Personally, I think the manual reel works pretty good. I can spin up the cord in a few seconds. Would I rather have a powered cord reel? Sure. If I ordered a new RV would I add the power reel option? Probably. But this came on mine, I use it, and think it works pretty good. Thats despite the dealer telling me it was for a water hose during PDI, and that there is no way the power cord would fit on it. Of course, they also told me I had to take the basement wall out to winterize the unit. However, in general I would include most of the options available if I were ordering a new RV.
Scott