Shopping experience and a question...or 2
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Posted By: MissyBuck
Subject: Shopping experience and a question...or 2
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 5:29pm
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Hubs and I are shopping for an R-pod. We have found a very good deal on the model we want. The dealer is located in Iowa. I would prefer to shop locally, so I have contacted a few dealers here in TX within a couple hours drive. I talked to a salesman today that was explaining why he can't offer ANY type of discount or come even close to the package price we have found. In the conversation he proceeded to tell me (actually felt like a scolding) that Forest River only requires dealers to work on units that that dealer sells. In other words, that no one else will be required to do warranty work on the unit except for the dealer who sells it. What?! Is this true?
I am very much looking forward to owning our very own pod, but dealers make me wanna hurl. I wouldn't buy from the fella I talked to EVER and they all make me feel like I need a bath after talking to them. I guess what I'm most trying to wrap my head around is this policy by FR if it is true. Has anyone heard this before? |
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Posted By: Blue's Pod
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 6:45pm
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We are new owners of our pod. From what I have heard if you need a repair on a warranty item you can contact FR and find a dealer that does FR warranty work. Warranty issues don't always appear when you are close to home or your dealer that sold you the trailer. In that case you might need to take it to a place other than your selling dealer. That being said, it is possible that a dealer will work on a trailer they sold first before they work on yours. But warranty work is warranty work, they get paid from the company that offers the warranty. We bought ours from out of state because we could get a much better deal and also had a bad experience with a salesman at a dealer in our area. Most of the items under warranty run out after one or two years. When warranties expire you are on your own paying for service where ever you want. We decided that the thousands of dollars we saved on our purchase was worth the effort it might require to get an appointment for warranty work at a dealer we did not purchase from. And that warranties don't last forever. ------------- |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 7:13pm
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I was so rattled by the convo with that salesman that I was having a difficult time locating their policy on their website. I looked again. It's there.
Copied and pasted from their website: 1) Forest River, Inc. dealers are independently owned and operated businesses so priority service and scheduling is at their discretion and is often provided to customers that purchased their unit at that dealership. 2) Purchasing locally allows customers to establish meaningful relationships with a dealer, enhancing the RV experience through assistance with product questions, user tips or RV regulations for your state or country, and much more! 3) Canadian customers must meet requirements to bring an RV purchased out of the country to their home. These requirements may involve additional inspections and certifications, taxes and fees. Your local Canadian Dealer is a professional at meeting these requirements. 4) Scheduling timely warranty repairs and adjustments through a local dealership provides far greater flexibility and convenience to you, the customer They do a fair job in sugarcoating it, but basically you're on your own when it comes to warranty work. I haven't compared other company's policies, but for all I know they could all be this way. Here is the rub for me. We have several FR dealers very close to us, but none carry Pods. The closest Pod dealer is 1.5 hours away. So, at BEST to buy locally we would still have to travel 90 mins for warranty service. And yes, warranties are generally only 1 year. But my goodness, look how much money is being spent! Pods are at the lower end, but what if you spent 50k on a toy hauler and were told, sorry you will be put at the end of the line behind EVERYONE else. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but this seems like a bad policy to me. Stand behind your loyal customers for goodness sake. |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 7:48pm
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When we owned our r-pod we had it serviced at Camping World. We now own a Vibe and have it serviced under warranty at Camping World and neither campers were bought at Camping World. If you have a Camping World not to far from your home call them and ask if they would service a r-pod under warranty. Couch's Rv is a popular dealer selling r-pods I am curious if they would service a r-pod under warranty if it was bought from another dealer. I don't know the answer but I would think that Couch's would not refuse. ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: barbanjoe
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 7:55pm
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All transportation and franchises in America are required to perform warranty work for the company to their own customers first. If you choose to chase price and your local dealer won't work with you, that has nothing to do with Forest River. Any FR dealer can do the warranty work even if they don't sell pods, and some will be happy to earn your business. Forest River will direct you to one that will do the work, if you have a recall or serious issue. My selling dealer does not have a service department or do any work, FR sent me to a dealer about 20 minutes away. ------------- BarbanJoe 010 Rpod 171 02 Jeep 4x4 12 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 9:16pm
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I wish I could justify spending an additional almost 3k to buy locally, but man, that is a chunk of cash for us.
