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manufactured homes brands good or bad?

I am near the point of purchasing a manufactured home and have narrowed the choices down to the following brands not necessarily in this order: Silver Crest, Skyline, Karsten, Fleetwood, Clayton, Golden West, Kit Homes. I think Fleetwood is at the bottom of the list as the local plant #17 in Woodland Calif. has been decertified by HUD several times over the last few years (Currently decertified). Any one have experiences with any of these brands?

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1. Clayton is good. I thought Fleetwood was a good one too, I hadn't heard anything bad except for this. I heard one called Champion was a good one too.
2. Clayton makes a good solid home. Fleetwood, in my opinion, has made their reputation by building low end trailers. Some of their sales brochures can be misleading I believe. Many manufacturers build homes to fit different price ranges. You have to be careful to find out what costs extra on one model, that comes standard with another brand. Fleetwood is one of those brands that has a lot of "upgrades" available for extra cost. So be sure you're comparing apples to apples, so to speak, hehehe. Here is a link to a rather long post I use, when offering suggestions on what to look for when shopping for a home (especially a manufactured home) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Anw.F.Yl12nGumXNKwaTOKnty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080125135350AAY6Trl&show=7#profile-info-UegBb0bjaa Take time to read thru it, and I think it will give you some helpful things to look for in your shopping... perhaps help you spot some things you haven't noticed yet. If the link doesnt work for you, feel free to email me, and I'll send it to you that way. Have Fun
3. Clayton,Fleet wood and Skyline are all very well made.The older Fleet woods used to have 4inch walls and some 2by6 in their walls.I am sure with today's standards they are just as well made.The test of a mobile home is age and how it holds up.I can recommend any of these three,mobile home owner for 39 years.