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I just wanted to share my thoughts on some options that you may want to avoid in purchasing a travel trailer, motor coach, 5th wheel. etc. Two absolutely worthless items that I purchased with my motor coach was a central vac and bedroom ceiling fan.
The central vac with the attachments provided did little to clean the carpet. We ended up bringing our old trust worth stand up vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet after several trips with just the central vac. There are accessories that you can purchase that will add to the efficiency, however, the cost far exceed the value.
Our bedroom ceiling fan is a 12v fan (unlike the ceiling fan in our 5th Wheel which was 120v). I am on my second one and fighting to get it replaced again. Our first fan shaft wore out, and the current fan shaft has enough play that when you are sleeping in the quite of the night it will wake you up. It either squeaks, or rattles, depending on its mood. The technician told me that this is the way most of the 12v fans are. I am asking for a third replacement fan. Unless you are a very sound sleeper, you might want to avoid this one.
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riggarob wrote:riggarob wrote:jjsedona wrote:First Time Buyers in Phoenix and elsewhere,
After the fact. After purchasing a used 2004 pusher from Beaudry RV in Phoenix and experiencing some very difficult situations and safety issues we checked with the Better Business Bureau to discover they had an UNSATISFACTORY rating with BBB.
Shame on us, unexperienced RV buyers who made a very big emotional compulsive mistake.
Please make sure to check with the BBB to find out how other consumer's rate the business you are dealing with.
JJsedona
Beaudry just got bought out by Lasy Days in FL. The problems may not go away. Robbie
As of last week, the Lasy Days buy-out may have fallen through. Robbie
Talked with the sales people about two weeks ago, and Beaudry had fired its Senior Mangers, half the work force, and is desperate for business. No surprise here. Trouble I see is Beaudry is still Beaudry, you don't change management attitude at the top when the top guy is still there.
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retiredlife wrote:I just wanted to share my thoughts on some options that you may want to avoid in purchasing a travel trailer, motor coach, 5th wheel. etc. Two absolutely worthless items that I purchased with my motor coach was a central vac and bedroom ceiling fan.
The central vac with the attachments provided did little to clean the carpet. We ended up bringing our old trust worth stand up vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet after several trips with just the central vac. There are accessories that you can purchase that will add to the efficiency, however, the cost far exceed the value.
Our bedroom ceiling fan is a 12v fan (unlike the ceiling fan in our 5th Wheel which was 120v). I am on my second one and fighting to get it replaced again. Our first fan shaft wore out, and the current fan shaft has enough play that when you are sleeping in the quite of the night it will wake you up. It either squeaks, or rattles, depending on its mood. The technician told me that this is the way most of the 12v fans are. I am asking for a third replacement fan. Unless you are a very sound sleeper, you might want to avoid this one.
Our coach came with the central vac and I thought it would be something we really wouldn't use, but we love it!! Our works really well and I like the extra feature in the kitchen, the toe-kick lever where you can sweep dust and dirt into (has major suction!).
Also, our bedroom ceiling fan is quiet and works well. That is ONE feature that I would not be without as I like air flow (summer and winter).
Just my take...
MM.
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Clark and Susie
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We're on our way from Flagstaff to pick up our first motorhome. I think that any of us who have survived the "buying a used RV experience" should get combat pay. We looked at 9 different dealerships from Flagstaff to Tucson. La Mesa in Tucson was the worst. We walked in with what we wanted and how much we'd pay for it. Don't these people ever LISTEN to what you're saying? It was one salesman after another(the vultures were circling) trying to get us to buy something that was over the price we'd budgeted, playing one game after another. By the time we got out of that place, we were both so angry that we just wanted to go home. Then we did get a unit in Mesa at Camping World. We were scheduled to do a walk through the following Friday. My husband took a half day off and we drove the 160 miles it is from our house to Mesa. The last thing tested on the unit was the generator. It didn't start. I thought - Of course it doesn't work. They promised to have it ready by Saturday morning, so we got a hotel. The next morning my husband called the dealership to inquire as to when we could pick the unit. The reply to his question was, "Huh? I don't know what you're talking about. We don't have anybody here to fix it until Monday." So here we are going back to Phoenix to try once again to pick it up....Oh, the last thing the salesman said to us after we'd bought it was, "I'll make sure that everything goes smoothly from here." We tried ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/scratchead.gif "scratchead") to call him when it wasn't going so smoothly but he called in sick. Is this normal?
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Clark and Susie, what did you buy? Hopefully, your salesman will get well soon.
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Mr.Mark,
It's a 99 Aerbus, 33' with 2 slides. It's really nice for us newbies. We're looking forward to a lot of fun. I'll probably be in here a lot with a ton of questions.
