Dirty Secrets the RV industry doesn't want you to know! 

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Yes to exposing the dirty dealership secrets and the other dirty secrets. Excellent content! Subscribed

I really appreciate your informative posts, I was in the market for a class A RV as a first time buyer… I decided to research the RV life to find if it were for me. During my research I’ve come across nothing but warning posts that have convinced me that I’m not made for the RV life as I’m looking for something that would’ve given me and my family peace and leisure and it seems like owning a new RV would be fraught with issues that I don’t have the time for and I certainly don’t have time for warranty , repair, maintenance etc issues. Don’t want it now. Thank you for opening my eyes 🙏🏼

You got it right -These RV’s aren’t worth what they cost -Even NEWMAR as I had stated in a previous comment-We had a $15,000 dollar repair bill on our 2023 Dutch Star -Our electrical blew -Out of nowhere-We have other major problems since we took delivery 🤯⭐️And you are truly stuck with these things after you buy them 🤯

Hey guys. Excellent information for new and experienced RVers. Knowledge is power!

Thanks for sharing. Please continue sharing this type of info.

Yes, please do a RV financing video! I will be buying at the end of the year and I need to know please!!!

Please do another video about what happens at the dealers, specifically the financing part. I have heard that dealers need to make their money off of either a trade in or the financing. They don't bargain with cash buyers. Is this true?

The exact reason why people are building out their own vans. It’s more Affordable and reliable for the majority. New sub ! Thanks for the quality content.

Would love a video on financing!

You two are the BEST! RV newbys like me, need more of these video's! Thank you for your wisdom and support for RV consumers!

You both are amazing! Such good information! I would absolutely appreciate you making a video on how to negotiate before buying an RV video. Thank you so much for making such great video content. ❤

Good video, these RV manufacturers & dealers need to be regulated. Its very sad they are selling junk & not standing behind what they are building & selling !

Helpful information. Thank you!

I recommend the HDT’s for Safety.

You didn't disappoint. I was particularly interested in learning about those financing shenanigans. Thank you for revealing and making us wiser. 👍🏾

Thank you for keeping us informed on the industry. Love your channel and now we’re convinced to no time in the near future to buy an RV. The disaster stories I’ve seen are horrible. My husband is a retired railroader and two of my sons work for the airlines so we get to travel for free, we will just continue to fly or train to our destinations. Camping is two ground tents and a rooftop for us for local getaways lol. Keep doing what you do 😁 it’s appreciated

Thanks!

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Great advice, thank you so much. I was especially interested in the issue of the dealers overpricing the vehicles and then offering a "big discount" if you purchase right away. I see several adds on the internet where they advertise the price and then put a slash through the price to show a significant discount. You are doing the public a service, like the "amazing Liz" and hopefully this will convince the manufacturers to produce better products.

Might wanna see where that residential refrigerator goes😂😂😂

As an almost 40 year owner of 8 different motorhomes, I agree with you, these are NOT built like cars or SUV’s and never have been. There is no regulation to mandate it. I wish they did have regulation . The big question is? Could we afford them if they had to meet similar regulations? Maybe not. I hear people say these RV’s aren’t worth it. Possibly so, so STOP buying them. I’m a firm believer in market economics. What makes anything valuable? Sales go down, so do prices. People want it, prices go up. Can you buy a gas Class A motorhome for $150K? Absolutely, but those F53 chassis aren’t as cheap as some think. Three years ago this month I purchased a new 2022 Winnebago Vista. 30’ long, a fairly basic but well made class A. We paid $130K with a few added options. After three years and 40,000 miles, we don’t feel we overpaid or that it was poorly built. The accessories are another issue. So many poorly made parts made by Lippert and others. Lack of competition I suppose. We did NOT pay for a PDI or some of the other extras some folks have been scammed on. We got our own financing and our own extended service agreement. These dealers DO try to get you where they can. That’s business I guess. My advice: never be afraid to walk away from a deal, get an inspection, make sure you’ve done your homework Good video, good information for those getting into the game or wanting to do better on the next deal. Stay safe.