I do apologize for a bit of an overreaction in some of my statements. The salesman i spoke to got me very upset in his aggression toward me. (And I'm not exaggerating about that.) His words to me were that if we bought out of state that any of the TX dealers could REFUSE to do warranty work. He was pretty awful. I wouldn't by a skateboard from him. |
Posted By: NormanHill
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 9:39pm
| We wouldn't be having all this discussion, concern, etc regarding warranty work and where to get it done if FR had some form of QA-QC. |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 8:28am
I wouldn't buy a skateboard from him. That's funny!  ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 9:12am
Without getting to off topic... It's a house, that moves, built to a price point. If you live in an "median household" in the USA, you spent 10x the price of a pod, and as much as you love said house and how well it's built.. Hook it up to a truck and drag it to the next state at 60-80 mph.. see what you think then. Feel free to make a trip to the factory. They not only are good people, trying to build a good camper, at the Goshen plant, the QC person is very nice, and does a good job near as I could tell. IME, most DEALERS do a very poor PDI, and most all the things we hear of should have been caught in the PDI. The FB group has a copy of the PDI checklist from FR in it's files section. If I was buying a new camper, no matter where from, and I would sure as heck have it in my hand at pickup. The funny thing is, MOST owners have few to zero issues with new pods, but they don't come on the internet and vent near as much as the people who do. BACK ON TOPIC, op, we have had several instances reported, of dealers who just will not service a unit they didn't sell. Happens with EVERY brand of TT, even Airstream. The odds of you having a warranty issue are pretty slim, at least anything more than some loose trim or molding or something.. but IT can happen, and it's good for you to have been told, even if the dealer was a ^%#) about how they told you. All that said, there is nothing in or on the pod that much different than your house at home.. if you or you SO are any kind of handy, almost any issue is no big deal to sort out. ALL the appliances are warranted by the manufacturers, most for longer than the FR warranty anyways. You have to do the footwork, but things like the fridge have a 2 year warranty. You can take the gamble, save the $3K, and maybe have to spend some of that "savings" on paying for a repair, or having to do some paperwork to get FR to cover a repair through some other dealer.. (both have happened) But probably, you will just save the money. AND I will add, as I have said before, "it's better to have a good dealer than a good camper, because one can be fixed" ------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 9:26am
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And there WILL be a dealer somewhere closer to you that will happily take the warranty work, so don't let that idiot salesman scare you. Even if you have to pay $500 out of pocket (work isn't done under the warranty), that gamble furpod mentioned still pays off with $2500 in your favor. You will DEFINITELY find a dealer close to you that will work on your pod for cash even if they don't sell FR products. Like furpod said, in the end all campers are the same under the skin. And worst case, (again credit to furpod), since they are just houses on wheels, you can call your local plumber to fix a leak, or electrician to fix a bad circuit breaker, or body or boat shop to fix a ding in the fiberglass, etc, etc. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 9:33am
You can go to your local library and look for a book how to fix a travel trailer!  You may have your best help from this forum from those who own r-pods. I don't think there is anything about the r-pod construction that someone on this forum doesn't understand and would happy to be of help.------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 9:38am
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Thanks furpod and techntrek for your calming and encouraging words. We have owned our share - *ahem* maybe more - of homes on wheels. And my wonderful hubs is very handy and has and will do all the small incidental things that can be wrong or quirky. It is the big things we are concerned about -a/c, fridge, major systems...
We are glad to find support here and a wealth of knowledge on such a specific product. Our next dilemma is to figure out which model is best for us. The ones in the running (in order) are 179, 178 and 182G. Keep jumping back and forth and back again!!! |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 9:42am
| Also as a side note, we are not opposed to buying used. Haven't found many for sale used tho. Just puttin' that out there...just in case...maybe if ya see one.... |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 10:34am
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Both forums have classifieds, and the FB group has an "event" called.. "pods for sale".. I would check those, maybe craigslist..
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Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 11:01am
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Thanks furpod! Requested to join FB group :) ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 1:33pm
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On this forum, after you go to the main page scroll to the bottom. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 2:43pm
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Melissa, we're not too far from you (Bryan/College Station) and ran into many of the same frustrations as you where RPod dealerships are concerned. We ended up buying from Couch's in Ohio. Podster, in San Antonio, ended up buying his from Cheyenne in Iowa. As you say, the $3K plus in savings is tough to ignore. As far as warranty work is concerned, there are plenty of FR dealers around and they're capable of doing warranty work on Pods even if they don't sell them. And you have a Camping World right there on 35. I'm no expert but I doubt that there's much on a Pod that a competent RV tech hasn't seen before. So, to my way of thinking, all I'm really looking for is a good Forest River (not necessarily an RPod) dealership. Long story short, we just concluded that (a) we're under warranty and (b) FR is at least as reputable a name in the RV world as most and, if necessary, will steer us to where we can get any problems solved. Maybe I'm being naive but we just decided not to worry too much about it. Good luck in your search. As for us, we're getting ready for our second outing next weekend.  ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 3:17pm
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Hey Luv2Q!
