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Our new DRV RV will be our 3rd 5th wheel (2001 Jayco Designer and 2009 Forest River Cardinal). With each purchase we did extensive research and felt that we bought exactly what we wanted, spending what we wanted at the time. We were happy with and have enjoyed both RVs completely and only bought new ones as "stepping up" along the way. We sold our home in February so we will officially be "full timers." Even though we still have not taken ownership of our DRV (25 days and counting) we feel we bought a quality product (after touring the factory and speaking to numerous DRV owners). The cosmetic issues that have prevented us from taking ownership (rip in the carpet, chunk out of the island baseboard, scratch on the wood valance, a marred place on the wood plank flooring, etc) - while they are disheartening - in no way reflect the durability of the DRV product itself. It rather reflects - possibly someone's lack of taking their time (or possibly just not paying attention to the task at hand) in doing another project and damaging the floor, baseboard, valance, or whatever it may have been damaged, etc. The only major problem has been having to replace the toilet. Our dealership found that problem and is currently awaiting the arrival of a new one. They have been very good to keep us updated on their progress, and we believe there have been no other discoveries with regard to appliances, the generator, satellite, slides, etc. With respect to those items just mentioned - they are only as good as the manufacturer who makes them (even though some would probably still want to blame DRV [or whichever brand RV they happen to be installed in]). While we are disappointed that we weren't able to take ownership of our RV after the initial 4-5 day dealer PDI - we are not disappointed that we ordered a DRV. We do not regret our decision and are still looking forward to being able to leave the dealership with our 41RSSB4 secured to the back of our truck. We were merely asking (when originally beginning the thread) if anyone else had had numerous problems that prevented them from taking ownership after the dealer PDI. We truly look forward to posting our happy, positive news once we take ownership and begin our traveling journeys loving and enjoy our new DRV RV!!