I'm kind a new to buying a 5th wheel. I just sold our 1st 5th wheel and now are looking at buying another newer and nicer one. I have found a 1997 Excel Knobble Esquire 33 foot triple slide we really like. I have been told one major problem with Excel is the slide out giudes rot out or pull out of the slide out walls. I was told this by some friends. I am trying to find out if this is a real problem with Excel or if it was just lack of proper maintance from the owners this happened to. If anyone has answers to this I would like to hear them so I can check these on this trailer this week before I buy it.