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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp
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Topic: 2018 changes Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 4:18pm |
Mine had considerable debris in out of the way places, but I was second owner, I cleaned, so no one to blame but me now.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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jato
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 4:13pm |
Have to agree with Keith-N-Dar. when we picked up our 177 back in March of 2011 it was spotless, the dealer went through all the cubbyholes with us showing us storage, ect. No debris or dust or wood shavings anywhere. Maybe it was the dealer as there seem to be more that complain about the opposite of what we experienced.
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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 1:45pm |
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar
Or the dealer may be more interested in presenting a clean coach to the buyer. |
That's certainly a possibility. At any rate, ours was really clean.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 1:24pm |
Or the dealer may be more interested in presenting a clean coach to the buyer.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 11:49am |
Originally posted by Cassie
I think the manufacturer back east is tacky. I had a 2018 176 t that was full of screws and sawdust. I traded in the 176 t for a 176 and ordered a new one here on the west coast. It was 100% cleaner and fit and finish was much improved. |
I think I agree with this opinion. Our (early )2017 R-179 (it's still green) has been clean in every hidden compartment that we've opened. So I think the detritus issue that I've read about on the forum may very well be confined to one or more production facilities, and is by no means a universal observation.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Wayword1
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Location: Waterville, Oh
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 10:37am |
Thanks Cassie,
It is good to know there is someone who believes in giving the buyer a product that the builders take a little pride in presenting to a customer.
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Anne, Joe
and Quinn our Cairn Terrier
2017 182G
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E
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Cassie
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 8:39am |
I think the manufacturer back east is tacky. I had a 2018 176 t that was full of screws and sawdust. I traded in the 176 t for a 176 and ordered a new one here on the west coast. It was 100% cleaner and fit and finish was much improved.
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Cassie
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Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 8:33am |
I just got an rpod 176 in desert soooo nice! I traded in my 2018 176t it was the grey color. But I love the new colors. The blue is nice too.
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rpodmybe
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Posted: 29 Nov 2017 at 3:21pm |
FWIW on the mess/clean-up, talking with my aunt and uncle who own a 5th wheel and who's friends all own nice 5th wheels. All started with travel trailers.
I was talking about all the issues I'd heard and they said, "it's a RV". Basically unless you're buying top 1-3 brands you're getting a fair bit of that. Probably moreso these days as many of the RV brands suffered downturns during the economy and now are trying to turn out units FAST to make money while times are good. They made it sounds 100% normal.
Regarding the radio, is this an "upgrade", a downgrade? just a change?
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Richand Cindy
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Location: New Jersey
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Posted: 04 Oct 2017 at 6:18pm |
After every trip we enter the pod and the first thing we do is vacuum. It seems we are still getting wood shavings. Its not just the floor but also on the table so it is also coming from the cabinets above. Not a big deal but we just joke about will it ever end!
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OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel
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