Hi All! Been a little while since I posted here but I thought I would update for anyone who remembers all my complaining about the 3611 the insurance company bought to replace our 300C (Loved that rig) that burned. Short recap, we really had no choice on the model except to be cashed out (I think they would have paid us around $1000) or get the 2017 3611 as it was, per Heartland, the closest model to the 300C.
Anyway I love some of the options it came with like auto level, rear bathroom, and extra lighting to name a few but the layout, a leaky slide in a slide creating a smaller couch area, the horribly misrepresented ability to carry toys or a motorcycle (sends the weight way over the legal limit if you plan to bring bedding, food, clothes, toilet paper, etc and especially if you have water, propane and fuel on board), the brakes were inadequate and the king bed crammed into the smaller bedroom were negatives we have tried to live with for 2 years. On top of that it had warranty problem after warranty problem and two and a half years later they still haven’t fixed all of them.
It has come to the point that my wife only goes out in it with the annual spring break coast trip with our daughter. This pretty much meant I used it for our annual trip to Phoenix for the fall NASCAR week (She stopped going) and the coast trip. In our 300C we went out at least once every other month. As you know, when the queen is happy the kingdom is happy. The reverse is true too. When the queen is unhappy….. We have talked about trading it in even if we took a bath and Saturday she surprised me and said she wants to go look at the floor plans again. We looked last year and didn’t like what we saw.
To make a long story still long, the dealer did us a solid and is buying back the 3611 for what we owe on it (more than I can sell it for) and made us a good deal on a 2020 4007. With the east/west bed, the master is huge. We also love the kitchen and living area. I love the outside kitchen area and the 3 axles. I will be able to legally haul my Harley and my clothes at the same time. The extra axle brakes will surely help too. It is 3 feet longer, but the dry weight is only 1300 lbs more than my 3611 and the tongue weight is comparable. I’m trying to work out a date and time this week to drag the old one in and drive out with the new. I want to give myself at least 3 hours for the PDI. I will post pictures when I get them. Her are a couple pictures of my Phoenix NASCAR trip this month.
Anyway I love some of the options it came with like auto level, rear bathroom, and extra lighting to name a few but the layout, a leaky slide in a slide creating a smaller couch area, the horribly misrepresented ability to carry toys or a motorcycle (sends the weight way over the legal limit if you plan to bring bedding, food, clothes, toilet paper, etc and especially if you have water, propane and fuel on board), the brakes were inadequate and the king bed crammed into the smaller bedroom were negatives we have tried to live with for 2 years. On top of that it had warranty problem after warranty problem and two and a half years later they still haven’t fixed all of them.
It has come to the point that my wife only goes out in it with the annual spring break coast trip with our daughter. This pretty much meant I used it for our annual trip to Phoenix for the fall NASCAR week (She stopped going) and the coast trip. In our 300C we went out at least once every other month. As you know, when the queen is happy the kingdom is happy. The reverse is true too. When the queen is unhappy….. We have talked about trading it in even if we took a bath and Saturday she surprised me and said she wants to go look at the floor plans again. We looked last year and didn’t like what we saw.
To make a long story still long, the dealer did us a solid and is buying back the 3611 for what we owe on it (more than I can sell it for) and made us a good deal on a 2020 4007. With the east/west bed, the master is huge. We also love the kitchen and living area. I love the outside kitchen area and the 3 axles. I will be able to legally haul my Harley and my clothes at the same time. The extra axle brakes will surely help too. It is 3 feet longer, but the dry weight is only 1300 lbs more than my 3611 and the tongue weight is comparable. I’m trying to work out a date and time this week to drag the old one in and drive out with the new. I want to give myself at least 3 hours for the PDI. I will post pictures when I get them. Her are a couple pictures of my Phoenix NASCAR trip this month.
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