Class B + Buddy - I made our decision to purchase the T/L versus the BT Cruiser mostly because of price. The best price we could get for the T/L was $4,800 less than the BT Cruiser. The appliances appeared to be of the same quality and brand. The other factor was that I could not see out the rear of the B/T from the driver's seat. Would have needed to order a camera. Hint: better not to put your email in your postings as you may get a lot of junk messages.
reddogsmt - Congratulations on your purchase of a recreational vehicle that can be used for touring. We found ourselves floundering trying to decide between all the different modes. We concluded that we wanted to be able to travel cross country and yet not feel cramped on extended stays at one place. The fifth wheels, bumper pulls and class A's suit the extended stay better while the slide-in, Class B and C suit the traveling crowd. The slide-in and the Class B seemed a little cramped for the extended stay and the C seemed to be a little too unwieldy.
backwoodsman - You are the only one on this forum that I have identified as owning the 236-S. There are 5 on my spreadsheet that have not identified which model they own. As cheeze1 mentions, all the models have similarities except for the floor plan. There are 5 that have indicated they own a 235-S. Owners of T/L in your 4 state area are from Missouri City, New Braunfels, Wimberly, Corpus Christi,TX, Alberquerque, NM and Oklahoma City, OK.