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Future retirement Podders

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Topic: Future retirement Podders

Posted By: Pamme_Jo
Subject: Future retirement Podders
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 11:11am

Hi all! We aren't ponders just yet. Waiting on DH's possible retirement in a few months, totally depends on the company that is in the processing of buying his plant. We are hoping it is all settled around the end of June. With that being said, we are looking at the 179 model. We are so ready to get back on the road.

Does anybody know how often they do upgrades? I know the 2017 1/2 is out now....when would the 2018 models come out? It might be worth waiting, if they do any upgrades this year.

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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 11:19am

The 179 is a really nice model with a nice large kitchen area and a lot of storage. The 2018's will probably be coming out by the middle of the summer.

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: birderdiane526
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 11:43am

Congratulations on your husband's pending retirement! We live & travel full-time in our 2016 179 and are very happy with it! Good luck!

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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE)
2007 Toyota Tundra
BLOG:Podding in Paradise,
birderdiane526.blogspot.com

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 1:05pm

Welcome! We have the 2016 179. We have enjoyed it greatly. Right now, it is at the factory being repaired from an accident in December. I am looking forward to getting it back. We have missed out on our spring camping, but expect to have it in time for our big summer trip. I hope you enjoy yours when you get it as much as we enjoy ours.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 3:35pm

Unfortunately Forest River does not issue upcoming changes to the RPODS. In addition with every production run they can make changes. You will only know what you will get if you buy one from the dealers lot. Otherwise if you order a future production run it can have changes (at no cost to you). Since the Blue/Grey color is new it will not change for a couple of years. In addition RPODS are not like cars. Technically there is no such thing as a 2018 model. There is NO year on the invoice form. Only the date of manufacture is one the RV itself. So they can make several changes in a single year. What do you call that? 2017.5 and 2017.75? Also since they sell so fast it is rare for a dealer to have two different versions (for a example the older green model and the new blue one) on the lot at the same time forcing them to discount the older version. So if you are ready to buy I would pull the trigger and forget about trying to predict what a future RPOD will look like.

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OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel

Posted By: backin15
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 6:37pm

We ordered our 179 a couple weeks ago, and we were told it will be titled as a 2018. They made a lot of changes to the 2017 1/2 model, so I suspect the changes this year will be minimal.

Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 6:44pm

Congrats!!

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: birderdiane526
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 8:43pm

Congratulations! We live & travel full-time in a 2016 179 and love it! Happy trails to you!

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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE)
2007 Toyota Tundra
BLOG:Podding in Paradise,
birderdiane526.blogspot.com