![]() ![]() One final thought provoking question is on the warranty. With some increase in volume hopefully the price will level out with some time.Īre the Turtle Expos problems documented anywhere? I think with a few refinements on the drivetrain and components it will be there. To both there is always a limit of what it is worth however.Īs I have also said the ER is an awesome machine and you can see the effort and quality in many areas in the build. I do agree with the time argument and superb service I have heard ER gives. All it takes is a camper falling off or a front axle coming off and killing a few people on the road to throw a small business model on it's head. Liability is covered either by bigger more expensive risk coverage and/or overbuilding and overdesigning the product not to fail. As I've stated I hope there is more than can be seen in pics and their pricing sheet.Ĭertainly liability is an issue, as ER knows from a NHSTSA recall for cracks in the mounting brackets in the past. If you are going to put massive Continentals on, then the weak front-end / steering needs to be beefed up, not just a lift and some aftermarket airbag shocks that can be installed at any 4x4 shop for 1/2 the price. My point is that when you are paying $200-250k you would expect the refinements and components to match. It is a Ford truck with the back cut out and a very nice camper bolted on and several truck upgrades, such as winches, big wheels and tires (which don't fit the bolt pattern btw and have adapters). In business you go where the market and $'s are and there is NOTHING wrong with that) I'm sure there are many owners pushing it's limits, but I would bet the vast majority aren't using them to their design and sitting in well established camp sites. ![]() wanted to fill a hole that a truck and truck camper couldn't get to, but now it seems more and more like it's filling the ultra luxo motorhome market that doesn't want to be seen in a motorhome (kinda like the minivan / SUV argument). This goes right to the root of my question of who the target audience really is. ER is just out of the starting gate trying to build a reputation and built on another manufacturers platform. Besides, it is a very bad comparison in my opinion, as the ER is nothing like a Ferrari, whose reputation is built on a history of success in F1 racing. Don't really want to go down that argument path as it could go many different directions with wins in both columns. The extra hunna went right to bright smiling dealer's bottom line. If your satisfied, great, but there are a lot folks with significant disposable income (though perhaps fewer than a couple of years ago) who will pony up something special. If you like the result and you have the money fine, if not, well most of us have put together, in our mind anyway, an alternative that provides approximate performance and a lower cost, perhaps substantially lower. Many semi custom manufacturers and this can include boat builders etc., determine what it is they want to include in the product, figure that cost, determine man hours required to manufacture, multiply that by a labor rate and add a profit margin that covers other costs and gives some return on investment. The folks at Earthroamer (and Unicat for that matter) are conceiving and executing well thought out and constructed vehicles. A while ago I came to the conclusion that any product that is produced in extremely low production numbers will have a high cost and if you try to justify that cost you simply won't. ![]()
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