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| evergreen | I saw an entry on this forum comparing the R Pod to the Alto. I loved the look of the Alto and called the company, only to be told that it is only for sale to Canadians and I live in the U.S. Does anyone have any idea how to see/buy an Alto in the U.S. Thank you. |
| Jan P | Saw a price listed for an 18' 173 at close to $12,000. Lebanon, Tn; may go take a look next week. New 2010 model. |
| joel | Prices are not mentioned by "supposed" owners because most of these comments are written by dealer employees not real owners. It's a marketing gimmick. I wouldn't believe 10% of what's posted. |
| Joe Budget | Why is it so hard to put a price on these things out here?? Is it so they can look at your credit, race, sex, age, height, weight, or your socioeconomic status to see what they WANT to charge you...somebody just put an estimated cost up here please!! and leave the political blog for CNN or FOXNEWS...thx |
| Ann in Sacramento | Looking for a pre-owned R-Pod 151 or 171 to buy in Northern California. Please contact me at adoersch@yahoo.com if you have one for sale. (12/26/09) |
| hilltop | I have seen the T@b's and head room is an issue. i then looked at the r-pods and the Alto. Hands down the Alto won. Has the headroom and the feeling of tons of space. Bought one and had a great summer in it. By the way, we are a family of four with a large dog! |
| Chuck | I have a Chevy Colorado 4 cyl., which should pull the R-Pod 15' w/o problems. Any issues with the R-Pod? BTW to settle some of the import/domestic debate, I work in this industry. The Toyotas may be assembled here, but their parts content is deceiving. They bring their own parts makers over here from Japan, so the profits go back overseas. Also, a large portion of a part can be ASSEMBLED here, yet still be called an American made part. Chevy Malibu has an 80% parts content, the Impala 90%, so Toyota Camry does not have a greater parts content than any domestic model. GM and Chrysler took out loans from the govt, which they plan to pay back. It is not the place of the American taxpayer to "bail out" a foreign corporation. Their own govt straight-out subsidizes their industries to corner their markets, much like the Chinese are doing now. So, I hope these facts help to explain the foreign/domestic debate. |
| janet | I just discovered these r-pods. I would like to know if anyone has an idea what a realistic price for the 151 version should be? |
| Bob Hubbard | Our new 17 ft r.pod has had the water inlet repaired 4 times because of blowback through the city water connection. This is becoming VERY frustrating and annoying. The problem lies with a poor one-way valve at the inlet.
Has anyone else had this problem with this trailer, and how was it corrected? |
| Retired Roxy | Check out r-pod forum. There are many discussions about what cars can pull, the differences between the models, attitudes, comfort for tall people and podmods-things 'podders' are doing to their new trailers. By the way, I'm one. I bought a 2010 model 172 in California. |
| SFI | It may be made here...but the profits go back to the owner!! |
| Bryan | JoAnn, you are VERY misinformed.
Did you know that the Toyota Camry is THE MOST AMERICAN CAR???
It is built in America, by Americans. It uses the most American made parts and components out of any vehicle sold in the US and that includes ALL vehicles from Ford, GM, and Chrysler.
Honda has been building vehicles in America since the 1970s and hasn't required the government to bail them out costing the taxpayers thousands of dollars in taxes.
Toyota builds vehicles in America, so does Hyundai/Kia and Subaru.
Chrysler and GM are a joke.
Please do some research before you go on a "buy only "American" cars" tirade.
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Anyway, I am going to purchase an r-pod next year and I'll be towing it with my CR-V which is only rated to tow 1500 pounds WITHOUT trailer brakes. With trailer brakes it can tow a little under 3000 pounds but the tongue weight is 175 pounds. |
| John | Do you know the Subaru Legacy, Outback and Tribeca are made in Indiana, US???