Thanks for sharing your experience and take on this. It helps me feel like we aren't silly for shopping long distance. And with 3 known Pod owners (ok, we will be soon) sounds like we need to organize a Texas Pod rally! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 4:04pm
Yep, and we've got a few good months of TX camping between now & next summer. Let's do it!  ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 4:12pm
I know! The weather is just getting to the temps that make camping tolerable around here! I know as soon as our Pod hits our driveway we will be ready to hit the trail  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 6:08pm
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4 weeks in the southern states summer a year ago, and the hottest temp we hit was 100, in Houston. Mid-July. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 7:45pm
Houston in July.  Only place to be is in air conditioning. 100 degrees + 150,000% humidity = misery. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 8:15pm
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It felt exactly like Baltimore! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 11:13pm
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Hopefully, there was a mighty compelling reason to be in ... Houston in ... July! That's one of the very worst places to be then. But Baltimore? Haven't been there in the summer but sure liked it and the Chesapeake Bay area at other times of the year. We have family in Salisbury and that's sure pretty country. ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2014 at 1:48pm
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We toured all the Gulf states and then all the states just above them, as far west as NM. Glad I kept a high reserve of gas - at one point we didn't see a gas station or any other store for 2 1/2 hours in western TX. I knew from prior experience to keep the tank above 1/2 once you cross the Mississippi. So we were fine but there were several people on the side of the highway standing on the cab of their pickup trying to get a cell signal (which is obviously also a scarce resource out there). We drove from New Orleans to Houston to see the space center, then out I-10 until we headed north into Carlsbad. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 11:14am
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I purchased from Cheyenne Camping Center and so far I am getting good warranty service from my dealer. They have worked with Dometic to obtain a new fridge door and have referred me to several options within my area to get service. No problem here. If you buy out of town, my recommendation is to work issues back through your dealer. It has been my experience that they are there for continued support, after the sale. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 2:57pm
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We purchased our Rpod from a very reputable and reliable dealer in Salt Lake City. They always treated us like royalty. They told us that during peak summer season they had to change their policy and only work on units purchased from them. They feel it's not fair for their customers to have to wait weeks for service because they're too busy with repairs on trailers and motor homes purchased somewhere else, and we appreciated their logic. They work on all other campers from October to March. ------------- 2017 Jayco Melbourne 24k 2013 Premier 19FBPR Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE 2011 Dodge Durango Love a good road trip |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 3:30pm
Sounds reasonable, so it's just a matter of finding a shop with some excess capacity. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 4:25pm
Doesn't sound at all reasonable to me if it's a warranty issue. For non-warranty, maybe. If I'm on the road in June with a warranty issue, they're an authorized FR dealer, and they're going to tell me to come back, oh maybe around October? And I'm then supposed to then hunt around BFE looking for a shop with some excess capacity? Bullxxxx! Now maybe it really does work that way but it stinks! IMHO, of course. Just my 2 pesos' worth. (Wow, sorry for the outburst .. Touched a nerve, I guess.) ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 5:37pm
100% true... I bought from Couch's in Ohio, I live in Connecticut, and a dealer of R-Pods is 15 minutes from my house but was $3000+ more than Couch's. So i drove to Ohio, and towed the new Pod back. Ended up having a water leak in the water heater (turned out to be a bad Heat Element gasket), but the local R-Pod dealer WOULD NOT touch it. Very abrupt , and matter of fact, "No, we do not have to service any RV we don't sell"... Couch's had to call around and find a Forest River dealer (40 minutes away) who would fix it. They did not sell R-Pods but were very good about doing the work (even though it took 2 attempts, and a lot of towed miles back and forth to get it done). ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 5:51pm
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Ended up having a water leak in the water heater (turned out to be a bad Heat Element gasket), but the local R-Pod dealer WOULD NOT touch it. Very abrupt , and matter of fact, "No, we do not have to service any RV we don't sell"...
