Plagued with water problems, amongst others

Update: After receiving inadequate support from customer service, GDRV (Emily) has reached out to Firefiter to work on getting resolution to this. The initial response has been sub-par, but Firefiter and GDRV have not given up and are working at setting things right.

Jim
 
Stories like this make me re-consider a Bigfoot or an ORV. Trouble is they don't have a floorplan to suit us in a trailer that will fit in the garage, GD does.
 
Stories like this make me re-consider a Bigfoot or an ORV. Trouble is they don't have a floorplan to suit us in a trailer that will fit in the garage, GD does.

Funny, I now own a Grand Design because of all the issues I had with my ORV.
 
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Funny, I now own a Grand Design because of all the issues I had with my ORV.

hmmm...I was pretty impressed with ORV. Maybe it's all a crap shoot though. Been reading some horror stories on the Airstream site lately. If I thought we could manage with no slide and no recliners in a 25 footer I would buy a Bigfoot, I think they are top shelf (along with Casita which is too small).
 
hmmm...I was pretty impressed with ORV. Maybe it's all a crap shoot though. Been reading some horror stories on the Airstream site lately. If I thought we could manage with no slide and no recliners in a 25 footer I would buy a Bigfoot, I think they are top shelf (along with Casita which is too small).

I believe that's EXACTLY what it is. The RV industry seems to have adopted the "We Suck Less" mentality.
 
I believe that's EXACTLY what it is. The RV industry seems to have adopted the "We Suck Less" mentality.

They learned that philosophy from politicians who perfected it.

Now I go back to flipping between CNN and FOX news.
 
Until buyers stop buying models or brands like they did with small cars vs SUVs then the RV MFG's will keep on keeping on. "If it sells we'll build it"
 
Until buyers stop buying models or brands like they did with small cars vs SUVs then the RV MFG's will keep on keeping on. "If it sells we'll build it"

The one thing that has helped build quality is the fiberglass front caps. Helped a lot with water intrusion. I don't know why GD has not adopted using the same on the rear. That rear corner is a weak spot. And why use OSB when you could use pressure treated plywood? Not enough profit in a unit? I call BS. And aluminum roof structure. Why not, my Alfa used all of these things. Sure they went out of business, not on quality but poor management...
 
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So being as we have strayed so far off topic I think we need to return to the program at hand.
Thank you

Brian, moderator
 
Well hello all,

Holy! it has been a wild ride for sure. Painstaking, stressful and extremely taxing. I would like to apologize for the hiatus and lack of updates as my wife and I are both very busy individuals outside of dealing with all of these and other "full-timer" problems. We live in our trailer full-time and move locations about every three months. We need to be able to depend on what is our home too. We are fortunate for the life that has been handed to us. We don't want to have a reason to hate it.

I would like to clarify that GDRV customer service, did a great job with the problems I was trowing at them. When it became too much, is when I needed some help. It became too much when there were more problems than help. When I was losing sleep trying to figure out problems and diagnose. When my dealer revealed how worthless they were other than selling us this RV. And finally, the straw that broke, was when my wife started to contemplate this whole, "Let's go live out of an RV on the road full-time" thing.........

GDRV (as a whole) on the other hand, has restored my faith in what good customer service is all about. Their handling of this onslaught of problems, has made me a GDRV customer for life. RVs aren't made the way they used to be. In a previous reply, someone noted that you can have 2 of the same right next to each other, and one could be loaded with issues, and the other perfectly fine. I believe in that sentiment whole heartedly. Our dealer had 3. We just got the luck of the draw.

In the end, I feel everyone who has viewed this thread, should know that GDRV took very good care of us. Every issue was addressed and repaired to our expectations, at a place we agreed with, and according to our schedule and timeframes. We are very happy people these days with an RV we can depend on, and a manufacturer that stands behind their own makings.

Please, let this be a testament to all of you about the willingness of a great company to come through when it matters most.
 
We purchased our Trancend xplor 265BH last week and the dealership we went thru does a week PDI inspection by 3 different people. Plus we will do our own inspection before we exchange the balance of funds and final paperwork. If there are any issues found by us the paperwork and balance exchange is canceled until the unit is perfect.
 

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