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- Excel's have always been known for their quality.
Mind you, I suppose five years ago or more, Excels were still the same quality, but their conservative decor approach left them very plain and boring in the interior compared to say the same vintage DRV Mobile Suites made then.
But appears with time Excel's new models are not the plain and boring interiors they once were. They've really stepped it up now with some very nice choices available.
Perhaps, to me, not this specific model. But other floor plans offered by Excel, especially in their top of line Limited series, can safely compete with anyone else in the RV industry. - Well it's different. Kind of reminds me of Ford's Edsel concept :W
But who knows, maybe it is the beginning of a new era in 5ers. - It sounds like I'm in the minority, but I like this unit.
Good floor plan and good materials.
Never looked at Excel before, but I like this one. - Not impressed. Back to the drawing board, as this looks to be short lived.
qtla9111 wrote:
Interesting what people find important in an rv. You would think it were things like, construction, building materials, weights and measures, etc. Instead, people worry about being being able to get to the bathroom while on the road. Wow, you stop at a rest stop and they have bathrooms.
I always get a kick out of rv shows. People talk about the number of flat screens, outside sound systems, color choices and valances.
All those things can be added or changed, the wall insulation, layout, and construction cannot.
Love this rv!
People take a wide range of items into what they consider in an RV. The manufacturer can use the best of materials and workmanship and find that the floor plan only appeals to a very few buyers. The choice is not all materials or all floorplans.- I saw this in Trailer Living Magazine. While I don't really care for the look of the steps on the side, the fact is no set of steps are particularly esthetic. The interior layout rocks. I like the separation between the recliners and the dinette. This layout would not be possible without the door in the slide. The slide runs all the way from the back of the unit up to the steps. While some have said you can't access the bathroom with the slide in, I wonder if that is actually true. The slide comes up to the bottom of the steps, but I wonder if you can't access from the side of the steps. This unit looks like it has a lot of livability, and the one in the magazine came with 17.5 wheels and Goodyear tires. The tires are much better than most. The price point is on the high end, but I am not familiar with its overall construction. Good for them for thinking outside of the box. Pun intended.
- Interesting what people find important in an rv. You would think it were things like, construction, building materials, weights and measures, etc. Instead, people worry about being being able to get to the bathroom while on the road. Wow, you stop at a rest stop and they have bathrooms.
I always get a kick out of rv shows. People talk about the number of flat screens, outside sound systems, color choices and valances.
All those things can be added or changed, the wall insulation, layout, and construction cannot.
Love this rv! - OK, thanks Russell. Just looking at the floor plan it looked like access would be blocked. Of course, I have not seen one yet. That isn't the first time I've been wrong.
- Skip, you can access the 1/2 bath and refrigerator with the slides in.
- OK, just by looking at the floor plan, I would say that not only can you not get to the bedroom (and therefore the large front bath) with the slide in, but you may not be able to get to the half bath either without climbing over the center island. If that is the case, you can't get to the bedroom, bathroom, or refer with the slides in. Why would Excel do this? They could have allowed access to the half bath by putting the dinette where the door is and shortening the curb-side slide. This would have resulted in a more standard 3 or 4 slide unit. I don't get it. Oh yeah, and I don't much like it either.
BTW, we have learned to live without access to the refer in our Cedar Creek. DW packs us a lunch which we carry with us in a little cooler. But for me, access to that bathroom has saved the day more than once.
