This past November we took delivery of our new 5^th wheel RV in Tampa Florida.    As we wrote in our previous post we decided to make a change and trade in our Allegro Bus for a Vanleigh Beacon 5^th wheel trailer.  We also purchased a new Ram 3500 dually pickup to pull the trailer.  The new trailer is beautiful with most of the features we had in our motorhome.  We like the roominess and higher ceilings.  It has tons of cabinets for storage and very comfortable entertainment seating and couch. 

We left New York on October 30^th and arrived in Tampa on November 1^st.  We were very excited and couldn’t wait to take delivery of our new home away from home.  Unfortunately upon inspection of the RV we found numerous issues which needed to be fixed before we would take delivery.  Minor issues can be expected when taking delivery of a new RV but I felt most of the problems should have been identified and repaired by the dealer before our arrival. They are supposed to do a complete inspection prior to delivery and it was clear they did not.  After spending seven days in Tampa waiting for the trailer to be fixed we finally got on the road. To our surprise we realized that the brakes on the trailer were not functioning.  After spending three days at a campground waiting for parts to be overnighted from the manufacturer and a mobile RV mechanic to fix our brake issue we headed south to the Keys.

Since arriving in the Keys we have identified numerous issues with the trailer, some of which are pretty serious.  We’ve been in contact with the manufacturer and they have scheduled us to have the repairs done at their factory service facility in Mississippi.  While the manufacturer has been very responsive to our calls for help I just can’t help but feel very disappointed with their quality control.  This is a high end 5^th wheel and I expected it to be built to a higher standard.  Hopefully they will make all the repairs and we will have many years of enjoyment in our traveling home.