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Originally posted by SqueakyToy17 Even with shipping over $12K LESS than locals and have been very patient and helpful with my endless emails and phone calls with questions.

I have a hard time doing that calculation. I've never heard of such a large difference. Are you saying your local price was $25,000(+)? What was the local versus Couch's price?

I got mine from Coach's....LOVE THESE FOLKS!!! Easy to work with (I am on the West coast) and they brought my little RPod 179 to my front door. Even with shipping over $12K LESS than locals and have been very patient and helpful with my endless emails and phone calls with questions.
I watched a LOT of youtube of RPod owners and their tips - which has ALL come in handy.
Highly recommend these folks if you are in the market. :)

Originally posted by Subzilla One of the other advantages of a pick-up truck or SUV is the length and width of the vehicle itself and how it can maintain trailer stability better than shorter wheel base vehicles.

The length of the TV is a double-edge sword. The extra length (mainly wheelbase) sure does provide a lot more stability, and also contributes to a nice ride on long road trips. However, when I'm wheeling around town (without the R-pod), I often need to phone ahead to make a U-turn (our F-150 is over 20' long).

Agree with GlueGuy....it's amazing how engine technology has changed in a few short years. Used to be that nothing BUT a V8 could be used for anything beyond pulling its own self up a hill.   And now the V6's are amazing. Heck, just bought a 4 cylinder 1.4 liter turbo Chevy Cruze and with a tune, it's pushing me against the seat with over 200 HP now. Nothing like my 1978 Datsun 510 with a 2.0 4 banger I had as a teenager....maybe 100HP when it was new. I admit, I do like the rumble of the 2 extra cylinders in a V8 though. One of the other advantages of a pick-up truck or SUV is the length and width of the vehicle itself and how it can maintain trailer stability better than shorter wheel base vehicles.

Drove 10 hours from NC to buy our 179 at Couch's a year ago and save lots of money.  No one around could compare and I did the math.  Warranty work, if needed, concerns me....will handle that when it comes up.  We were moving up from a pop-up to this thing and were essentially new to most of the travel trailer conveniences, so the Saturday morning introduction/tour of our 179 was a whirlwind.  I know also that the tech left out some details but I'm sure some things he told us went in one ear and out the other.  Tried to write everything down and he did do a very thorough tour.  Learned much more stuff here on the forum.  Do lots of searches here and ask questions.  Good folks here.  Oh, and in anticipation of a travel trailer purchase, we bought a 2011 1/2 ton Silverado 5 years ago and it moves and handles the pod quite well.  No regrets there.