National RV Dolphin LX reviews

Wow, where to begin with the Regency Xalta Ranger. I guess I will make it simple before explaining... Every single thing on this RV either doesn't work or was built wrong. I cannot think of a single thing they got right. Except the platform. The Transit platform drives great. So lets start. The roof. The entire thing is dented from the build. Dips, dents, scratches, etc. The WHOLE roof is covered with it. Underside. The whole thing has equipment randomly placed in the worst positions possible. It has zero ground clearance because they randomly placed items underneath. The septic hose holder is at the very back 4 inches off the ground, the tanks are only 5 inches up. Just one thing after another. If you try to cross a high speed bump you will seriously rip off everything underneath. Electric. The cab electric works. From day one no other electric works at all. No solar, No alternator charging, no shore power. I take that back, shore power worked for about a week. The dealership only showed me the system with it plugged in. On the drive home nothing worked but I didn't know it. No refrigerator, no rooftop AC, no lights, drop down bed doesn't work. Nothing at all works. I have called regency and left 6 messages. Not a single call back. I called and texted the dealership (camper Clinic in Buda TX) over 10 times and have received exactly one call back. The sales person has never called me again since the day I drove off the lot. I have never heard a word from a manager or anyone except the one service guy who called back. He told me to bring it in and drop it off and he had no idea how long they would have it. When I told him I lived 13 hours away he suggested I fly back or find a closer dealership. The toilet. This one is funny. They apparently didn't know what expansion bolts are for a toilet seat so it was just laid in place with nothing holding it down. Can't flush it because it is an electric toilet so I'm not exactly sure if it works. Shower. Well I can't turn on the pump so I have no idea if it works. Stove. No idea. Kinda need power for that. The bathroom door opens to the front of the unit. So if you stop the van it slams into the opposite wall. Refrigerator door also opens every time you brake so all your food goes everywhere. Here is another funny one... Like every RV it has a circuit breaker/fuse box. I guess the door wasn't staying shut because they screwed a 1.5 inch phillips head screw right through the middle of it into the breakers. As bad as they built this, the most shocking thing is their complete lack of any sort of customer care. If you buy a regency and it breaks in 6 pieces as you cross the curb, you own all 6 and they aren't doing ANYTHING about it. Show less

Its a wonderful Motor Home, no noise, full relaxing. Quality built with no doubt. Maintenance is just like regular truck. Nothing expenses if you know what your doing. I highly recommend this Motor home who are new buyers Show less

Purchased new. Used for family trips to Nascar events. Served my family well, Kids grown gets little use. Have kept in metal storage building. Have had serviced regularly. Removed jacknife sofa and replaced with pullout sleeper sofa. Rv has been great replaced waterpump and alternator a couple of years ago due to lack of use. Rv is in great shape. Does have one scratch about 8" on driver side towards rear of cab up high occured on first trip at a gas station. The only other issue is the front driver and passenger side windows need to be resealed and have a quote from Suncoast Designers for $1,179 tax they are located in Hudson Fl. Show less

Owned two of them one with only one slide.Alot of room Very solid with real wood and the best options Best buy on the market for an older Motorhome. Great for towing and lots of storage with the workhorse chassis. Show less

Very roomy. Plenty of power. Best room for the money. Really enjoy this rv. Looked at a lot of motorhomes prior to purchasing one. We found that this motorhome had the best bang for the buck. Solid chassis and very comfortable. Show less

Used several times for trips in the west and north west. Always have good luck and an enjoyable time with this motorhome. Lots of power and smooth driving on every trip. Big generater and lots of storage. Show less

This was an awesome RV. We purchased it in 2008, so it was only 6 years old at the time. QUALITY! Too bad National went under. We've been hard pressed to find any newer model RVs with the amenities that this 2002 offered. Show less

We've traveled in this RV for at least 12 years. We went north with it during the summer and traveling all over the place. My husband kept this motorhome in very good condition. When we were coming back from a long trip he would have it at the shop and have them do a tuneup on it. We have travel long distance with this rig many times. Never had major problems. I enjoyed the space in this motorhome and it was our 2nd home. Due to sickness now we have to let it go with a lot of regrets. You could still get a lot of miles with this rig and it is very clean/ Show less

Has been a great RV and drives like a dream. I have had other motorhomes that you could not keep on road but this National RV is the best for any kind of conditions! The floor plan is great with a walk through bathroom and has a very relaxing interior set up that makes everything very accesable ! Show less

The 8.1 Workhorse engine combined with the Allison tranny is a winner. This gas engine rates at the top for motorhome performance and fuel economy. National motorhomes are well known for their quality and Dolphin LX is the top of line for the National Motorhome gassers. Nice floor plan w/ upscale cabinets and furniture. Workhorse W22 chassis rides very well. After I had a steering stabilizer installed the Workhorse handles great. The Dolphin has many features found on expensive coaches such as the fiber glass roof. I highly recommend the Dolphin. Show less