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We have owned 2 pumas 1 forest river and 2 jaycos. I prefer the jayco brand
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NanciL
Bakersville, NC,/Key Largo FL
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We are in our third month with our new 2016 Forest River.
We made the mistake of buying by a floor plan and not the quality.
The quality and workmanship is terrible and their warrantee will keep you from using your trailer it takes so long to get anything done.
It is not the dealers fault, but it is Forest Rivers. the dealer has to submit pictures to Forest River, and then they look for the cheapest way out and sit on the claim for ages.
Do yourself a big favor and take Forest River off our list.
I have been waiting for over a month for a simple rerouting of some water pipes that have been leaking because they were installed between the frame and the structure.
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mbopp
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A good dealer can help make up for a substandard trailer.
Check out the Grand Design owners forum. GD seems to do more for the customer than other brands. And yes, GD was recently bought out by Winebago.
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FrankShore
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If you're looking for real quality (at a higher price point though) I would recommend Lance travel trailers.
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Grand Design also make a pretty darn good unit. I just prefer the way mine is built. Look at the Lance website and they should have a factory tour on there somewhere.
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kwise_6
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theoldwizard1 wrote:grampscamper wrote:We've owned Forest River, Keystone and now Grand Design. In my opinion Grand Design is the best of the three. It's been the most trouble free. Their customer service is outstanding. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another.
Is there much price difference in the 3 ?
From what I've been able to determine, Grand Design is about 15% to 20% more than Forest River and Jayco.
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Ranger431
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I've owned 3 Jaycos (1 HTT and 2 TTs) and currently own a Flagstaff (Forest River). Although the Forest River has been OK, and hasn't had any real problems other than the strut on the outdoor kitchen pulling out (relatively easy repair) and a backer / wire cover from the power awning slide out going down the highway I will say the quality of the Jaycos were superior. That being said I do love the double awnings and outdoor kitchen of my Flagstaff.
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rexlion
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Lance is another mfr with a pretty good reputation, and they are in CA.
I've had a FR product (Rockwood) and a KZ. Both were low-end units and were ok, but nothing great.
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grampscamper
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theoldwizard1 wrote:grampscamper wrote:We've owned Forest River, Keystone and now Grand Design. In my opinion Grand Design is the best of the three. It's been the most trouble free. Their customer service is outstanding. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another.
Is there much price difference in the 3 ?
I think a lot depends on the dealer. We got a great deal on a Grand Design. In my opinion the Grand Design offers the best value. At least for the deal we were able to negotiate.
We thought the Keystone was comparable but didn't offer a floorplan that we liked as much. We also looked at Jayco. They had a very similar layout but were a little more expensive. We loved the layout of the Grand Design the best. We thought the fit & finish was as good if not better than anything in it's price range.
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Hannibal
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We're on our third Jayco. We've only owned two other brands but the Jayco are the ones we didn't have to fix right out of the box. We're enjoying our Christmas vacation in one now.
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CampingN.C.
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True two year warranty on the Jayco's. They replaced the entire rubber membrane on mine well into the second year due to some plywood defects.
One year warranty isn't much. If I bought a new camper today the warranty would be half gone the first time I'd use it.
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