2006 Itasca Navion vs 2009 Winnebago View
We have two good options for our new (to us) RV: RV #1: 2006 Winnebago Navion 24H from a private seller. Unit is in good condition, has 75k miles, and is listed for $36k. We've taken a look at the un...
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While I don't claim to be an expert, I have done a lot of reading and looking over the past two years that I have owned my '07 View 23H (which is the same as the Navion 23H you are referring to. Spending lots of time on the View/Navion forum on Yahoo has told me alot.
'06 is on the '05 or '06 Dodge/Damiler T1N cab and chassis, 158 inch wheelbase, 5 cylinder inline diesel, 2.7L, 154 hp if I recall correctly.
'09 would be on an '07 or '08 (most likely '07) Dodge/Damiler NCV3 cab and chasssis, 170 inch wheelbase (hence the MH is one foot longer in the coach area) and is powered by a V6 3.0L diesel, with, I think, the same hp.
On the '06 a critical area is the metal band around the top of the cab at the juncture with the cab over. Use a magnet, if it is steel, RUN. Many have been replaced by aluminum bands and if so, fine, if not, WBO gets lots of money for one, and it will take lots of money to replace it. They rust bad.
On the '06 if the transmission has not had at least a couple of transmission fluid changes by now, I would also RUN. The T1N transmission in this heavy load installation has a higher than normal failure rate. Many of them last a long time, but too many fail early.
The '06 has a 3500 lb tow capacity while the '09 will have a 5000 lb tow capacity. I'll bet that neither of these are capable of the max tow capacity given all other weight factors.
Floorplans are important, and the H model floor plan sucks, plain and simple, even though it is the most common one found on these early models. Either you sleep on the cab over, climbing a ladder, or you sleep on a jackknife couch that is not real comfortable, and the bed has to be made up every day.
The 24A has a full wall slide. While I have not heard anything bad about it, I suspect it is because few were probably sold. This was introduced in the height of the economic collapse (the same reason the chassis will be two years older than the coach, they were not selling and WBO got stuck with a lot of chassis') The A has the same sucky floor plan of the H but with more space when the slide is out. Make sure that everything is usable and accessible with the slide in, including the bathroom area.
Seriously, for full timing, I would be looking for a J model, with the rear corner bed. These are found with a cab over bed, or possibly a cab over storage area instead.
2006 brochure
https://winnebagoind.com/resources/brochure/2006/06-Navion-bro.pdf
2009 brochure
https://winnebagoind.com/resources/brochure/2009/09-View-Brochure.pdf
Charles
2007 Winnebago View 523H on a 2006 Dodge (Daimler-Chrysler aka Mercedes) Sprinter 3500 chassis (T1N). Bought Sept 2015 with 18K miles on it, Prog Ind HW30C, Prog Dymanics PD4645, Coleman Chill Grille, PML/Yourcovers.com deep alum trans pan, AutoMeter 8558 trans temp gauge, Roadmaster sway bar, Koni Red shocks (front & rear), Fantastic Ultra Breeze hood, added OEM parabolic mirrors and RH aspherical mirror, MB grill conversion.
'06 is on the '05 or '06 Dodge/Damiler T1N cab and chassis, 158 inch wheelbase, 5 cylinder inline diesel, 2.7L, 154 hp if I recall correctly.
'09 would be on an '07 or '08 (most likely '07) Dodge/Damiler NCV3 cab and chasssis, 170 inch wheelbase (hence the MH is one foot longer in the coach area) and is powered by a V6 3.0L diesel, with, I think, the same hp.
On the '06 a critical area is the metal band around the top of the cab at the juncture with the cab over. Use a magnet, if it is steel, RUN. Many have been replaced by aluminum bands and if so, fine, if not, WBO gets lots of money for one, and it will take lots of money to replace it. They rust bad.
On the '06 if the transmission has not had at least a couple of transmission fluid changes by now, I would also RUN. The T1N transmission in this heavy load installation has a higher than normal failure rate. Many of them last a long time, but too many fail early.
The '06 has a 3500 lb tow capacity while the '09 will have a 5000 lb tow capacity. I'll bet that neither of these are capable of the max tow capacity given all other weight factors.
Floorplans are important, and the H model floor plan sucks, plain and simple, even though it is the most common one found on these early models. Either you sleep on the cab over, climbing a ladder, or you sleep on a jackknife couch that is not real comfortable, and the bed has to be made up every day.
The 24A has a full wall slide. While I have not heard anything bad about it, I suspect it is because few were probably sold. This was introduced in the height of the economic collapse (the same reason the chassis will be two years older than the coach, they were not selling and WBO got stuck with a lot of chassis') The A has the same sucky floor plan of the H but with more space when the slide is out. Make sure that everything is usable and accessible with the slide in, including the bathroom area.
Seriously, for full timing, I would be looking for a J model, with the rear corner bed. These are found with a cab over bed, or possibly a cab over storage area instead.
2006 brochure
https://winnebagoind.com/resources/brochure/2006/06-Navion-bro.pdf
2009 brochure
https://winnebagoind.com/resources/brochure/2009/09-View-Brochure.pdf
Charles
2007 Winnebago View 523H on a 2006 Dodge (Daimler-Chrysler aka Mercedes) Sprinter 3500 chassis (T1N). Bought Sept 2015 with 18K miles on it, Prog Ind HW30C, Prog Dymanics PD4645, Coleman Chill Grille, PML/Yourcovers.com deep alum trans pan, AutoMeter 8558 trans temp gauge, Roadmaster sway bar, Koni Red shocks (front & rear), Fantastic Ultra Breeze hood, added OEM parabolic mirrors and RH aspherical mirror, MB grill conversion.
