This whole thing re-enforces my argument for buying everything used, for it's reputation and inspecting for the test of time. I had an even older one before the present that I paid $6K for and it might have been even better down under. It also had been all over the country from the Pacific NW to here in the tropics.
Again though, this is extreme and looks like something that was used to commute every day in the winter time, over salt treated roads.
"We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey."
1998 36ft. National Tropi-Cal Model 6350 on a 1997 Chevy P32
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4gone wrote: I've lived in New England all my life and don't often see rust that bad on 10 year old vehicles. I had an old plow truck that I didn't particularly care about and I kept a sand/salt mix in the bed all winter for 5 winters and the bed/tailgate/hitch/frame wasn't even that bad and this was an 85 Dodge.
I completely agree. I have talked to numerous owners, of various makes, models and years, driving in all the same conditions, and no ones look like mine. Something is seriously wrong.
I am not complaining that its not pretty anymore and has some surface rust and corrosion. I'm complaining this thing was sold as new and after 10 months minus 56+ days in service it is on the verge of falling off the frame. Which is a serious safety issue considering I have two small children who's lives I have to think about.
I spoke with Collyn Rivers personally, who writes a ton of books on rv' s and he seems to think it has a stray current that accelerated the rust, it happens when dissimilar metals form an electrode using a stray current passing through and start the corrosion process from within the metals. You can google him. He was an engineer for a major car manufacturer. Some of his books on RV' s are very informative and useful.
tropical36 wrote: This whole thing re-enforces my argument for buying everything used, for it's reputation and inspecting for the test of time. I had an even older one before the present that I paid $6K for and it might have been even better down under. It also had been all over the country from the Pacific NW to here in the tropics.
Again though, this is extreme and looks like something that was used to commute every day in the winter time, over salt treated roads.
We have drivin it twice in the snow. Both times stopping at blue beacon truck was for salt away undercarriage rinse once we hit dry land. This problem with the corrosion stared 1,800 miles into owning it. It had to have been present from the beginning but was overlooked in the sale. There is another poster on irv.com forum who refused delivery on a brand new model same as ours and this coach looked exactly like ours. It had never even made it off dealers lot.
Maddawgs wrote: It is a 2011 and should still be covered under the warranty- take it back to the dealer and make them fix it or get you money back. At the rate it is rusting it won't be safe to drive this time next year.
Todd
I agree that is why I'm just proceeding with our lemon law in Georgia. The case has been approved as being elligable in Georgia. I can't take any risks involving, the safety, value or inability to use the vehicle. I will post the outcome on my website.
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