Moondooker - Please do not take this the wrong way, but respectfully I would suggest you rent a few different types of motorhomes for a few trips before you buy anything. If you buy something and then don't like it it will cost you a lot of money to make a trade.
We rented for years before buying anything.
Your comments about quality of construction in many cases do not apply to the RV industry. Most reasonably priced motorhomes are built to a quality standard far below a Chevy or Honda. Only a few makers are really careful with engineering their product, carefully selecting high quality components, assembling them with care, providing good after sale parts and service. I cannot think of a single gas class A that fits this description. I can think of a couple of class C's - Born Free, Lazy Daze are two.
Of the class A gassers that I have personally seen and been in I was most impressed with Winnebago and Newmar.