Just waitin' ....

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   Well, it's finally happening.  We signed paperwork Tuesday to order a brand spankin' new 178.  Probably looking at late August delivery date  Last time we had talked to the sales guy, there were units on the lot, and--at least at that time--not moving.  We were waiting to order until we had a shelter built for our to-be-new unit, and that was taking a lot longer than we had anticipated.  So, we decided to go ahead and get ourselves hooked up with one of those units that were sitting on the lot, just collecting dust. 

Well, were we surprised   Not only were there no new 178s on the lot, the only units that were projecting in were 179s .  We didn't know that we wanted a 179, so we decided to go look at the 178 and 179 side-by-side.  After driving back and forth between the two units several times, we agreed that the 179 was, indeed, a sweet piece of work: more storage than any other RPod we'd seen, spacious kitchen, plus all the other goodies that make RPods unique.  But, we just liked the layout of the 178 better--it just seemed to have a more spacious "feel" to it, and we liked the forward dinette better--both my wife and I are short, so the lack of headroom there is definitely NOT a problem.

We were curious as to the differences between the 2014 and 2015 year models, and our salesman promised to find out for us.  The biggest difference, I think, is the addition of an outside shower.  Cosmetically, the outside graphic is new, and the fenders--formerly chromed--are now powder-coated black.

Recalling discussions about the importance of axle risers, I also recalled that when we were completing paperwork, I didn't specify axle risers.  When I asked about them this morning, our salesman said that axle risers are now standard.

We're looking forward to the arrival of our unit, and I'm haunting the forums looking for things that I had forgotten to remember about camping--previously, we've been tenters, pop-uppers, and conversion van'ers.  We're both looking forward to the RPod experience, and good times in places we've never been before, and places that we've been, separately, but look forward to enjoying together.

We look forward to learning more out our unit, and maybe meet some of you somewhere out on the road.   

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mmgraham969 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2013 Location: North/Cent. AL Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Topic: Just waitin' .... Posted: 25 Jul 2014 at 12:06pm
	Well, it's finally happening. We signed paperwork Tuesday to order a brand spankin' new 178. Probably looking at late August delivery date Last time we had talked to the sales guy, there were units on the lot, and--at least at that time--not moving. We were waiting to order until we had a shelter built for our to-be-new unit, and that was taking a lot longer than we had anticipated. So, we decided to go ahead and get ourselves hooked up with one of those units that were sitting on the lot, just collecting dust. Well, were we surprised Not only were there no new 178s on the lot, the only units that were projecting in were 179s . We didn't know that we wanted a 179, so we decided to go look at the 178 and 179 side-by-side. After driving back and forth between the two units several times, we agreed that the 179 was, indeed, a sweet piece of work: more storage than any other RPod we'd seen, spacious kitchen, plus all the other goodies that make RPods unique. But, we just liked the layout of the 178 better--it just seemed to have a more spacious "feel" to it, and we liked the forward dinette better--both my wife and I are short, so the lack of headroom there is definitely NOT a problem. We were curious as to the differences between the 2014 and 2015 year models, and our salesman promised to find out for us. The biggest difference, I think, is the addition of an outside shower. Cosmetically, the outside graphic is new, and the fenders--formerly chromed--are now powder-coated black. Recalling discussions about the importance of axle risers, I also recalled that when we were completing paperwork, I didn't specify axle risers. When I asked about them this morning, our salesman said that axle risers are now standard. We're looking forward to the arrival of our unit, and I'm haunting the forums looking for things that I had forgotten to remember about camping--previously, we've been tenters, pop-uppers, and conversion van'ers. We're both looking forward to the RPod experience, and good times in places we've never been before, and places that we've been, separately, but look forward to enjoying together. We look forward to learning more out our unit, and maybe meet some of you somewhere out on the road.
	M&M 2015 RPod 178 TV = 2006 Expedition TV 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 "When I wake up in the morning, and I'm looking at the flowers, and NOT the roots, it's already a good day. ;-)"