RV Ratings Guide CD
For Windows
XP / Vista or Mac.
The RV Ratings Guide CD assists you in your search for the right
RV. Models are rated by highway control, reliability,
and value.
Search by manufacturer,
brand, type, year, length, price, use classification,
or star ratings
and sort the information
by any of the criteria chosen. You will be able to compare
brands and models much easier. With a single click,
you can view and
print a Price &
Rating Report detailing the model's information and
ratings — PLUS we have added a new feature
on the report to give you visual ratings: a bar graph
showing the highway control, reliability, and value
numerical ratings.
A printable search
results page has been added for your convenience. Search
up to 4 brands at a time by type, brand name,
year, size, star ratings, and/or manufacturer and you
will get a printable list to take with you when you
research or shop for your RV. The list will give you
the following:
- Manufacturer
- Brand
- Year
- Model
- Chassis
Type
- Length
- Use
Classification
- Average
List Price
- Chassis
Manufacturer
- Engine
Type
- Wheelbase
- GVWR
- Curb
Weight
- Payload
- Numerical
and Star ratings.
In
addition to the 5-star rating system, the RV Ratings Guide CD gives you:
- wheelbase-to-length
ratio information
- payload
capacity
- four
categories of handling characteristics for motor homes:
dangerous, fatiguing, good, and excellent
- discount
factor off of the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail
Price)
- recommended
tow vehicle for trailers/fifth wheels
Also included:
- Five
categories for approximate payloads:
deficient, excessive, cautionary, good, and excellent.
- Consumer
Comments about RV Manufacturers (available in Full
Version CD only — not
in Updates version.).
Our RV ratings are calculated based on several factors:
- We
analyze owner satisfaction surveys and compare them
with our data to determine which brands may have,
or could develop, serious problems or deterioration.
All of this information is inputted, analyzed, and
calculated. The results are reflected in the numerical
ratings shown as reliability;
- The
highway control ratings are computer-generated from
data received from manufacturers; and,
- The
value ratings are depreciation averages computed from
our special database and appraisal books commonly
used in the RV industry.
In
addition, we visit factories to look at the quality of
workmanship and materials used; we visit major RV shows
to evaluate the finished product; and we appraise used
RVs to determine patterns of deficiencies within a brand.
Please be sure to read a more detailed explanation of
our Ratings.
The RV
Ratings Guide CD also includes The Language of RVing—A
Glossary of Terms; an introduction to either motor homes
or travel trailers/fifth wheels; and an RV Inspection
Checklist (this checklist is printable as a pdf format
document). RATINGS
CDs ARE NOT REFUNDABLE IF OPENED
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