Used RPods

Hello Forum,

 My 2013 177 has been problem free except for a defective water heater gasket that needed replacing. It was a very easy fix, but it took the Forest River servicing dealer two attempts to diagnose correctly and fix it.

Originally posted by Duer Hello Forum, As you can see I'm new to this forum... My quest for a used R-Pod continues and along this journey I've made the observation that the 'experienced' units appear to have better build quality. Now, my intent is not to offend anyone that reads this and it's simply my own observation/opinion. This is based on almost buying a used 2015 R178 slide out kitchen model with very poor trim quality. Recently, I have seen two 2010 units, one with a slide out kitchen and one with out, opps not sure of the model numbers. I digress too much. So here are a few questions please. 1.) Have owners had experience with aging R-Pods with the slide outs having issues associated with aging? 2.) Is it true that older can sometimes be better, wrt 'experienced camping trailers'? 3.) Can someone help out with the list of models that were available back in the 2010  thru 2013 productions years? Thanks for helping... Cheers, Duer

1) there have been no real issues with slides, new or used. there have been a couple that had loose wires, or the stop fell off, but I can only remember 2 actual "failures".

2) "sometimes.." leaves a lot of wriggle room. some things in the manufacturing have changed over the years, some things haven't. Anybody can get a 5 o'clock Friday build...

3) Model years don't work in RV's like they do cars.. so some years a floor plan may be available or maybe only for the first, or second half of the build cycle. But stopping in 2013.. over the course of the years you asked about, everything but 15X series, and the newer floor plans (179, 180, 183G). Which leaves the 171, 172, 172T, 173, 173T, 175, 176, 176T, 177, 178, 181G, and 182G. Theoretically, a person could also stumble upon the rare and unusual 265Q also, though with only 25 produced, and sold by only one or two dealers in 2012.. pretty rare.