2013 CY 300C TI Comparable Models
I am hoping you can help me. We recently had a fire with our 2013 300C TI and they decided to total it. Luckily we have replacement insurance. So we have decided to get a new Cyclone but I really want to see it before I buy it. Our 2013 had issues right out of the gate including the rear bed legs didn't reach the floor, leaks under the bathroom and kitchin sink, shower has issues draining, bumps under the kitching lino (similar to sand), creases in the wallpaper, the trim piece above one of the garage window hits the bed when raising or lowering it (you have to pull the mattress back or it will rip it off), the Towmax tire blew first long trip and did sheetmetal damage in the middle of nowhere Texas (replaced them with Goodyear G614’s), the water pump was excessively loud and died on our second trip, and the pressure valve on the water heater would leak everytime it heated up. I did learn a valuable lesson. When a dealership has it prepped and ready for you to pick up at 3:30 pm (service closed at 4) on a Friday and only leave the 18 year old helper there for the inspection, come back on Monday morning when you can do a thorough inspection.
Unfortunately the dealer where I bought it said I would have to deal with the factory on the bed issue, I got the runaround on the blowout, and I was able to fix the rest myself. With that said, I have experienced similar issues with every trailer I have bought and we were 95% thrilled with our rig (95% not thrilled with Pan Pacific RV in Sac. Glad they are no longer a Heartland dealership).
Ok, I feel better now. Now where was I? I have talked scoured the Heartland site, talked with service and talked with our local Heartland dealership to try and find a comparable model to the 2013 with the same options I had. Everyone has told me the 3611. The local dealer (20 miles away) called me and said they had a 3611 on the lot. I drove there and he then told me he was mistaken and that it was in Arizona. It has all the options our 300C has and retails at $95,000. I would guess the real price would be somewhere in the 70’s. Looked at the pics and dug around the Heartland site.
Likes:
· It’s brand new!!
· Garage is a foot longer. That would allow me room to put haul the Harley (or 2 side by side) and not be all the way against the slider.
· 2 bathrooms. Kids can let us sleep in a little when we have been up late “socializing.”
· Loft: Extra room to store the bedding and extra place for sleeping though I cant find any specs on weight limits.
· Kitchen slide provides a little more room.
Dislikes:
· It’s longer and heavier. I am pretty much maxed on my tow rig and have done all the suspension and drivetrain upgrades I can to help. I am keeping it as it is the last year of the 7.3. Pulled the 300C fine and the size is perfect for us.
· Hate shower curtains!! Enough so, it may be a deal breaker for staying with Heartland if this is the model the insurance company is going to go with.
· Slide inside of a slide for the couch. Often where we camp, our spaces have limited width. The extra means less room on the outside to kick back and relax. Considering there is a kitchen slide also, makes it worse. Also, more moving parts means more maintenance and more chance of something going wrong.
· Bedroom is too cramped. We don’t want or need a king. We also don’t like having to crawl into bed vs walking around to the side and slipping into bed. Also, from the pictures I have seen, there is no room to stand and do anything at the end of the bed. We like feeling comfortable in the bedroom. For a $95,000 (retail) rig, I want to be comfortable.
· Can’t get to the fridge when someone is at the sink area. My wife and I like to work together when cooking. This is a one person kitchen area.
· With a loft, we lose the overhead storage in the garage.
We are not against changing the design of the interior but we want to make sure we still have space to be comfortable. Looking at the Heartland site, they have a layout for the 3110 and it looks to be more of a match for the 300C. Is this model still available? Is there a reason we were not referred to this option?
We are wading through all the insurance paperwork now and I am not sure exactly how the process works. I do know the insurance is supposed to provide a current year of our model or a comparable replacement. If we can’t find one on a lot, we can have one built. I attached the build sheet of our 300C if that helps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
