Bounder: Looking to buy a Bounder 35k

[Burnstravels]

Looking to buy a Bounder 35k and I'm looking to see how Fleetwood's quality if on there Class A RV. All opinions an experiences are welcome.

[z3406]

Look here

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f107/2016...ce-276429.html

[mpfritter]

Bought a 2015 35K new.
So far:
Replace damaged floor tile three times.
Replace entire driver's side slide.
Replaced leveling jack computer.
Replaced step motor and controller.
Replaced all oil seals on generator.
Replaced Samsung residential refrigerator.

Everything except leveling jack and steps paid by factory warranty.
Quality for entire RV industry needs improved.

[Mag3051]

What was going on with the fridge? Having an issue with the temp in the fridge area, freezer works great.

[Ajayabb]

We love our 35k. Has it needed upkeep and repairs ? Of course but you will find that across all motorhome lines. The layout is fantastic for our family of 6

[computerguy]

Walking around Lazydays in Tampa I noticed the overall quality/fit and finish on the new Bounders is definitely up over the '16 I have. They use mostly the same components so those issues will still exist.
Nice to see someone ramping up on the quality though. I didn't notice if these were '17 or '18s but they were new arrivals.

[rmueller]

Just like anything custom or semi-custom built there will be issues.

The basics, like the chassis and transmission are solid. The overall layouts are fabulous compared to other coaches. The only real downside for me was the towing capacity, a little on the low side for some of my newest hobbies. Good enough to tow most cars with or without a dolly, but not enough to two a flatbed trailer with a car, ATV and/or CanAM Spyder.

The fit and finish, not bad but not extraordinary.

We have had no 'take it back for warrantee' issues in 3years.

Anytime you drive something as big as house down the road or let a vehicle sit for long periods, something is going to rattle loose, possibly break, not turn or dry out. I've had my share of those issues, nothing significant.

I equate it to value (quality / cost), good (not great) and lower cost (compared to other with similar layouts) is pretty high value...as opposed to high quality, high cost which actually turns out to be a lower value.

A guy with a $2Million Prevost asked me about our layout and was shocked that we have 2 bathrooms, he only had one...I'm not sure how he gets through life with only one bathroom.

If I buy a gasser again, it will probably be another Bounder 35k.

ron

[mpfritter]

My refrigerator and freezer both did not weprk due to a refrigerant leak that could no be found. Had Samung out three times. They finally just refunded the cost of the unit.

[mrsportys]

We purchased a new 2014 bounder 35k in late 2013. Aside from very minor issues ( we can see where interior construction issues were "covered up" and sometimes only a single nail gun nail is holding something together)
Other than that we've had a great run so far in several trips.
We looked at several both diesel and gas layouts and for the most part, showers are always so small. The 35k has a great shower.
Fleetwood came out with a diesel same size, wish my gaser had a second slide out in the bedroom like the diesel has and the king bed would have been great, however, an additional $100k is a little hard to justify the diesel.
I did install 5 star tune last year and omg what a difference in traveling over those hills.