I get the feeling that the average TT customer expects to find a laundry list of issues from any new TT they purchase, and that the manufacturer or dealer will fix those issues during the warranty period. That was also my expectation, and has turned out to be my experience. The expectations that my new purchase might be less than perfect came in part from reading all the issues reported by customers on this forum. But hope springs eternal in the heart of a camper, and with all the things that LL is doing right, a glimmer of hope remained that LL's manufacturing processes would match their superiority in other respects: all aluminum construction, access to every pipe and almost every wire, wires in wire wrap, and grommets at penetrations, etc.
My definition of a defect includes only those issues where a feature or component does not function as designed. A cheap thermostat that, after enough jiggering and cursing, does keep the camper temperature within a reasonable temperature range, is not a defect. It was selected by the manufacturer based on cost and customer quality expectations, and is functioning just as it was designed. But a toilet that does not hold water, an electrical connection with an open circuit, lights that flicker, doors that don't seal, brakes that lock: those are all defects in my book. And in my case, their root cause can all be traced back to the manufacturer's failure to perform work correctly, or the manufacturer's failure to identify and avoid installing defective components.
I am not greatly disappointed with the number or severity of the issues I've found thus far. With the possible exception of the loose brake wire, none of the issues posed even a remote safety risk. I'd have to say that the overall number of defects found thus far is roughly in line with my expectations, and also in line with what I've seen reported on this forum and forums of other TT manufacturers. All the core advantages of LL, particularly the design of their frame and shell, puts them well ahead of the pack in my opinion. And those core advantages should lead to far fewer reliability issues down the road, once all the new-product issues have been identified and resolved. In short, I'm still a LL happy camper.
My definition of a defect includes only those issues where a feature or component does not function as designed. A cheap thermostat that, after enough jiggering and cursing, does keep the camper temperature within a reasonable temperature range, is not a defect. It was selected by the manufacturer based on cost and customer quality expectations, and is functioning just as it was designed. But a toilet that does not hold water, an electrical connection with an open circuit, lights that flicker, doors that don't seal, brakes that lock: those are all defects in my book. And in my case, their root cause can all be traced back to the manufacturer's failure to perform work correctly, or the manufacturer's failure to identify and avoid installing defective components.
I am not greatly disappointed with the number or severity of the issues I've found thus far. With the possible exception of the loose brake wire, none of the issues posed even a remote safety risk. I'd have to say that the overall number of defects found thus far is roughly in line with my expectations, and also in line with what I've seen reported on this forum and forums of other TT manufacturers. All the core advantages of LL, particularly the design of their frame and shell, puts them well ahead of the pack in my opinion. And those core advantages should lead to far fewer reliability issues down the road, once all the new-product issues have been identified and resolved. In short, I'm still a LL happy camper.