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11-24-2015, 04:04 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Don't hate our 2015 anymore!
After six months of misery with our 2015, where the Microwave, refrigerator, flush valves, toilet, chairs, were all replaced, along with a myriad of other problems, pulled it out of the dealers late April with all fixes done. Sitting here in Florida, and for six months, our 2015 has been trouble free, nothing has broken, everything has worked properly. Did replace all four cable flush valves with threaded rod configurations, but not because they failed.
True or not true, I don't know, but one of our neighbors in the park was the General Manager of Bales RV dealership down here for ten years, and he told me, pretty much an industry standard, that when a dealership takes delivery of a rig, they get $750 from the manufacturer for PDI and any repairs required. If they do nothing, they keep the $750, and then when the owner discovers issues, it is handled under warranty, so the dealer gets to double dip. Maybe someone on the forum knows for sure if that is actually the case.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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11-24-2015, 05:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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Well, I hope that the trouble free period goes for a few years for you. Have no idea on dealings between dealers and manufacturers, but sounds creditable john
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2012 F350 6.7 L dually, 2013 3800RE with 6 pt leveling, Sumitomo 17.5" load range h tires, Samsung 18 cu ft residential fridge, 8k Morryde I.S. with disc brakes. Full timing since 2012.
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11-24-2015, 05:51 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: stockton
Posts: 405
M.O.C. #11457
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How did they convert to threaded rods? Did they relocate the handles out of the convenience center?
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2014 Montana Mountaineer 331 RLT. Winneguard SWM Traveler Satellite Antenna, Progressive 50 amp portable EMS, 6 point Level Up.. 2016 Chevy 3500 Duramax Dually, long bed, B&W Patriot hitch.
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11-24-2015, 06:45 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by hunts800
How did they convert to threaded rods? Did they relocate the handles out of the convenience center?
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I would also like to know more about this!
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2018.5 Montana 3791RD
Full Timers 9/1/2010 through 1/16/2020.
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11-24-2015, 08:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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I posted a thread previously explaing how how I removed the cable assemblies and rerouted the plumbing, installing threaded rod valve flush valves at new locations. No longer in the convenience center. Used rubber plugs from lowes to fill the holes left in the center. Easy project, does take a few hours on your back under the rig.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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11-24-2015, 09:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Sounds familiar. This is the first Florida trip we have made since 2013 and not had a Failure of some kind. We have broken our record for a holding tank not failing while sitting on our winter lot. We last had the Montana is the dealer for repairs May of this year and thus far have not had a failure which is another record. Who knows maybe everything that was defective has been repaired or replaced.
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11-24-2015, 10:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 1retired06
... for six months, our 2015 has been trouble free, nothing has broken, everything has worked properly...
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That's great news, but, since you've replace half the RV, it should work properly.
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11-24-2015, 03:18 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Hooker
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 1retired06
... for six months, our 2015 has been trouble free, nothing has broken, everything has worked properly...
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That's great news, but, since you've replace half the RV, it should work properly.
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Hmm, good point!
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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11-25-2015, 02:13 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Here's hoping your rig goes on to give you many years of wonderful memories.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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11-25-2015, 03:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Here is hoping now the glitches are out and you can sit back and enjoy some of the trouble free rv lifestyle.
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Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro
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11-25-2015, 04:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
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"True or not true, I don't know, but one of our neighbors in the park was the General Manager of Bales RV dealership down here for ten years, and he told me, pretty much an industry standard, that when a dealership takes delivery of a rig, they get $750 from the manufacturer for PDI and any repairs required. If they do nothing, they keep the $750, and then when the owner discovers issues, it is handled under warranty, so the dealer gets to double dip. Maybe someone on the forum knows for sure if that is actually the case."
Mike, if that is true, and it probably is, then Keystone and all the others need to change the $750 fee! If I am a large RV dealer, especially in the recent lean sales years, I would be tempted to take delivery of 100 new units and not touch them and pocket the $75,000.
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