A.C. Nelson - Omaha
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Topic: A.C. Nelson - Omaha
Posted By: waterflaws
Subject: A.C. Nelson - Omaha
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2013 at 11:22pm
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We had an excellent experience with A.C. Nelson. We bought the r-pod sight-unseen, but it was exactly as advertised. They set it aside as soon as we put down our deposit; held it for 3 weeks until we could get there; had it all prepped and ready to go when we got there; and since another one just like it had been reduced, they gave us the reduced price! Everyone was friendly and informative. The walk through was very thorough (even though they were prepping and delivering HUGE RV's to other people at the same time. Since they are so far away, we probably won't be going back to them for warranty and maintenance issues, but we would definitely recommend them and would consider buying from them again. ------------- r-pod 2013 177 TV 2002 Sport Trac The Pod Couple |
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Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2014 at 6:36pm
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This was posted a while ago, but it's what I wanted to hear. I'm planning to purchase from them as well, and I too live in Colorado (about 2 hours west of Denver, near Vail). A little scary purchasing sight-unseen, but I've been impressed with the salesman so far, and really impressed with the price, compared to Colorado dealers. It was getting toward the end of the business day when I last spoke to the salesman, so we didn't have time to pull the trigger, and he was off the next day, but he said he'd reserve the 177 we're interested in with no money down just so that no one buys it before we can talk to him again. Hopefully we'll have as positive an experience as you did when it comes time to buy and pick up. |
Posted By: waterflaws
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2014 at 6:33pm
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Honestly, I don't think that you will go wrong. Again they did a really great job for us. ------------- r-pod 2013 177 TV 2002 Sport Trac The Pod Couple |
Posted By: ryaninco
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 11:22am
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Hi Waterflaws... And everyone else who reads this... We also had an excellent experience with A.C. Nelson in Omaha. Pretty much the exact same experience as Waterflaws. This past Labor Day weekend we drove out from Denver to pickup a 2014 177 model, sight unseen as well. We put a deposit down a few weeks ago and they held the trailer for us. We worked with Jeff (JJ) as our sales guy and he was an awesome guy to work with, very knowledgeable and helpful in answering our questions. The service guys were really good with the walk through. This is our first trailer and the guy that did the walk trough (I felt) was very detailed in going over how to work things like the water heater, fridge, etc... No issues with A.C. Nelson here and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone.  Updated post, added picture... ------------- 2014 RPod 177 (a.k.a The Little King) 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 4:51pm
 Picked our 177 up yesterday from AC Nelsen. Very smooth and painless. I totally recommend them. I just hope we don't end up with warranty issues, and if we do, the dealers in Colorado will be nice about doing the work. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills." 
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Posted By: ryaninco
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 8:00pm
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Very nice! Happy to hear that you had a great experience with A.C Nelson as well.
------------- 2014 RPod 177 (a.k.a The Little King) 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 12:34pm
Nice-looking rig you've got there! How was your drive across Nebraska and eastern Colorado towing the R-pod? What kind of a hit in gas mileage did you experience? We've owned popups for over 20 years, so I'm used to towing, but with low-profile popups, you don't get any wind resistance so you can tow at higher speeds with much better gas mileage. I was a bit shocked to get only 10mpg with my Durango. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills."
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Posted By: ryaninco
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 1:19pm
Thanks Mountainrev! The drive back through Nebraska was good actually... Once we got to the eastern co plans... that was a different story... very windy! We stopped at Sterling Reservoir on the way back for a couple nights to get in our first trip! I feel you on the gas mileage... I went from about 20.5 on the way out to Omaha to 11.5 towing it back. ------------- 2014 RPod 177 (a.k.a The Little King) 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
Posted By: sullyd54
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2014 at 9:19am
| how does the jeep tow? |
Posted By: vtwin
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2014 at 1:59pm
Ive got 14 Saharah, 3.21 gears, standard. I pull our 171 in 5th gear
2100rpms 60mph just fine. Guess it depends how level the ground is
where you live, i have to drop to 4th in long hills.. Personally i
wouldn't pull one with an Auto unless it had 4.10 gearing knowing how
much gear changing it will be doing.. |
Posted By: ryaninco
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2014 at 2:18pm
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Hi sullyd54 & vtwin, My Jeep is 2012 Sahara w/ 3.73 gears, limited slip diff & automatic trans... I'm actually quite happy with it but it could use some improvement. It struggles a bit around 65mph and long hills. I generally tow our 177 in 4th gear around 2500-2800 rpms to keep the engine from shifting so much between 4th and 5th. Like vtwin said, it does shift quite a bit in the higher gears but running it in 4th is no problem. Also, I have a Reese anti-sway weight-distributing hitch. I haven't towed it without the hitch but from what I've read from other folks with Jeeps, the weight distribution hitch works much better. Again, I haven't towed it without the hitch but from my personal experience with the hitch, it's rock solid and I'm very happy with it... there's no sway on the trailer even around 65 with trucks passing or side winds. I would recommend it. ------------- 2014 RPod 177 (a.k.a The Little King) 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
Posted By: sullyd54
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 8:00am
| thanks for the info ,i have an auto w/ 3.21 (2012 unlimited sport) chrysler says 2000lbs max. think I'm going to trade in for a tacoma |
Posted By: ryaninco
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2014 at 4:56pm
That'd be a nice complement to the RPod... I've been thinking about trading up myself into Ram 1500. Not sure if I'm going to yet but the extra power over the Jeep V-6 and 5-speed would be much appreciated. I've been debating on holding out for the 2016 diesel Wrangler... but I'm not anticipating it'll be much improvement for long hauls... you get an 8-speed transmission in the 1500. Do you do much off-roading...? ------------- 2014 RPod 177 (a.k.a The Little King) 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
Posted By: bigjoey38
Date Posted: 09 May 2016 at 11:34pm
| Hope to visit AC Nelson next week to pick p a 178 if all goes well. I live in Sterling,Co. |
Posted By: bigjoey38
Date Posted: 20 May 2016 at 10:44pm
I got mine from AC Nelson also yesterday..... Have any of you Colorado guys found a place they would do warranty work? They did a great job with the walk thru... Took time to explain things and answer questions....
------------- 2007 Kia Sorento LX 4x4 2016 R Pod 178 |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 21 May 2016 at 8:09am
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Nice set up!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 23 May 2016 at 12:00pm
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We bought our 177 from AC Nelson in Sept. of 2014. I agree about the thorough walk-through. Got the second year Forest River warranty ($150), but haven't needed any warranty work yet. With about 3 months to go on the warranty, I'm hoping to not have to find out what dealer would be willing to do warranty work when you didn't buy the camper from them. We live two hours from Denver and two hours form Grand Junction, the closest R-pod dealers. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills."
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