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Old 09-15-2014, 02:24 PM   #6
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Some of the RV Reviews are online and available to search. There are really no "objective" survey results (other than the numbers with payload). Everything else is a "customer expectation subjective comment".

Different people look for different things. If, for example someone were looking for a "nice, big kitchen" and found it in a specific model trailer, their expectations would be met and they would be happy. They probably wouldn't comment on the lack of quality in "fit and finish", they are still happy with the size of the kitchen...

Years ago, Consumer Reports did a review of travel trailers. At the time, Avion and Airstream were the only two "luxury trailers". Holiday Rambler and Cobra were two "medium priced" trailers that were included in the review. Believe it or not, both Airstream and Avion were rated very low in quality by owners. The reason given by Consumer Reports was the "expectation that owners have" based on price and reputation. So, to find that a low priced trailer may be "rated good" and a medium priced trailer may be "rated OK" or "poor" is more a reflection of the economic status and expectations of the buyers more than a reflection of the actual quality.

Imagine a "foo-foo" aristocrat and a minimum wage single mom, both going into a WalMart clothing department to buy school clothes for their first grade child. Then, do a "survey" of those two ladies as they leave the store.... You'll get a significant difference in "quality ratings" from those two ladies who just evaluated the identical clothing items.....

It's as much a matter of "who you ask" as it is "what they evaluate."
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