And do you know GM or Dodge trucks are made in Mexico? |
| Little Rocker | Can I safely tow an rpod with a 4 cylinder subaru outback? |
| Richard | Just read consumer reports. Toyota, Honda and Subaru consistanly (by far) beat the big 3 in quality, reliability and resale. I'm sure Trey isnt saying that the big 3 are poor quality just that these imports are superior. |
| DJ | 2003 GMC Sierra 1/2 ton with 163,000+ miles. Just NOW having to replace wheel bearings. Motor still in top shape as with trans. This is my 2nd GMC & very satisfied. Pulls my 175 with ease without SWAY BARS! Plus getting around 15-17 mpg with the 5.3 liter V-8. |
| Dave | Gee, Trey, my inlaws keep buying Subarus, both of the ones they've had have needed major repairs by 60k miles. I'm looking on this forum because my Explorer only pulls 3500 lbs. but It's hit 45k and hasn't gone back to the dealer yet. The last Ford I had ran me 120k miles before we traded it for the Explorer and if we didn't have kids now I would have kept the pickup. My daily driver is a '93 GMC 1/2 ton that even though it's pushing 17 years old, I wouldn't hesitate to drive it cross country tomorrow. Indeed, the two Japanese cars I've had (87 4Runner and '96 Nissan King Cab 4x4) needed repairs before 100k, especially the Nissan... it spent as much time in the service garage as it did in my garage. |
| Maryjo | I have been looking at the R-Pod for a few weeks now. I finally decided on the 173. I really like the floor plan. There are only 2 Dealerships in my area that sell these. The dealer I went to matched what Chouch's in Ohio was asking, also included all the options. They wanted my business. I ordered it yesterday and will get it aound the last of August. I am really excited. I looked at the Cassita, but did not like it as well as the R-Pod. |
| Trey | JoAnn, I would love to buy American and do evry chance I get.
But when it comes to Quality and Value I'm spending my hard earned money on Subarus and Toyotas. When the big 3 can make a Quality vehicle I Will buy it. |
| Melissa | to Ann in Seattle: yes, a 6'3" person can stand comfortably. My boyfriend just bought one and that's how tall he is. He had no complaints. We had 2 adults and 2 teens for 3 nights and all came home still speaking ;-) |
| Brad | Dove, I have a Mercury Mariner which is similar to your Tribute with the V6 and am interested in getting into a model 174 or 175. I believe our vehicles will be able to tow these trailers without much trouble. However, I will probably use a distribution hitch with a sway bar. |
| Donnie | Anyone know what changed with the 2010 model r-pod? I saw on the rpodnation.com site that some dealers are now shipping 2010 models. |
| JoAnn | Anyone pulling a trailer with a subaru - just a few thoughts. Do you know that buying an american car gives 4-5 americans a job w/all profits staying in the us. A foreign car -which is made in the usa (kia employs 0) employs 1 american. The big 3 gave 100's of thousands of dollars to the relief of Katrina and 911 - foreign automakers combined gave .00. Support American workers/w American familys to support.
Thank you for your consideration. |
| Rose H | Airstreamer converted to Rpod. 172 coming our way. Owned an 05 Bambi and by comparison the Rpod has been designed for easier access to panels, etc. IMHO, Rpod is done right. No, you can't live in it but you sure can tolerate a long vacation for two adults. I'd like to know who designed it . |
| Dove | am very interested in purchasing a 171 Rpod but am concerned about towing it. I will be using a 2006 Mazda Tribute 3.0 L V6 and the dealer says 3500 lbs. I would still like to hear from anyone who might have the same capacity engine and know if they had issues especially traveling over mountains. |
| Irase | Would my 2003 Pontiac Vibe be able to pull the r-pod |
| Nan | Very basic trailers? Like the floor plan with queen bed and slide out couch, but where are the closets for hanging and other clothing??? |
| Ann in Seattle | We and our dog are looking to rent a small travel trailer in September for a couple of weeks. Does anyone rent their R-Pod in Washington State? Can a 6'3" person really stand up in it? |
| Luc | When I first saw the T@B, I said: Wow! This is what I want. But since I am 6'2" tall, I can't fit into the T@B. Then last week I saw the r-pod with an inside height of 78". Great! But now even if I can fit "vertically", I cannot fit "horizontally"...!!! The "Queen bed" is only 60"x74" instead of 60"x80" like any standard Queen bed... Hope that they are going to correct that for their 2010 version... |
| Craig | Got the R-Pod 174 looked at the 175 but with a bed there is little seating ie. small couch for 2. Looked at tab@ but at 6-2 it was too small and over priced. The 174 came with all options. Best price I could find was from Jeff Couch RV. in Ohio. I live 2000 mi. away so I bought local but it cost more to do so. |
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