I wish they would have crash tested my current Class A as that would have prevented me, or anyone, from buying that P.O.S. Anyway, in two years my wife will retire and we have our eyes on the best floor plan ever created, IMHO. The Tiffin Allegro Bus 45 FP (Fully Pimped). We hope to buy a 2025, which will be two years old at that point. P.S. when I first moved to MD I stayed in a campground in PG county. Can’t recall the name of it or the little town it is in. That was 22 years ago.

A life is more valuable than the cost of a crash test. They should do the crash test!

Automobile Industry they don't test their Cars is an independent Third Party who do the test. RV industry is more like house industry or Boat Industry

Look you two, I don't need any more proof or verification for to why I am NEVER going to buy a motorized RV of any kind! But you have to keep the education going for those who have not made the decision yet, keep up the good work. Of course, there will be those who will just take a chance anyway and risk the regret, that's human nature. As for the Ford F350, I bought one of those and yeah, they are costly, and I never thought that I would EVER spend that kind of money on a truck in my life! I was lucky to have a friend whose dad worked for Ford for 40 years and I got the friends and family discount, which really helped, but I still paid $91,000. Insanity! We are still "considering" the only real quality bumper pulls available, the Big Foot, Oliver, or maybe the Casita. I guess we are still just so put off and disenchanted with RV's these days that we have lost our heart for them. We still keep tossing it around as we just did a 2,400-mile loop over the last 6 days and would like to have known what it would have been like with trailer and not just hotels. Dragging our bags in and out of hotels stinks and every bed we slept on stunk. But, for the $$$ we would spend on an RV buys us lots and lots of hotel stays that don't require maintenance, insurance, storage, and all that goes with RV ownership. Sorry, but your videos seem to send me on these rants. Thanks for driving home all of the cautions to owning an RV!

With regard to the roofs is an RV, are their better builders with a least amount of separation areas that could cause water to leak in ? Such as a one piece fiberglass roof verse panels attached to the together.

So not surprised about the lack of regulation and standards in the RV industry.

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All of the manufacturers love to talk about how important safety is yet name an RV with airbags? You can't imagine crashing a $200k+ RV? Well auto manufacturers who make cars costing over $100k crash them. Moreover, I an RV with an MSRP of $200k costs the manufacturer between $50-$75 (e.g., the dealer pays approx 50% of MSRP and the actual cost to the manufacturer cost is approx 50% of that or 25% of MSRP which is why they can discount them so deeply) to produce so that is not an acceptable excuse. Way back in the day Winnebago used to test Class A's even dropping them on their roof. Many RV stickers look like I made it on my PC and printed it on a dot matrix printer. Don't buy a Monday or a Friday build. When I see factory tour videos and I see workers performing repetitive tasks I shake my head why this is not automated. I own a 2017 Newmar that has had over $60,000 worth of repairs.

Something I’ve noticed in the used RV market is the asking price posted next to the original MSRP even though the unit is several years old.

"I find it quite scary to consider buying an RV. It's a huge investment, and I don't want to waste money on something of low quality. It seems like the RV industry doesn't want to take responsibility, and customers could have a faulty vehicle. I think I'd rather stick with a class B+."

Why is every RV show on RU-vid all negative news ? I get it some RV manufactures are scum, but all negative all the time. What happened to the joys of hitting the road?

Some of this is information but not helpful. For instance, if you want an RV, you must sign the arbitration agreement. There's nothing a consumer can do other than never buy an RV.

I do not work for the RV- I do work in Finance in the Car Industry. A lot of your information is Biased and wrong information.. PDI is called pre delivery inspection- it’s supposed to be done to verify out of the factory that it’s up to par! Liquid accommodation- accessories- etc. Now in regards to the Price- it’s supply and demand- but more importantly it’s a buisness- nobody does anything for free! Regardless of how an institution makes their money! There’s no dirty secrets- it’s called buisness. I find that quite disrespectful actually.