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Originally Posted by mcbing55
A visit to a dealer Saturday revealed a few disapointments--change from vinyl roof to epdm rubber, no nice scrolling on the bedroom mirrors, deletion of the drop serving bar in RS, TK and SB models to name only a few. Seems cost-cutting measures have cut cost only in manufacture while cost of the product has increased. What is your take on this?
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I like the fact the prices aren't increasing as fast as some other manufacturer's. Costs for DoubleTree like every other company are increasing. I did a comparison on the 08 ES price sheet to see what ours might cost for replacement. Was more, but also gives us more standard items.
Dealer we went to on Sat, only has 08's on order & no Elites. Their 2007 had some things standard that we had to order & pay extra after delivery on our 2006.
Don't judge the "cost cutting" measures until you see them. Eliminating the drop bar in the kitchen. 1) saves weight 2) they may have redesigned the countertop more like the Elite version that's curved.