I had a phone conversation with Joe from Little Guy about this venture last summer. This was one week before he was going to the T@B plant in Germany. He discussed how this was admittedly a difficult economy for $16k T@Bs, but that Little Guy already used a lot of materials that could go into a reconfigured model. Relying totally on a package shipped from Germany and assembled here simply costs too much. During that stage of planning the idea was to see what needed to come from T@B, and what could come from local sources that Little Guy was already using. Then take all that and bring the price point down to a level that our current economy could support. There was never any intention of duplicating the old T@B. The idea was to make a version that people could actually afford to buy. Personally, I think they did a great job of retaining the necessary T@B DNA while bringing the price in line with the economy. IMHO : )
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mdmcfar@...> wrote:
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> You got it folks. Bottom line... this IS NOT a T@B and those who own and like their T@Bs as I do may not find this new unit up to the same standards. It has it pluses and minuses and as Randy says I'm sure they will be improving as they go along.
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> I did make specific observations on the outside and through the windows. Some of these are just differences from the T@B and not necessarily negative points. For example there is no trim grove...hence no add a room attachment as originally designed. The ceiling is not carpeted and looks like it is in three sections. The long storage compartment in the rear that is even in height with the sofa when in the bed position in my T@B is 3-4 inches higher in the iT@B. (Queen vs King?)
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> And there are many other things I noticed...but hey they sold the first one in one day?
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> Mike
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> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "elementcamper" <randy.hudson10@> wrote:
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> > Mike may not have put his opinion here probably due to the message at the beginning of the forum, 'no dealer or manufacturer bashing unless they can defend themselves here.' I too see a few issues but keep in mind this may be the first production model and is due for some tweaks in later models.
> > I'll give them a chance to improve on the later ones.
> > Randy
> > Moth@ship
> >
> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <alanjmcd@> wrote:
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> > > Mike, why the secrecy, just tell us what you think of it. :-)
> > >
> > > -Alan
> > >
> > > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mdmcfar@> wrote:
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> > > > The pictures you asked for are posted in the new iT@B album. I just left the Subaru dealer in Atlanta. I throughly inspected the exterior of the new iT@B and took these pictures with my Droid phone. The unit sold over the weekend and was locked so I was only able to see the inside through the windows.
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> > > > At first glance it looks just like the original T@B. Inside is very similar. This was the first production model off the line I was told by the dealer. They sell for $12,000 + tax + doc fees (and maybe dealer prep) + $395 shipping. There was no literature at all...not even a computer print out. This unit had a 12v fridge, a small TV/DVD/Radio?, a separate sink and propane 2 burner stove, a propane furnace, a ceiling fan but no a/c. It did have the CoolCat cabinet that was completely open in the front. Maybe you can add one later. Otherwise the inside was "almost" the same as my u-shaped bed plan.
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> > > > I have formed an opinion on this trailer and will be glad to share it or answer questions by private message. If you look at the pictures closely you can make some of you own observations.
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> > > > Mike in Atlanta
> > > >
> > > > PS just finished 4 days in the T@Bitha at 70+ degrees here in Atlanta at Ft. Yargo State Park...what a great weekend.
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