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SLOChris
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Topic: Model Year for Used 179 Posted: 29 May 2018 at 10:13am |
Hello rpod community,
I just purchased a used 2017 rpod 179 from a local dealer. I had been looking for a used rPod for about 3-4 months after a neighbor who has one showed me his.
I paid cash, and the Sale contract lists the vehicle as a Used 2017 Forest River Rpod.
However, while preparing for our first trip, I noticed a laminated label on the key FOB said 2016, and this made me wonder. So I also checked the sticker panel that has the serial number on the driver side exterior and I see that the date listed is 7/1/2016.
Did this dealer trick me and call a 2016 a 2017, or is a unit manufactured in 7/1/2016 called a 2017?
Is there any other way to confirm which model I have?
Thanks for any advice.
Chris
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 10:29am |
"Rpod" years do not follow calendar years or even "automobile" years.
Yours could very well be a "2017", manufactured in 2016.
For example, I purchased my "2010" RP173 in late June of 2009.
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Leo B
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 10:46am |
We bought our 2015 rpod 179 in July of 2014. It came right from the factory. he didn’t trick you.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
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2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
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furpod
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 11:24am |
As stated above, you have a 2017.. The title will get the year based on the VIN.. what does your title say??
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SLOChris
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 12:45pm |
Thanks for this advice! I feel better, I was starting to feel nervous that I had been duped.
I do not yet have the title. I was under the impression that the title will be mailed to me by the DMV along with the license plate(s). Am I mistaken about this?
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Leo B
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 1:02pm |
Depending on the state, they should send you a title in your name, some send it sooner than others.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
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2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 30 May 2018 at 9:47am |
R-pod years are somewhat fluid. They don't really go by years (as others have stated). Right around June or July, the dealers seem to switch the year designation on new R-pods coming in.
We got ours in July of 2016, and it is registered as a 2017. That said, it is a green one, not a blue one. The 2017 models are when they started making blue ones.
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bp
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mcarter
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Posted: 30 May 2018 at 11:19am |
+1 to Furpod, the title is what counts.
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Mike Carter
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furpod
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Posted: 30 May 2018 at 2:00pm |
Originally posted by GlueGuy
R-pod years are somewhat fluid. They don't really go by years (as others have stated). Right around June or July, the dealers seem to switch the year designation on new R-pods coming in.
We got ours in July of 2016, and it is registered as a 2017. That said, it is a green one, not a blue one. The 2017 models are when they started making blue ones.
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Dealers don't make the call.. It goes specifically by the VIN, which the manufacturer creates for each trailer, car, truck, bus, motorcycle, etc, etc, as it comes off the line. The manufacturer also does a "Certificate of Origin" for each, that gets filed with the federal government. The data on the Certificate is the end all of the info on the vehicle.
I once bought a 10 year old motorcycle that had never been titled, it was on a certificate only. Was a bit of a pain to go through when I titled it. But I love that Duc.. LOL
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lostagain
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Posted: 30 May 2018 at 3:08pm |
The important part is you got a Pod and can now start using it. Since your long out of warranty, except safety recalls, don't worry, be happy. It's a good idea to notify FR of the change of ownership so if there are any recall issues, they'll notify you instead of the prior owner. One really good thing about the used purchase, someone else had to take care of all the warranty claims and now all you have to do is the normal wear and tear stuff. ....uh, err, which is constant.
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