Looking at a new POD

Originally posted by akwagon Reading the forum Im still not clear of what people think the quality of this trailer is compared to other manufactures? Personally, I would say the build quality is as least as good, or perhaps better, as any other manufacturer, in this price range.  A couple have had significant issues, but the vast majority have had little/minor issues.  This is going to be true no matter what you buy - RV, car, refridgerator, lawn mower, spouse/significant other (), etc. You COULD get a "lemon" but, more likely, you will get something with no or a few minor issues.  Keep in mind you are not looking at, say, an Airstream ($$$$).  You are looking at an affordable camper. Another question would be, how does it tow compared to more of the traditional square shape design trailer vs the teardrop rpod shape? Does the shape really make it any better to tow or for mpg reasons or did you just buy it for the style?  My personal experience is that, fuel mileage wise, it tows just about the same as just about anybody else's 18' travel trailer-regarless of shape.  Expect about 10-12mpg.  I think the unique/retro shape is what initially catches most folk's eyes.  Great forum and my TV is a 2011 Xterra

Hello   ...new to the group as of yesterday. Currently own a T@B but tired of converting the bed to living area every day and want a bathroom - - otherwise we are pretty happy with our little teardrop after 3 seasons. Recently saw the R-Pod and it really caught our eye. We live in Wyoming but are vacationing in Ohio and stopped in at a dealership near Cincinnati the other day. Like both the 175 and 177 but think that the big table in front of that slideout sofa would be a royal pain in the arse    ...so it looks like the 177 is the model for us.

Just wanted to get registered and recognized here so that we could begin getting feedback from other R-Pod owners, especially those who own the 177. We are used to having an active user group after owning our T@B so this is great. Scanned over some of the forums and see that there are some issues with the R-Pod but as others have pointed out, all rv's have issues. For the most part it seems that R-Pod owners are satisfied with their purchase.

Would appreciate any feedback anyone would offer on what questions to ask and what options are useful/useless. I am pretty handy and have made a number of modifications to our T@B so I would expect to do the same with an R-Pod.

Thanks in advance   ...

Mark J

Dollars are tough to be specific about. Some dealers discount deeply, some don't, some obviously will negotiate, others have sticker prices. Collecting info here on the forums, it looks like 12,500 to 18,500 is the range, depending on the dealer, the model, and the equipment included. MSRP ranges up to 20,000+, depending on configuration.

We were quoted $12,850 about a week ago for the 177 model. That included every option but the axle lifters and bike rack.

MJ