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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Topic: New Design: Rpod 195 Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 2:28pm |
Seems to me that the interior would have to be wider for the walkaround to be really walked around. With the current interior dimensions, a 60"-wide bed only leaves 6" on each side.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 3:05pm |
You can expect it to be wider and longer
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 3:18pm |
If its wider I don't really see how it can be an R-Pod. It becomes just another trailer. That narrow width is a basic feature of the product line. Starting to be like the 70's when the same car models kept getting bigger and bigger every year until there was no longer any resemblance to the original vehicle. just sayin'
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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ZuBrew
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 11 Oct 2017 Location: Macedon, NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 113 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 4:06pm |
This what was posted on the Facebook site yesterday
The proposed RP-195 And then I went to work and changed out the dinette with a sofa to create my version I'll call an RP-Z196 |
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2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4
2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 4:22pm |
[QUOTE=furpod]The removal of the 177 from current and future production makes me very sad..
Have you been able to speak to any of the honcho's at FR to find out if there is any future possibility of re-introducing the 177 or does it all come down to dollars and cents?
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 4:59pm |
Only enough to know it's for sure discontinued. No OOP model has ever been brought back. I was hoping to talk to them at the minimini, but ended up not being there, and I don't think Sue thought to ask.. She did however, I kid you not, get me the 177 headstone from the FR groups Halloween display.. :) She also said the 10th anniversary colors are blech. :( But I have a plan if we spring for a 178 next year..
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 5:23pm |
I think the exterior would look much better if instead of the black and white circles, reflective silver and reflective white material would be used for the decals. That would add some visual interest to the exterior. Doing the R-Pod in a shaded look to make them look 3D like the white with the green swooshes that I saw there would also add to the appearance of the exterior. Please pass these ideas on.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 6:03pm |
An Evo with a slide.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 7:00pm |
The 177 and 178 were just too similar to keep producing both, and with the 178 selling better than the 177......
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2018 at 7:48pm |
Almost perfect. Need a Murphy Bed or futon option for the queen bed and a shuffle board option and I'm all in!!
fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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