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SenorApples
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Apr 03, 2018

1st timer, please help! Best RVs 34-40' under $350k ??

Hi everyone! I'm BRAND NEW to the awesome RV community and would really appreciate some advice on this stuff. I'm looking to buy an RV soon but there's so much info out there, I'm feeling a bit lost.

The question is... Who truly makes a well built coach? Every site/blog I read seems to say something different.

So far I have my eyes on Tiffin, but I want to know what y'all think is the best! How do you feel about Nexus or Entrega?

I'm looking to get a Class A diesel between 34 - 40 ft. and under $350k.. any thoughts???
  • Tiffin only way to go. Best service and backs their coaches .
    Had a furnace go out, out of warranty, Bob sent me one over night with zero charge. Only way to go.
  • For that kind of money you can actually buy THE BEST! Take a look at the used Prevost market and you will find many very good 40 foot coaches (none shorter) and they were built better to begin with and will last the rest of your RVing life! 165 fresh water, around 200 gal black/grey, 200 gallons of fuel, best ride around and a chassis built for 3,000,000 miles. You cannot do better.
  • First, all Class A, B, and C fall under 31-foot motorhomes. So you need to thank a bit more about what you want as to the floorplan. You are NOT going to find a washer-Dryer and most don't care. So next is WET-BATH or DRY-BATH? as the Class B's fall down here with only a few showing a DRY-BATH like the Winnebago ERA 70M. Next up would be a Class C FUSE 23T. Now it becomes an RV-MAKE and right MODEL GAME.
  • you have to ask yourself a lot of questions before you take that big step. like where are you planning on going, who's going with you,entegra web site has a list of questions that might help you make up your mind on what type to buy.
  • OK, so you want top end new rig. Tiffen is good, Newmar is good. There is multiple models built from top quality to get the brand and not the top quality. Most have similar drive train engines and transmissions.

    Your quest is to determine where you want to slide into the market, new or slightly used perhaps, and learn to live in the $$$$slide you enjoy as they depreciate. Spend the time to look at floor plans and engine options, and figure out where your family and future looks best.
  • Boy, you either have a lot of money to throw down the drain, or you really have no clue.
    Spending that much as a first timer on a deprecating asset is a huge mistake. If you were to spend 350K today to buy that luxury motor home and six months or a year from now wake up and discover you really hate the life style. What now? You basically try to sell it and discover that it is now worth maybe 200K. Even less if you drop it at some dealer on consignment. Maybe you should rent a MH for a few weeks first. Heck at those prices your apparently looking at a diesel pusher. Having that much disposable income I have to assume your prepared to spend thousands a year on maintenance?
  • Tiffin is good, but so is Winnebago and THOR offerings. Get what your chosen dealer sells. Any will be poison for a newbie if the service department is not good. Make sure that your are comfortable with them. You will usually get priority service from your selling dealer ... but not always. Any indication of an unhelpful attitude or worse, hostility. Move on. Interview the service department before you check the sales lot. The sales people are always nice.
  • Don’t be in a rush to buy any RV....350k available or not.

    You’ve settled on a DP 34 to 40 feet. Why? What type of camping? How many camping with you? Toad? Always full hookups? Or some dry camping? Spouse ready to help drive a 40 foot DP?