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    Posted: 01 Apr 2018 at 10:15pm
Your ahead of me, ours does not arrive till early June.

My wife and I looked at several, then I discovered the Forest River floorplan page.  For some reason  I went back late that night to look again.

"wait, that does not look like a dinette, it says "Sofa"

OMG thats the one! A quick trip to youtube confirmed that was exactly what we wanted.

Still looking at tow vehicles and shaking my head over prices. Even used seem priced pretty high. I'm sure we will figure something out.

Enjoy it, and pictures or it didn't happen!
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Posts: 2630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Apr 2018 at 11:42pm
You might look at used Tacomas. They last forever, and if it has the V6, will tow in the 6000-6500 lb range. A 5-year-old Tacoma might be around $20,000.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Apr 2018 at 7:20am
Tow Vehicles - Multitude of choices. Lot of us were reluctant to spend big bucks on new(er) vehicles. Would suggest to look for a TV around 6000 capacity. I tow with a 2006 model Silverado, there are folks on here with 90s models and I saw a picture the other day of a guy who had a 70s model Chevy. Of course area has a bit to do with condition of the used models. I'm also a pick up versus SUV fan.
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Posts: 328 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Apr 2018 at 8:06am
we were going to upgrade from a Jeep Cherokee to a Grand Cherokee but the price was way to high as they force you to buy the highest lines to get the bigger engine for towing. Then the dealer told us about left over trucks.  We have saved a bundle buying a 2017 RAM truck.  Saved even more getting a diesel since it was not much more than the regular engine.  On TV they are still advertising left over Ford 150's.  So I recommend searching around for a new 2017 model.  There may be some left at 20% off MSRP!!  
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Posts: 113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:44pm
We picked up our RP189 last Friday and it was in great shape. The demo was a bust though.  First it was pouring rain and the guy doing the demo didn't know much about the Rpod. He told me the grey tank empties in to the black tank. He also mentioned having to take the anode out when the water heater is running on electric. That didn't make sense to me either. That's okay, because I've already learned quite a bit about the Rpod from this forum and I'll be reading through all the equipment manuals too. It really towed great. We're really happy with it and can't wait for our first trip.  Now we just need the weather to cooperate. 
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:52pm
Congrats! Yeah he's wrong about the tanks and the anode. Also always remember to release the pressure on the hot water tank before you take out the anode or it will shoot out  like a bullet!
Enjoy you new pod!! 
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Posts: 6289 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 9:18pm
That has to be the worst orientation I have heard of. I'm glad you are here to get proper information. I'm glad my dealer's orientation was nothing like that.
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Posts: 109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 7:58am
Don't be afraid to remove screws open areas, look and see how its made.  They're really easy to work on and do upgrades.
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Posts: 113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 9:20am
I'm not afraid to take things apart to see how they work or fix things.  I've been doing that my whole life.  Another thing that bothered me was they pointed me to a website for all the Rpod specific documentation. They mentioned all their documentation was electronic. And I'm okay with that but when I checked the website I found its a bunch of documents that talk very generically about travel trailers nothing specific. So that will be my quest to create some for my RP189.  I'll also be combing through what I've found on this site as well. If I create anything of value, I'll post it for others to share.

I'm anxious to get started but this weather is something else. Yesterday was cold and very windy. Lost a few trees and today we woke up to snow. Where's the warm weather???
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Posts: 302 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 9:40am
ZuBrew, yep, the demos can vary in quality for sure. We had an okay tech with our purchase....an long-time RVer who had been there, done that. It was still overwhelming. And FR's RPOD owner's manual?? They're still working on, I guess.      

techntrek has already started (2011) an on-line instruction manual for this forum. There is already a lot of great info but still some blanks to be filled in. Please don't hesitate to share information! We all need it! Check this our if you haven't already: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723&title=creating-an-instruction-maintenance-manual
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