I have to agree, I believe the factory pays the work force flat rate and pushes as many RV out of the factory as possible. These are all production line RV's with the exception of maybe 3~6 brands like SpaceCraft , New Horizons. You have to be able to fix or modify these things or your opinion will be negative on the quality of the build. Your wallet may have sticker shock with the well built RV's so most of us have learned to live with good RV's that need repairs often caused by decisions made to keep cost down during production.
For example, in my opinion leaf springs are installed at the factory level to keep cost down but in reality, they drive the cost of ownership up for the consumer. The coach rides so rough it causes many things to loosen up or break, all your cabinets doors open up on rough roads and letting the items inside fall out and possible break or damage what they land on. Many of the owners of these heavy RV's have upgraded to Morryde IS suspension to help with this issue. Sometimes money spent upfront is the best choice, I am NOT shopping for a RV based on bottom line price .
If your budget fits for a redwood and that's what you like, and it fits your needs then buy one , don't worry about the few owners that are keyboard cowboys on Monday because something minor happens . We had a Holiday Rambler trailer before the Redwood , It was built as a weekend use trailer (not much storage) . When we started looking at 5th wheels many of them are built as weekend trailer not for full time use with very little storage .My point to all this is spend a LOT of time thinking about how your going to use it ,How much your going to tow ( miles ). Short trips every weekend or long trips with thousands of miles because it make a difference on the product you should be looking at. Your doing the right thing by asking veteran owners what to think about and how to sort out your needs.
I will add that Cross Roads possible built a better RV then you would believe based on pre 2017 reviews you can find on the internet. Keystone currently owns Redwood .
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Mark & Melissa
2015 Redwood RL38 , Kodiak disk brakes , 17.5" tires , 8K Morryde IS , 2024 GMC 3500 DRW, 1900 watts solar with Victron and 5 Battleborn
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