5 figure 30 foot
A while back DW told me she wanted a Class C so I checked into that forum to get advice and learned loads about chassis options, engines, pros and cons etc. We just got back from the Tampa RV show ...
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As always, thanks for the thoughtful replies and share experience on this. It gives me a few things to think about. To respond/clarify. Although we did buy both our FW new, we are leaning towards buying the MH used when the time comes. One reason for looking at the new rigs now is to get ideas about what might be out there used in a few years.
For having DW drive. I agree it's probably not a deal breaker in the scheme of things. As we did with the FW, I'd like her to know how to do it and what it is like for an emergency - but in all likelihood I'll do all the driving and we will not do any of the long days I did when I was younger.
Intuitively I know there must be trade-off between the entry level stuff and models listing 50%, 100% or 200% more. Which is part of why I'm asking here - beyond fit/finish I'm trying to get my head around what to compare. I'm also trying to figure out if we are really OK with doing extended trips in a 30' rig. There were a few floorplan that were non-starters, but several seemed more than adequate for the two of us - though none had the storage space of our FW...
Key wants on layout are a large bed with room to walk around 3 sides, two comfortable chairs for reading, two comfortable areas for using a computer, and a way to watch a TV without looking sideways from the seating.
For bells and whistles I'd like adaptive cruise control but can live with the old fashioned kind. I was only seeing the adaptive cc on a few 2020 Class C, and not even on all of them. I don't think I saw any Class A with that option, though I surely could have missed it.
For having DW drive. I agree it's probably not a deal breaker in the scheme of things. As we did with the FW, I'd like her to know how to do it and what it is like for an emergency - but in all likelihood I'll do all the driving and we will not do any of the long days I did when I was younger.
Intuitively I know there must be trade-off between the entry level stuff and models listing 50%, 100% or 200% more. Which is part of why I'm asking here - beyond fit/finish I'm trying to get my head around what to compare. I'm also trying to figure out if we are really OK with doing extended trips in a 30' rig. There were a few floorplan that were non-starters, but several seemed more than adequate for the two of us - though none had the storage space of our FW...
Key wants on layout are a large bed with room to walk around 3 sides, two comfortable chairs for reading, two comfortable areas for using a computer, and a way to watch a TV without looking sideways from the seating.
For bells and whistles I'd like adaptive cruise control but can live with the old fashioned kind. I was only seeing the adaptive cc on a few 2020 Class C, and not even on all of them. I don't think I saw any Class A with that option, though I surely could have missed it.