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Clark and Susie wrote:We're on our way from Flagstaff to pick up our first motorhome. I think that any of us who have survived the "buying a used RV experience" should get combat pay. We looked at 9 different dealerships from Flagstaff to Tucson. La Mesa in Tucson was the worst. We walked in with what we wanted and how much we'd pay for it. Don't these people ever LISTEN to what you're saying? It was one salesman after another(the vultures were circling) trying to get us to buy something that was over the price we'd budgeted, playing one game after another. By the time we got out of that place, we were both so angry that we just wanted to go home. Then we did get a unit in Mesa at Camping World. We were scheduled to do a walk through the following Friday. My husband took a half day off and we drove the 160 miles it is from our house to Mesa. The last thing tested on the unit was the generator. It didn't start. I thought - Of course it doesn't work. They promised to have it ready by Saturday morning, so we got a hotel. The next morning my husband called the dealership to inquire as to when we could pick the unit. The reply to his question was, "Huh? I don't know what you're talking about. We don't have anybody here to fix it until Monday." So here we are going back to Phoenix to try once again to pick it up....Oh, the last thing the salesman said to us after we'd bought it was, "I'll make sure that everything goes smoothly from here." We tried to call him when it wasn't going so smoothly but he called in sick. Is this normal?
If you are asking an opinion; the answer is yes; this is normal. "You Will Not Get What You Thought You Paid For". Good luck on getting warranty work done. Anything that isn't WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT didn't happen by law, unless you can prove it by witnesses. You must assume that every word that the salesmen says is a lie; period. Always have a good attorney in your back pocket. It is a requirement for doing business in the RV Industry. I look at the RV salesmen the same way I look at a used car salesmen.
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Mr.Mark wrote:retiredlife wrote:I just wanted to share my thoughts on some options that you may want to avoid in purchasing a travel trailer, motor coach, 5th wheel. etc. Two absolutely worthless items that I purchased with my motor coach was a central vac and bedroom ceiling fan.
The central vac with the attachments provided did little to clean the carpet. We ended up bringing our old trust worth stand up vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet after several trips with just the central vac. There are accessories that you can purchase that will add to the efficiency, however, the cost far exceed the value.
Our bedroom ceiling fan is a 12v fan (unlike the ceiling fan in our 5th Wheel which was 120v). I am on my second one and fighting to get it replaced again. Our first fan shaft wore out, and the current fan shaft has enough play that when you are sleeping in the quite of the night it will wake you up. It either squeaks, or rattles, depending on its mood. The technician told me that this is the way most of the 12v fans are. I am asking for a third replacement fan. Unless you are a very sound sleeper, you might want to avoid this one.
Our coach came with the central vac and I thought it would be something we really wouldn't use, but we love it!! Our works really well and I like the extra feature in the kitchen, the toe-kick lever where you can sweep dust and dirt into (has major suction!).
Also, our bedroom ceiling fan is quiet and works well. That is ONE feature that I would not be without as I like air flow (summer and winter).
Just my take...
MM.
Glad to hear that someone has better luck the us. The floor kick toe was not avaliable on our unit. All we got was some plastic tools and a floor brush with retractable brush for the carpet. We have a dog and it truely does not suck the dirt out of the carpet. We carry our upright vac with us.
Can you tell me the brand name of yours? It has to be a 12v Ceiling fan because that is the wiring voltage. I have been looking for an upgrade to this fan in the hope that it will be a better one. Anyone out there have any url's???????
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If you are asking an opinion; the answer is yes; this is normal. "You Will Not Get What You Thought You Paid For". Good luck on getting warranty work done. Anything that isn't WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT didn't happen by law, unless you can prove it by witnesses. You must assume that every word that the salesmen says is a lie; period. Always have a good attorney in your back pocket. It is a requirement for doing business in the RV Industry. I look at the RV salesmen the same way I look at a used car salesmen
Well what we do NOW when we buy something that "has warranty, will be ready tomorrow, etc etc.. AND THE SALES FOLKS DO NOT LIKE IT ON BIT.. BRING THE VIDEO CAMERA, today's paper to establish date and RECORD ALL OF IT.. start to finish.. promises and all.. if they will NOT GO ALONG. then walk out the door.. as the honest folks have zero problems with such a thing.. takes a bit so chutzpah to do so..but it is after all your money and their word.. never had one issue of it with any honest types.. been doing it for years and only once had to use COPY Of tape to encourage "memory".. and courts will look at such stuff if done right, more so if the seller acknowledges the tape is on..
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Retiredlife, our fan is a two speed fan with the control by the bed. I will not be at the motorhome for a couple of weeks as it's parked in the storage garage about 30 miles from home. I'll check the brand of the fan on my next trip out.
MM.
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