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    Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 8:00am
I am going to look at a 'new' 2017, 178 r-pod tomorrow. The owner bought it in April of 2016 and never used it. It is green and I can't find any green '17s, only blue.  It comes with a "sunroom" and a winter cover. The asking price is about the same as a new  2018 178 from couchs rv nation.  

What would be a fair price to offer?

Did they make a green 178?

The owner has a loan on the rv, how does that work when buying it? Is there a title transfer of title something?

Any other advice would be helpful.
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Our "2017 R-179" is green. 

Apparently Forrest River plays fast and loose with model year changes, names, and features. We got ours in ~~ July 2016, and it is registered as a 2017 model, yet for all intents and purposes it looks a lot like a 2016.
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Posts: 2629 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 9:53am
Originally posted by NHpod

The owner has a loan on the rv, how does that work when buying it? Is there a title transfer of title something?
The loan would have to be satisfied to clear the title. In California, you would have to do a sale/transfer and disclose the lien holder.
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Does it have a full tub surround? Is there a solar jack? Anything we should be aware of when we look at it? Thanks
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I have a 2016 1/2  model 178 and it is Green. No full tub surround, no window in the door. No USB ports unit I added them. If the price is a wash I'd go for the new blue 2017's they have just a few new tweaks that the rest of us mod on to the older trailers.  

The 178 in my opinion has tons of outside storage and can actually sleep 4 adults. The kitchen is admittedly tight but we cook outside 95% of the time.  
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Posts: 39 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 5:45pm
Originally posted by Bboudens

I have a 2016 1/2  model 178 and it is Green. No full tub surround, no window in the door. No USB ports unit I added them. If the price is a wash I'd go for the new blue 2017's they have just a few new tweaks that the rest of us mod on to the older trailers.  

The 178 in my opinion has tons of outside storage and can actually sleep 4 adults. The kitchen is admittedly tight but we cook outside 95% of the time.  
Thanks, Bboudens.  With the r-dome and winter cover do you think 12K would be a fair price to offer? I also have to take into account that it is a 14 hour drive to Couches rv for their discounted rvs.
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I paid 12K for my 2015 178, when it was less than a year old. Was a good deal. Interesting to see what the loan pay off is, that is going to influence price.
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If you look up my posts you will see several talking about there is no such thing as model years.  RPODS are made every three months and can change during those times.  Because the official vehicle description from FR does not list a model year dealers can call it whatever they want.  And there have been several selling the Green ones as 2017.  The switch to Blue occurred in the June 2016 production and that was Blue/Blue.  The switch to Blue/Grey occurred Feb 2017.  Many dealers will match or come within $500 of Couch's price.  So I would shop around and try to get the best deal on a new one.  Otherwise offer a low price ($12,000) for the "2016" Green model.  Makes no difference what the loan is.  The person will have to pay it off to get a free title to be able to transfer it to you.  Makes it messy to have to do it directly with the seller, usually dealers handle this  Would not recommend paying for it and not getting the title signed over immediately
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Posts: 39 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 7:24pm
Originally posted by Richand Cindy

If you look up my posts you will see several talking about there is no such thing as model years.  RPODS are made every three months and can change during those times.  Because the official vehicle description from FR does not list a model year dealers can call it whatever they want.  And there have been several selling the Green ones as 2017.  The switch to Blue occurred in the June 2016 production and that was Blue/Blue.  The switch to Blue/Grey occurred Feb 2017.  Many dealers will match or come within $500 of Couch's price.  So I would shop around and try to get the best deal on a new one.  Otherwise offer a low price ($12,000) for the "2016" Green model.  Makes no difference what the loan is.  The person will have to pay it off to get a free title to be able to transfer it to you.  Makes it messy to have to do it directly with the seller, usually dealers handle this  Would not recommend paying for it and not getting the title signed over immediately
Thank you for the info. We went to our local dealer yesterday and they want 22-24k for a 179/180. I emailed them today with Couch's quotes on a 179 and a 180 and asked them if they could meet it.
I will go look at the 178 tomorrow and offer 12k if we like it. if accepted, will work out the title issue.
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Posts: 328 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 7:37pm
Wow that's high.  The MSRP sticker for our 180 shipped to PA was $22549.25 with every option except the bike rack.  Our dealer out the door price was around $15,000 (Couch was $14,500) but our local dealer wanted $20,000 and that was not out the door but the quoted price.  So we bought 100 miles away and have been very happen. We did need service but dropped it off after a trip to Ohio and when we returned to pick it up a few weeks later also turned that into a trip. We know we can never go back to our local guy for service but that's fine with me.
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