Zirdu
Senior Member
For those waiting for a new camper, here is my tale of woe. In August I decided to sell my 2000 Toyota Tacoma with Eagle and order a new Grandby and a new Ford F-150 to put it on. No problem selling the Toyota and Eagle - each sold within hours or days of listing. FWC built the new Grandby in record time, and my dealer in SLC called and said they wanted to schedule install on Oct 18th!
The only problem was my new Ford F-150 was not here. I kept bothering the dealer, and they couldn't really tell me why I didn't even have a build date. I had ordered a new 2017 F-150 with the v6 eco boost engine, 10 speed transmission, start/stop technology, regular cab with the heavy duty payload package. This combination gives a payload rating of 3240 pounds, which I figured was plenty for the Grandby, fully loaded.
Today I was told that Ford was having technical problems getting the new v6 eco boost, 10 speed transmission and start/stop technology to work well together. They couldn't say when they might have the problem resolved - maybe 6 weeks or 6 months. No one knows. I am not a happy camper. In fact, I am not a camper at all! Woe is me.
Tomorrow, I am going back and order a regular cab, heavy duty payload package, with the "old" v8 and 6 speed transmission. Only thing I will lose is some gas mileage. But the new build will actually be a few thousand cheaper, and that can buy a lot of gas. This new combo will have a payload rating of 3,270 pounds! Amazing for a F-150. If my dealer can find a unit like this anywhere in the country, I will buy it, but i am not hopeful.
Why the regular cab? For one thing, i just like it. And given my garage size, I had a length limit to work with. i could use the available space in an extended cab with a Hawk, or a regular cab and a Grandby. Buying the extra space in the Grandby is a lot cheaper than the extra space in an extended cab. I plan on having the camper on full time, and I myself would rather have the "extra" inside space in my camper than in the cab of my truck. I don't plan on hauling anyone in the truck other than me and my wife, but in a pinch I suppose kids or someone could travel in the camper. Does anyone ever do that? Notice how many extended or crew cab trucks you see driving around, and think of how rarely you ever see anyone in the back seats. Most of the time this extra seating is totally wasted. Yes you can put equipment there, but you can just as easily put extra equipment in the extra space in the Grandby.
I've been promised a rush job on building my new truck, since I have been waiting so long. I hope. It is really agony to know I have a brand new Grandby ready and waiting for me, that I have never seen, but fully paid for, but have no truck to put it on. Bummer.
The only problem was my new Ford F-150 was not here. I kept bothering the dealer, and they couldn't really tell me why I didn't even have a build date. I had ordered a new 2017 F-150 with the v6 eco boost engine, 10 speed transmission, start/stop technology, regular cab with the heavy duty payload package. This combination gives a payload rating of 3240 pounds, which I figured was plenty for the Grandby, fully loaded.
Today I was told that Ford was having technical problems getting the new v6 eco boost, 10 speed transmission and start/stop technology to work well together. They couldn't say when they might have the problem resolved - maybe 6 weeks or 6 months. No one knows. I am not a happy camper. In fact, I am not a camper at all! Woe is me.
Tomorrow, I am going back and order a regular cab, heavy duty payload package, with the "old" v8 and 6 speed transmission. Only thing I will lose is some gas mileage. But the new build will actually be a few thousand cheaper, and that can buy a lot of gas. This new combo will have a payload rating of 3,270 pounds! Amazing for a F-150. If my dealer can find a unit like this anywhere in the country, I will buy it, but i am not hopeful.
Why the regular cab? For one thing, i just like it. And given my garage size, I had a length limit to work with. i could use the available space in an extended cab with a Hawk, or a regular cab and a Grandby. Buying the extra space in the Grandby is a lot cheaper than the extra space in an extended cab. I plan on having the camper on full time, and I myself would rather have the "extra" inside space in my camper than in the cab of my truck. I don't plan on hauling anyone in the truck other than me and my wife, but in a pinch I suppose kids or someone could travel in the camper. Does anyone ever do that? Notice how many extended or crew cab trucks you see driving around, and think of how rarely you ever see anyone in the back seats. Most of the time this extra seating is totally wasted. Yes you can put equipment there, but you can just as easily put extra equipment in the extra space in the Grandby.
I've been promised a rush job on building my new truck, since I have been waiting so long. I hope. It is really agony to know I have a brand new Grandby ready and waiting for me, that I have never seen, but fully paid for, but have no truck to put it on. Bummer.
