mikebreeze
Manassas, VA
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I'm entering year 5 with my former rental. No major issues. I bought it with around 136K on the odo. I've got around 147K now. Looking forward to another fun year of camping.
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IAMICHABOD
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Good to hear back from mikebreeze,#36 on the list BTW ![[image]](http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smileys-and-emoticons/thumbs/smileys-thumbs-217948.gif) ,heading for that 5th year with no major issues,have fun this camping season!
It is great to hear back from long time owners of Former Rentals.
jetfrog,welcome to the Former Rental Club you will be #83. Good to hear that you and your wife really love it. I have to agree that others don't do repairs as good as I would do them. I have also replaced and upgraded my faucets and toilet along with other things to make it nicer and more user friendly. Good luck and I hope you have fun in your new rig and this camping season.
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flavtfan
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I'm new to the forum and will be picking up a Four Winds Chateau Sport 25C from El Monte in Las Vegas soon. I was hesitant buying used at first too but after reading this thread I feel a little better. That model that I'm picking up has a HUGE flooplan for a smaller rig since it has the slide. I think it has to do with the layout and that it doesn't have the big cabinet or fridge at the foot of the bed. Looks very open in there and you can lay in bed or sit on the bed while company is in there and not be all cramped in there. Apparently it is a pretty popular model and El Monte sales didn't think they had any more when I went to look at them. I got a call back from the sales dept and they said they found one that was still in rental and would pull it from rental once it returned to the Santa Fe El Monte to sell to me, all I needed was a 500 deposit for them to hold it from being rented out again. They are going to prep it for sale there in Santa Fe then deliver it down to Vegas. Great customer service so far. They are going to install an awning for me too. Can't wait to pick it up! 29k OTD with everything....seems reasonable when compared to the NADA. Gonna be nice going to the dunes and stuff and not sleep on a cot and go without a shower for 2-3 days lol.
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flavtfan
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BTW, I will report back after my first trip with it.
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jackquontee
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flavtfan wrote:Great customer service so far.
Great customer service should be determined by what they actually do for you - not what they promise to do for you.
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IAMICHABOD
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flavfan,welcome to the Forum and the Former Rental Club! You will be #84 when you get your RV. El Monte is known for it's customer service for people that purchase rentals. Please come back and tell us how that first trip went.
jackquontee wrote:flavtfan wrote:Great customer service so far. Great customer service should be determined by what they actually do for you - not what they promise to do for you.
Unlike some RV dealerships, the ones that sell their Rentals are very good with customer service before and after the sale.
Here is One Example
Here Is Another One
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flavtfan
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Thanks, will do. I think it will be a stout little rv. Has the V-10 E450 chassis and 4.5 gears
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paullac
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flavtfan wrote:I'm new to the forum and will be picking up a Four Winds Chateau Sport 25C from El Monte in Las Vegas soon. I was hesitant buying used at first too but after reading this thread I feel a little better. That model that I'm picking up has a HUGE flooplan for a smaller rig since it has the slide. I think it has to do with the layout and that it doesn't have the big cabinet or fridge at the foot of the bed. Looks very open in there and you can lay in bed or sit on the bed while company is in there and not be all cramped in there. Apparently it is a pretty popular model and El Monte sales didn't think they had any more when I went to look at them. I got a call back from the sales dept and they said they found one that was still in rental and would pull it from rental once it returned to the Santa Fe El Monte to sell to me, all I needed was a 500 deposit for them to hold it from being rented out again. They are going to prep it for sale there in Santa Fe then deliver it down to Vegas. Great customer service so far. They are going to install an awning for me too. Can't wait to pick it up! 29k OTD with everything....seems reasonable when compared to the NADA. Gonna be nice going to the dunes and stuff and not sleep on a cot and go without a shower for 2-3 days lol.
Curious question - are people buying sight unseen?
We looked at used units for a long time. Many had water leak / delam issues. Granted it was individual owners vs rentals. I point that out because, perhaps, roofs / seams are more closely monitored on rentals than individual owners.
$29 k is a good deal I guess but also a good chunk of money sight unseen
(although as I say that we dropped a chunk too on our new unit at an RV Direct location that was 500 miles away sight unseen!).
All previous rigs below are sold - waiting until the kids graduate to the buy the next one!
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Photomike
Southern Alberta or where the camper is parked!
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paullac wrote:flavtfan wrote:I'm new to the forum and will be picking up a Four Winds Chateau Sport 25C from El Monte in Las Vegas soon. I was hesitant buying used at first too but after reading this thread I feel a little better. That model that I'm picking up has a HUGE flooplan for a smaller rig since it has the slide. I think it has to do with the layout and that it doesn't have the big cabinet or fridge at the foot of the bed. Looks very open in there and you can lay in bed or sit on the bed while company is in there and not be all cramped in there. Apparently it is a pretty popular model and El Monte sales didn't think they had any more when I went to look at them. I got a call back from the sales dept and they said they found one that was still in rental and would pull it from rental once it returned to the Santa Fe El Monte to sell to me, all I needed was a 500 deposit for them to hold it from being rented out again. They are going to prep it for sale there in Santa Fe then deliver it down to Vegas. Great customer service so far. They are going to install an awning for me too. Can't wait to pick it up! 29k OTD with everything....seems reasonable when compared to the NADA. Gonna be nice going to the dunes and stuff and not sleep on a cot and go without a shower for 2-3 days lol.
Curious question - are people buying sight unseen?
We looked at used units for a long time. Many had water leak / delam issues. Granted it was individual owners vs rentals. I point that out because, perhaps, roofs / seams are more closely monitored on rentals than individual owners.
$29 k is a good deal I guess but also a good chunk of money sight unseen
(although as I say that we dropped a chunk too on our new unit at an RV Direct location that was 500 miles away sight unseen!).
I put a refundable deposit down, drove up and picked up after an inspection. I would STRONGLY recommend that you go to the dealer and do a complete inspection before you close the sale or have someone do one for you.
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socal77
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Took our former CA 2009 28A up to Pismo Beach a couple weekends ago and had a great time. One thing I noticed on the way home is that there's a distinct lean of the RV to the Driver's side. When you stand behind the RV you can see it leaning. We didn't overload it to that side so it's not as simply as that. I also emptied the fresh, gray and black water tanks.
I talked to the CA Service Manager I'm friends with. He said that's not a common issue. Wonders if something came loose with the leaf springs on that side. I've also been thinking of having some new Bilstein shocks installed. Any ideas on potential causes of the lean? Also, any suggestions on the best place to have it checked out and shocks installed? I'm in SoCal (Inland Empire). Thanks!
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