First, Welcome to the Forum!
As mentioned above, FR produces about a dozen brand names of campers. For all new campers, it is a very competitive market. You do indeed get what you pay for. If seemingly similar campers are compared, and one costs $1,000 more, it has "upgrades" you can not see, like thicker floor underlayment, better quality fabric on the furniture, etc. All manufacturers produce a few perfect campers with no immediate problems noted. They also all produce a few pure lemons. Most production falls somewhere in between. They expect the dealer to do the final QC inspection. The dealer rarely fixes anything the customer does not raise as an issue.
In my opinion, you are much better off with a 2 or 3 year old used unit that was well cared for. 1. All those initial quality issues are fixed and you do not need to male multiple trips - and phone calls - to the dealer to get them fixed. YOU can go camping! 2. You save some cash and let the original owner take that big depreciation bite. 3. When (not if) you scratch the body or break a light, it does not turn nearly as bad. (Don't ask how I know!) 4. If you choose to sell or upgrade in a year or two, the trade will be less painful.
Do lots of reading here and elsewhere and make sure YOU know more about the camper and what you need to tow it than the salesman BEFORE purchase. Thankfully, this is not too hard.
This may help understand how salesmen think.
http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php/topic,90933.0.html