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[Vicap]

* BUYER BEWARE!!!!

After owning the 2024 5245 BTouring Cruiser for 35 days, and having just 2745 miles on it I traded it in for a different RV from a different Brand. I lost almost $20,000 in the trade and it was so worth it!

The BTouring unit I bought has a full wall slide and didn't come with levelers. When the slide was fully extended the chassis listed severely toward the slide side. I wrote Gulf Stream and their response was the unit wasn't spec'd for levelers, so end of story.

It got to a point (after about 2 weeks of ownership) where I didn't extend the slide at all except at night when it went out about 6" so I could sleep on the 60" width of the bed. I'm short but not that short!

As I was on my way back to the dealer I spent the night in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. I checked the locks before I did the 6" slide extend & went to sleep. I woke to a cold breeze...the door had popped open in the middle of the night! That was at least the 4th time the door had popped in the night due to what I believe is the twisted frame.

At the dealership I asked the finance person what would happen to the obviously defective RV. "It'll go right back on the lot". Apparently there are no morals in the RV industry. I turned it in on a Thursday morning and checked the dealership web site daily hoping I was wrong....alas I was correct. The following Sunday it was being advertised used and in "Flawless Condition". I assume they just fixed the fallen sink & the GFI, & drove it to the display lot.

Repeat: BUYER BEWARE!!!

[RayChez1]

I still have my coach which is Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser which I bought brand new in 2003. I have 80K miles on it now and it runs better then ever. It has been a very good coach.

[jackreno]

Originally Posted by Vicap

* BUYER BEWARE!!!!

After owning the 2024 5245 BTouring Cruiser for 35 days, and having just 2745 miles on it I traded it in for a different RV from a different Brand. I lost almost $20,000 in the trade and it was so worth it!

The BTouring unit I bought has a full wall slide and didn't come with levelers. When the slide was fully extended the chassis listed severely toward the slide side. I wrote Gulf Stream and their response was the unit wasn't spec'd for levelers, so end of story.


Repeat: BUYER BEWARE!!!

Thats why I avoided the full wall slide when I bought my 5240 with the small slide, I heard of some with issues on the full wall slide, I to think it's to much weight on one side, however it's not just the BT Cruiser that has that issue its many other brands as well, beware what brand you buy.