One of my priorities during my search for a new 5er is a 6 sided Aluminum infrastructure ….. with aluminum roof trusses.
My thinking all along is it is easier to recover from water intrusion damage, if insulation and paneling is all you need to replace; whereas wood rot is a major structural repair…on top of the insulation and paneling.
We are days away from pulling the trigger on a new Solitude, and I have just overlooked the aluminum frame issue because I was told in July the Solitude has the aluminum roof trusses. And on the revamped GD website under the features ….. the old site clearly stated “Aluminum Frame Construction”. (I have a printout – no mention of only 5 sides). In the early days this was a show stopper. We automatically eliminated rigs that did not have 6 Aluminum sides.
For a company that is setting new standards in the RV industry, why does GD use wood for the roof trusses? I can only assume it is a cost cutting measure that to me diminishes the quality level a couple notches. Am I wrong here?
We are literally considering pulling the trigger this weekend, and this just occurs to me.
Aluminum roof is a big deal to me so Please Help me out GD family ……Why? What am I missing? What should I do?
Feeling very disgruntled this morning
My thinking all along is it is easier to recover from water intrusion damage, if insulation and paneling is all you need to replace; whereas wood rot is a major structural repair…on top of the insulation and paneling.
We are days away from pulling the trigger on a new Solitude, and I have just overlooked the aluminum frame issue because I was told in July the Solitude has the aluminum roof trusses. And on the revamped GD website under the features ….. the old site clearly stated “Aluminum Frame Construction”. (I have a printout – no mention of only 5 sides). In the early days this was a show stopper. We automatically eliminated rigs that did not have 6 Aluminum sides.
For a company that is setting new standards in the RV industry, why does GD use wood for the roof trusses? I can only assume it is a cost cutting measure that to me diminishes the quality level a couple notches. Am I wrong here?
We are literally considering pulling the trigger this weekend, and this just occurs to me.
Aluminum roof is a big deal to me so Please Help me out GD family ……Why? What am I missing? What should I do?
Feeling very disgruntled this morning