Wow, if Forest River knows about this type of policy with one of their dealers and comdones it - shameful! I purchased from Cheyenne Camping Center and so far I am getting good warranty service from my dealer. They have worked with Dometic to obtain a new fridge door and have referred me to several options within my area to get service. Podster - thanks to your review we have found this dealer and plan to buy from them. Maybe theh have a referral program  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 7:03pm
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Best of Luck! We should also work on that Southern Texas Rally! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 7:14pm
Hill Country? Port Aransas (if we can find space amongst the Winter Texans)? We ought to be able to find something without much trouble, no? ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 7:17pm
I vote for the Hillcountry! Have you ever been to Inks Lake State Park? Pretty awesome. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 7:43pm
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Let me step in here and make an observation, because it was stated "If I am out on the road in June and have an issue" This is WHOLE different issue. If you are "on the road" away from home, and have a emergency issue, you are going to A) look all over BFE, or at least the part of BFE you are in, find the closest dealer, and B) discover that when you are ON THE ROAD with an issue, any decent dealer is going to do everything in their power to get you back on your vacation trip as soon as possible. They know you didn't buy from them.. because you aren't from there.. ------------- |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 10:14pm
I've heard that. Never been there though. Sounds like a plan! ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 10:17pm
Thanks, Mark. That sounds a whole lot more reasonable and in line with what most people toting around an expensive toy would expect from the selling organization (as opposed to just "dealership"). ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 12:52am
Same experience on price as ours. We drove from TX up to Ohio to buy from Couch's. Rather than turn right around & head back, though, we overnighted at Couch's lot (water & shore power hooked up). Found a small leak in the city water line + a bad entertainment system. Fixed first thing next morning & no problems since. If you drive any distance to pick one up, the advice we got was to stay in the area at least one night to test everything. Sure paid off for us. As luck would have it, a new RV dealership (which carries FR) recently opened up and is only around 15 minutes from us. Needless to say, we're getting to be friends. ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 7:18am
Inks Lake is a nice park, been camping there for years. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 10:02am
Good advice! Thanks! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 10:04am
Us too. Prob our favorite State Park - so far. As soon as we actually have our Pod purchased and home, I will conact y'all so we can start a plan! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 6:21pm
 
We pulled the trigger today! We take ownership on Friday. 2015 RP 178. Woot! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 8:02pm
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Congratulations! Hey I think you got one of the late model 2015s, I think this model includes an outdoor shower!
------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 8:11pm
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Yes, it is the late model. Manufacture date of August 2014. We were so surprised that the dealer in Round Rock was willing to make a deal with us. Came close enough to the Iowa price + travel expenses that we felt good about it to say yessssiirrreee! They - at Princesscraft dealership - were very nice and helpful too. We will pick it up Friday afternoon and head directly to the campground - no wasting time to give her a whirl! Ha! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 9:23pm
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Hot dawg! We're havin' fun now! Congratulations on getting a deal done with Princess. Maybe I laid some groundwork for you a month or so ago: I told them dealerships in IA & OH had 'em beat by 3 thousand bucks. They seemed not to care for that .. But didn't come down. Maybe they've reconsidered since then! Let us know how everything goes. I'll have our story to tell, too: Maiden voyage this weekend and our 8-yr old granddaughter is on her first camping trip! ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 10:34pm
Have fun with that grandbaby! Can't wait to hear your tale. We may be brave enough to take our 2 grandsons some day. They are quite a handful at their ages - 3 and 6.  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2014 at 6:32am
Me too! I made them a very reasonable cash offer and they moved, but not enough. Good to hear that maybe the local region may have a dealer with a reasonable price now. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2014 at 9:24pm
I am grateful for the prep that y'all did for us! I really didn't want to travel to Iowa this time of year. 
I am ready, however, to visit some state parks around here, but man, everyone else had the same idea before i got to the reservation website. Geez. The ones reasonably close are full!  ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 6:25am
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I think Choke Canyon may have some spots for this weekend and not to much farther Mustang Island may be open. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 7:52am
We wish we could go this weekend and we thought about it, but we decided it might be a better idea to test all the systems in our driveway before hitting the road. We WANT to go Thanksgiving weekend - Friday to Sunday - but having a heck of a time finding a place. I will look into Choke Canyon. I know I sound like a bad Texan, but I really don't like the Texas coast. 
Just being an anxious camper... ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 8:06am
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Driveway camping is fun too.. In fact we have an event in January that revolves around it. I bet T-day weekend is super busy down that way, prime camping season, and a long weekend.. Hopefully you can find something open.. ------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 8:48am
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Camp Driveway is a great place to start. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 9:14am
Whaaaaat?
 Oh man...I love the Gulf. Sippin vino and flyin kites bare footed on the beach. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 12:42pm
Maybe MissyBuck just needs some good examples like us! I'm partial to Sangrias m'self. And let's not forget the Pods' outdoor showers. Perfect for the Gulf. ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2014 at 7:58pm
I wish I liked the Texas beach since it is a fairly convenient distance from here. I was a lake/river rat growing up and prefer fresh water 
Now, I did spend a week at the Florida beach when my kids were younger and did enjoy that. Completely different experience for me. And while I'm on the subject - we stayed at St. Joeseph State Park. Man, it is beautiful! Rated one of the best beaches in the nation. Crystal clear water and white sand. Very fond memories. ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 9:44am
This pic was just taken a few weeks ago...not so bad. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 10:03am
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Fond memories! I grew up near there (Harlingen). Makes me want to go get my fishing gear out. Good photo, Cliff. ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 10:09am
Great photo! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: bearclaw68
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2014 at 2:36pm
When we went to a closer dealer for warranty work we got the same runaround. The parts guy who was listening in approached us in the parking lot and told us to just tell them we moved to their area. Show ID to "prove" you now live in the area and they will do the work no problem. Weird but it worked. just sayin... ------------- John and Dolly 09 Tacoma 4x4 RP 179 |