Better Late Than Never

[subsurfcpo]

Hello! Just joined (obviously) and just purchased (or ordered) our first RV - 2021 Transcend 32BHS. We have been discussing an RV for some time and decided - WHY NOT?!? So, we did. We live in North Central Florida in the country close to Gainesville and north of Ocala. I am a traveling teacher/instructor/professor/engineer and have seen a great deal of the country since I take all of my training equipment with me.

I am a retired USN CPO Submariner and will be easy to spot in any campground (or on the road) since you will always see the submarine warfare insignia - aka Dolphins - on my truck, RV, hat or even me.

[TNFSolitude]

welcome to the forum and thank you for your service. Looking forward to your input.

[howson]

Hello! Just joined (obviously) and just purchased (or ordered) our first RV - 2021 Transcend 32BHS. We have been discussing an RV for some time and decided - WHY NOT?!? So, we did. We live in North Central Florida in the country close to Gainesville and north of Ocala. I am a traveling teacher/instructor/professor/engineer and have seen a great deal of the country since I take all of my training equipment with me.

I am a retired USN CPO Submariner and will be easy to spot in any campground (or on the road) since you will always see the submarine warfare insignia - aka Dolphins - no my truck, RV, hat or even me.

Welcome to the technical forum. I look forward to your contributions here. While many issues you'll encounter will not be new to a lot of us, it will be new to you and sometimes a fresh perspective is enlightening.

Again, welcome!

Howard

[TucsonJim]

Welcome Chief! Congratulations on the new trailer. It's a great way to enjoy your new life. Did you get the periscope option?

Jim

[subsurfcpo]

Thanks for the welcome and the periscope will come it the way of a camera (or two). There is loads of information here for all of the questions I will have. Thanks again.

[TucsonJim]

Thanks for the welcome and the periscope will come it the way of a camera (or two). There is loads of information here for all of the questions I will have. Thanks again.

BTW, I was a RM2 in the shallow water navy.

[Second Chance]

BTW, I was a RM2 in the shallow water navy.

I know you told me when we had lunch together, Jim, but I had forgotten what the "RM2" stands for. I went looking and found a document with Coast Guard ranks and abbreviations... all 38 pages of them... single spaced. Why do you you floaters have to make things so complicated?

Rob

[subsurfcpo]

Today is the day (hopefully) we will take delivery of our new 2021 32BHS. I have a severe distrust for salesmen and indicated that I wanted to inspect the trailer before I buy it. I want to make sure they will repair or schedule to repair anything and everything before I take it off the lot. I am purchasing from the Campers Inn in Ocala FL.

[howson]

Today is the day (hopefully) we will take delivery of our new 2021 32BHS. I have a severe distrust for salesmen and indicated that I wanted to inspect the trailer before I buy it. I want to make sure they will repair or schedule to repair anything and everything before I take it off the lot. I am purchasing from the Campers Inn in Ocala FL.

I bought from Campers Inn in Byron, Ga. I had an excellent experience--hope yours is the same. Please post back how it went.

[mpking]

Today is the day (hopefully) we will take delivery of our new 2021 32BHS. I have a severe distrust for salesmen and indicated that I wanted to inspect the trailer before I buy it. I want to make sure they will repair or schedule to repair anything and everything before I take it off the lot. I am purchasing from the Campers Inn in Ocala FL.

A severe distrust of Salesmen can go along way.. Since you mentioned this is your first RV, google for PDI checklist. Someone posted a good one two days ago. Here is the first google result for RV PDI Checklist
http://changingears.com/rv-checklist-inspection.shtml

You will want to inspect the operation of everything, as well as look for any damage that might have occuring during transport that the dealer has not already discovered / repaired.

I've heard of people (on other brands) having entire front caps replaced. Grand Design is a great brand with a very good Quaility Management system, but the industry as a whole is known for having many issues out of the factory.

[subsurfcpo]

OK, its done and we are official owners. The purchasing process went smoothly and without any problems. The service center does the walk-through prior to the sale anyway and it was thorough (took almost 2 hours - but then we looked at everything, turned everything on, etc.). Even the dreaded financing was easy and took less time than buying a car (including the extras after the sale they always want you to purchase). The service department is why I chose this dealership in the first place, but sales came in a close 3rd behind the service department customer service staff.

[howson]

OK, its done and we are official owners. The purchasing process went smoothly and without any problems. The service center does the walk-through prior to the sale anyway and it was thorough (took almost 2 hours - but then we looked at everything, turned everything on, etc.). Even the dreaded financing was easy and took less time than buying a car (including the extras after the sale they always want you to purchase). The service department is why I chose this dealership in the first place, but sales came in a close 3rd behind the service department customer service staff.

Glad to hear the good result. I have no connection or otherwise with Campers Inn other than as a customer, but happy to hear your experience mirrored mine.

[mpking]

I did not buy from Campers Inn (mine was used unit bought from Camping World), but there is a Campers Inn in the town I live in, and the service department is always pleasant. I've been in a few times picking up parts.

Since we're in freezing cold temperature territory, they always offer a free Winterization clinic. I attend 5 years ago when I bought my pop-up, and it was incredibly informative. I've actually signed up for this years clinic since the Grand Design is twice the trailer I had with the Pop-up, and I think a refresher would be very helpful.

[subsurfcpo]

I can confirm that there are changes coming to the Transcend line specially my model 32BHS. Additionally, every bunkhouse model sells before it arrives. I ordered mine.

So far, we will camp Labor Day weekend and we getting ready. Many military moves have this down to a science.

[subsurfcpo]

This will be my last “newbie” post - I’m over the moon about this new trailer. We spent 3 years researching it and I’m very pleased with the construction and craftsmanship. The lessons learned from logging over 100,000 miles on my work trailer are carrying over to this trailer.