Here is Why You Must be INSANE to buy an RV These Days, Steve Lehto

[BelgianPup]

You and everyone else…. And people keep buying the crap… I’m just saying in my book it’s criminal and irresponsible… that they build them so poorly. Most people are lucky to get a vacation out of one the first year! And to make people sign something that says no warranty basically says you’re buying from people that want to destroy an already crappy industry.

And they KNOW it's crap!

 

[rruff]

Ahaha....even Bob is getting rid of his ambulance now and done with it!
Said its a money pit that keep breaking down.

Specifically he bought a diesel engine GM truck that's new enough to have the gaudawful emissions crap, and that is what gave him trouble. A gas engine would have been fine... probably. He had a gas GM van earlier and he loved it. No idea why he switched.

I agree a small camper trailer with a reliable tow vehicle are about as easy as it gets unless you are of the few that are long term backpackers used to living in a small tent or tarp then a basic van works as a steel tent with few compromises.

I don't think Bob is "nomad vehicle dweller" so much any more. He has a son in AK that he gets along with well, and he likes to go up there for summer, and has land that he uses in spring and fall.

 

[LargeMarge]

... I still hate seeing a post with just a video link and no explanation... I prefer text info and...only watch videos after I know what I'm getting...

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a)
In our 'What Are You Listening To' thread, I like to post a description of my song and performer.
Our Beloved Moderator Crew [cue: Wayne and Garth 'not worthy!'] oft intercedes with a boast about their enviable task of deleting dead links.
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My description just might survive a terminated YouTube channel.
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b)
Lehto earns from each view, so he creates controversy, then churns his chaos.
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c)
I will NEVER click any "This's Really Interesting" or "This's So Cute" bait, and just might block the sender.
I might block you anyway, just because.
Don't take it personal; most days I am barely house-broke and consider civilization a blight.
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It is, of course, and we all know it, but we pretend it isn't so we can have our feelings of superiority.
I think that would be the only checkmark in the 'FOR' category.
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d)
Like RonDean, I prefer reading text over listening to a lecture-sermon.
Accordingly, other than music, I rarely watch a video.
I open it, pause it, then read the transcript.
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e)
If you got this far, you might've the impression I've a LOW TOLERANCE for time-wasters.
Speaking of, Bob Wells discussed his newest latest and greatest, because apparently his last latest and greatest turned out to be a dud.
Even on '2x playback', even skipping ahead, Frostilocks still manages to annoy me with his incessant filler.
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For his next next latest and greatest, Frostilocks will probably read the contract prior to that 'thirty feet or thirty seconds, whichever comes first' verbal disclaimer and shrug.
Just to be on the 'safe' side, let us all forward today's Lehto link to him.
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It's the least we can do...

 

[bullfrog !]

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a)
In our 'What Are You Listening To' thread, I like to post a description of my song and performer.
Our Beloved Moderator Crew [cue: Wayne and Garth 'not worthy!'] oft intercedes with a boast about their enviable task of deleting dead links.
.
My description just might survive a terminated YouTube channel.
.
b)
Lehto earns from each view, so he creates controversy, then churns his chaos.
.
c)
I will NEVER click any "This's Really Interesting" or "This's So Cute" bait, and just might block the sender.
I might block you anyway, just because.
Don't take it personal; most days I am barely house-broke and consider civilization a blight.
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It is, of course, and we all know it, but we pretend it isn't so we can have our feelings of superiority.
I think that would be the only checkmark in the 'FOR' category.
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d)
Like RonDean, I prefer reading text over listening to a lecture-sermon.
Accordingly, other than music, I rarely watch a video.
I open it, pause it, then read the transcript.
.
e)
If you got this far, you might've the impression I've a LOW TOLERANCE for time-wasters.
Speaking of, Bob Wells discussed his newest latest and greatest, because apparently his last latest and greatest turned out to be a dud.
Even on '2x playback', even skipping ahead, Frostilocks still manages to annoy me with his incessant filler.
.
For his next next latest and greatest, Frostilocks will probably read the contract prior to that 'thirty feet or thirty seconds, whichever comes first' verbal disclaimer and shrug.
Just to be on the 'safe' side, let us all forward today's Lehto link to him.
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It's the least we can do...

lol!!! Yea I liked he praised the warranty then proceeded to do everything just about possible that could cause the dealership void it!

 

[jwcolby54]

Hybrid vehicle climate control is a game changer but the engines are worked harder than predicted by the designers it appears in my opinion. Most small self contained trailers are still too heavy for the CTV transmissions in my opinion as well. ....

You do know there are two types of CVT transmissions. CVT simply discusses the fact that there are no set gears (1st through 9th or some such), NOT how it accomplishes that, The "problem" CVTs tend to use a belt between a pair of slanted pulley walls which open and close to change the distance that the belt travels. The better CVTs (often called eCVT) tend to use a set of gears, i.e. no belt. VERY different methodology, very different reliability.

In any event there is no free lunch or some such saying. The best RVs are very very well built. The worst are very very badly built. The best travel trailers are very well built. The worst are very badly built. Ambulances come with a very well built "house" but almost always has a diesel. The best diesels are very good, the worst are very bad. And when a diesel needs repairs, open up the wallet.

There is no free lunch. Getting the best takes a lot of study and a lot of patience, but it is possible. If you have the time to study and the patience. I don't believe in luck, but there truly is just no telling whether that "best" whatever will die a horrible death two days after you buy it. Prepare for the worst.

 

[Gr8ful]

World's First Geared CVT and It Will Blow Your Mind - Ratio Zero Transmission​

 

[twomountainlions]

You do know there are two types of CVT transmissions. CVT simply discusses the fact that there are no set gears (1st through 9th or some such), NOT how it accomplishes that, The "problem" CVTs tend to use a belt between a pair of slanted pulley walls which open and close to change the distance that the belt travels. The better CVTs (often called eCVT) tend to use a set of gears, i.e. no belt. VERY different methodology, very different reliability.

In any event there is no free lunch or some such saying. The best RVs are very very well built. The worst are very very badly built. The best travel trailers are very well built. The worst are very badly built. Ambulances come with a very well built "house" but almost always has a diesel. The best diesels are very good, the worst are very bad. And when a diesel needs repairs, open up the wallet.

There is no free lunch. Getting the best takes a lot of study and a lot of patience, but it is possible. If you have the time to study and the patience. I don't believe in luck, but there truly is just no telling whether that "best" whatever will die a horrible death two days after you buy it. Prepare for the worst.

The whole point of the entire hoopla here is to find a buyer for the ambulancez that are falling apart, imho.

Meanwhile even most truck campers are factory RVs, because tgat's what's people xlchose. Most of these ambulances have no more clearance than many small or medium motorhomes, the amblance min spec clearance is only 6", they are not high clearance even