Author: Richand Cindy
Subject: Color
Posted: 19 May 2017 at 6:39am
I do not think there are any laws governing what model year you name a car/RV. Cars are all very close to one another and the next years version usually comes out in August. But once I bought a mid year new model and it was in April and yet they gave it next years model year, nine months early! When we heard about the new blue color in June 2016 I called Forest River to ask if the new 2017 model was going to be at the Sept 2016 Hershey PA auto show. He refused to say yes or name the year. His reply was they would be showing the latest models. While a dealer can call it anything on a title, I think it is unethical (but not illegal) to put 2017 on a title for a RPOD manufactured in 2016 for the main reason Forest River is not calling it a 2017 so why should the dealer. The fact is RPODS are made Jan/Feb, May/June and Sep/Oct. They can change them any of those times and usually do but the changes do not reflect a new model year, just the latest version. It is difficult concept and took me a while to understand since cars are done by model years and RPOD dealers continue to call them by model year (especially Couch Nation that uses the 201X.5 designation) BUT Forest River does not acknowledge RPOD model years. The best thing to do if you are buying a new RPOD is to read on these posts what the latest versions are and tell your dealer you want that model or else demand a bigger discount for not selling the most recent production version.
Subject: Color
Posted: 19 May 2017 at 6:39am
I do not think there are any laws governing what model year you name a car/RV. Cars are all very close to one another and the next years version usually comes out in August. But once I bought a mid year new model and it was in April and yet they gave it next years model year, nine months early! When we heard about the new blue color in June 2016 I called Forest River to ask if the new 2017 model was going to be at the Sept 2016 Hershey PA auto show. He refused to say yes or name the year. His reply was they would be showing the latest models. While a dealer can call it anything on a title, I think it is unethical (but not illegal) to put 2017 on a title for a RPOD manufactured in 2016 for the main reason Forest River is not calling it a 2017 so why should the dealer. The fact is RPODS are made Jan/Feb, May/June and Sep/Oct. They can change them any of those times and usually do but the changes do not reflect a new model year, just the latest version. It is difficult concept and took me a while to understand since cars are done by model years and RPOD dealers continue to call them by model year (especially Couch Nation that uses the 201X.5 designation) BUT Forest River does not acknowledge RPOD model years. The best thing to do if you are buying a new RPOD is to read on these posts what the latest versions are and tell your dealer you want that model or else demand a bigger discount for not selling the most recent production version.