B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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I believe you will begin to really enjoy your rig in a few months when all the "bugs" get worked out. One advantage I believe we all have (Trail Lite B+ owners), is that our vehicles are all very light compared to other brands. I think they could have added a couple hundred lbs of insulation (sound, not heat)and certainly could have done a better job of assembly, but we weigh about the same as the smaller B's, and have a lot more room and power. I drove a couple of used Roadtreks, several Rialta's, and two of the "widened" vans (but not B+). None of them had duals, and every one was much more vague and wanting more power. I haven't driven any of the new Workhorse based motorhomes, but think I will soon, just to compare to the old Chevy chassis (I had a 28' Winnebago Chieftan that I bought new in 1987, and just sold six months ago). I bet the cutaway chassis is fun to drive before the motorhome is built! The chassis weighs about 3,500 lbs, and with 340 big block horsepower, I'd go looking for a corvette at a stoplight!
I believe you will begin to really enjoy your rig in a few months when all the "bugs" get worked out. One advantage I believe we all have (Trail Lite B+ owners), is that our vehicles are all very light compared to other brands. I think they could have added a couple hundred lbs of insulation (sound, not heat)and certainly could have done a better job of assembly, but we weigh about the same as the smaller B's, and have a lot more room and power. I drove a couple of used Roadtreks, several Rialta's, and two of the "widened" vans (but not B+). None of them had duals, and every one was much more vague and wanting more power. I haven't driven any of the new Workhorse based motorhomes, but think I will soon, just to compare to the old Chevy chassis (I had a 28' Winnebago Chieftan that I bought new in 1987, and just sold six months ago). I bet the cutaway chassis is fun to drive before the motorhome is built! The chassis weighs about 3,500 lbs, and with 340 big block horsepower, I'd go looking for a corvette at a stoplight!
