THE FOLLOWING SITUATION INVOLVES THE FOREST RIVER R-POD

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW THEY TREAT

CURRENT AND FORMER CUSTOMERS

In March of 2017, I purchased an RP-180 new from Cheyenne Camping Center in Walcott, Iowa. The workmanship of my new R-Pod was by far worse than any of my previous 4 RV's.  The dealer prep work was as poor (and dangerous) as I've ever seen (and I bought a NEW Forest River Wolf Pup from the same dealer 9 months earlier….a different disaster)

I picked up the R-Pod after going through the required orientation and drove it approximately 60 to my home. This is my timeline-

-approximately 30 miles down the road, I see a strap fly into the road. It was a safety strap for the batter box that was never put on correctly. I put a bungee cord on it and continued.

-after backing into the drive, I opened the door and two immediate problems jumped out.

1.     The dealer's prep-tech forgot to attach the straps to both the table and the tv. I called the dealer and they couldn't get me back in immediately. The TV was okay (but lasted only 6 months) and the table slammed into the kitchen cabinets. I got some touchup stain to fill in on the laminate.

-I packed up and left for Bull Shoals the next week. I experienced multiple problems upon arrival at Bull Shoals State Park.

1.     The sewer hose cap had fallen off and the hose had been lost along the way

2.     The entry door decal came off and ripped the stripe

3.     The screen door latch was broken, and door was out of adjustment

4.     The outside shower leaked the first night and flooded the floor by running into the sink/cabinet compartment and onto the floor. Laminate was permanently damaged. (Never fixed)

5.     Water heater would not light on LP. (bad circuit board)

6.     Converter door would not stay closed. (still flops down)

7.     Standing water in the bathroom.

8.     Battery was never grounded, and I have had a bad converter since ????

FOREST RIVER REFUSED TO LET A MOBILE CREW DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER. (I was in Texas and was unable to drive temporarily due to medical conditions)

Now- I was stopping for one night in Sam Houston National forest and a limb fell on the top rear of the unit. There was no damage to the bathroom area (inside). The black water tank also fell to the ground when the limb hit. This is the second time that happened and I paid for it the first time because they told me it must have been too full. The angle iron braces weren't bent and I thought that the tank should have been over-engineered, not under so it could handle the 75% capacity in it at the time.

TODAY I FIND OUT THAT FOREST RIVER EXPECTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING (PER THE RESPONSE TO AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE)

·      I WILL BE REQUIRED TO DRIVE TO EITHER SOUTHBEND, INDIANA  (1325 MILES) OR UTAH  (1474 MILES) FROM ROCKPORT, TEXAS, OR…. MY INSURANCE COMPANY COULD TOTAL IT IF THEY WISH….       ARE YOU SH***ING ME??????????????

I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS EMAIL IS COMPLETELY FACTUAL AND I INTEND TO BLAST IT OVER SOCIAL MEDIA EVERYWHERE POSSIBLE !