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    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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 11:49am
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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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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