks.. My name is Wayne and my wife and I live in Cary, NC.. we are giving up motorcycling and plan to start camping.. we love the R-Pods (size, amenities, price) and have a choice now between a 2012 175 priced at $11,500 and a 2015 179 for $13,500.  Any recommendations between the 2, and anything on a used R-POD that we need to watch out for?  Both were used very little.  Appreciate any / all advice! 

Wayne 
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Have you seen both of them? We have a 2016 179. It is just the two of us also. You are not that far away from us. We are in Wake Forest.

We chose the 179 because we figured that the larger kitchen with its storage was more desirable. You can look at my mods (link in my signature) to see most of the mods I have made. I will be adding more pictures and descriptions soon.
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Posts: 6 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2016 at 8:31am
StephenH thank you for the reply. Your mods are ingenious and tastefully done!  Your comment saying "I'm not an expert, but I'm willing to try things" has definitely served you well. 

Hope we can meet up given our close proximity! Sure I can learn a huge amt from you!

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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2016 at 8:47am
A 179 and a 175 are very different campers. Would be best to spend some time in both, get a feel for how you are going to use it.. I don't know about dealers in NC, but at $13.5.. you are only a couple hundred dollars off what a new pod costs.. with warranty.. and newness.. in our area, and at Couch's... 
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I agree on the price piece.. my "hope" was to buy used and prevent the need to buy alot of the items that come w/ purchasing a new R-POD...

I am so new to this that I don't even know what to ask. 
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Even with buying used, there is no guarantee that you would not need to purchase some of the items that you would have to purchase if you bought new. It would depend on what the seller would include or want to keep. I hope you find something suitable. This forum has been a great resource. I got a lot of ideas here.
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Thx Stephen!  Agree w/ that.  I have asked both parties what would be needed to "hit the road".. one has everything included that I could ever think of (they are getting out of camping), and the other I would have the clean water hose (they are buying a smaller camper)..

I  compare some of this w/ my experience of buying a used Harley that was well equipped vs a new one that I spent thousands on getting it equipped the way I wanted. Of course, it took me awhile to find the used one that had most of what I liked...


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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2016 at 11:56am
Welcome to the group! We are on our second r-pod a 179 really like the room from the slide out and the large kitchen space with storage. I agree the best method is to hit a dealership and hang out in each for a while, try out the beds etc and the answer will jump out at you.
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Thanks Leo.  I just checked and there is a dealer 2hrs away.. good idea.
As a note, I have a '10 eGlide Ultra Classic also! 
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2016 at 12:20pm
Great Bike, I really love it! 
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