Poor Forest River quality control |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Topic: Poor Forest River quality control Posted: 14 May 2016 at 1:42pm |
Ditto on the drunk posting
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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DennisTx
Newbie Joined: 19 Sep 2015 Location: Nacogdoches Online Status: Offline Posts: 14 |
Posted: 14 May 2016 at 11:49am |
Some pretty interesting people in the Carolinas.
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2011 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab
2016 R-180 |
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 14 May 2016 at 10:39am |
Well that was rambling and half coherent. Drunk posting? I guess he has never owned a Harley!
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 14 May 2016 at 9:14am |
Once a troll always a troll right Gavin? |
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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Gavin
Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Location: South Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 23 |
Posted: 13 May 2016 at 10:13pm |
You can have a ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by the marketing strategy of Forest River.
Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it. Sell it and get something far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 09 May 2016 at 10:22pm |
One would hope so, but they don't seem to check behind panels or open up access panels or remove drawers to check and tighten plumbing. Forest River puts the onus for that on the owner.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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bigjoey38
Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2015 Location: COLORADO Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
Posted: 09 May 2016 at 10:17pm |
Dont some dealers charge a prep fee?
I hope to pick up a 178 next week and hope they would check everything.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 09 May 2016 at 9:56pm |
We had some fit and finish issues such as loose plumbing connections and trim pieces not attached well. However, the biggest issues were due to the dealer not checking it thoroughly before it went off the lot (wasp nest in the refrigerator burner) a damaged fender partly due to a design flaw and partly due to the door being swung too far open and hitting the fender, and the water tank support problem. All these were fixed for me. The plumbing, and several other minor problems I fixed myself.
Overall, I can't complain about the quality. Thanks to folks here, I found out about some potential problems and addressed them before they became actual problems. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Posted: 09 May 2016 at 9:24pm |
To Retroactive, AMEN ! We have had no big problems since picking ours up in March 2011. I guess the biggest expense to date will happen this week when I get 2 new tires, first time replaced, as they have around 18,000 or a smidge more miles, still look great but they were manufactured in 2010.
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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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Patriot Dave
Senior Member Joined: 06 Feb 2016 Location: LaSalle, Mi. 48 Online Status: Offline Posts: 206 |
Posted: 09 May 2016 at 8:22pm |
Rpods could be a Great Travel Trailer but until quality control issues are corrected at the factory, Rpods will be just another good trailer......... among other good trailers.
There are two books out there I suggest every manager at the Rpod factory read, "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" both written by Jim Collins. They could become a Great Trailer and RV company. |
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Dave & Joyce
Never Forget, In God We Trust; This Our National Motto. Member; Patriot Guard Riders, Michigan Chapter Retired; So Every Day is Saturday.... Except Sunday |
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