Buying Strategy (looking for opinions)
Over the last 6 years we have put over 40k miles and 4-500 nights in our travel trailers. We didn't anticipate this much usage when we chose a travel trailer. With our experiences, we want to try a ...
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While I know that the 6 speed is an improvement, we have the 5 speed on our recently purchased 2012 Bay Star and so far, I don't see where it will be a problem having traveled through the mountains in PA. We're looking at a trip out west next year, and I thing Rocky Mountain NP will be a good test.
When looking for our first class A, we decided to go for a good used unit. We were originally looking to keep the budget too low and ended up spending a little more but are extremely happy with the Bay Star and glad to have a 2012 model. Based on what we saw in our search, I highly recommend looking for Newmar, Tiffin or Winnebago/Itasca units. Also, compare tank capacities for fresh water, gray water and black water as capacities do vary....one of the reasons I didn't care for some of the Fleetwood Bounders we saw. I will say that the exterior wall construction of the Newmar motorhomes does make them very quiet and the cabinetry is very nice! But, if we had found an equivalent Tiffin for the same price, we wouldn't have hesitated to purchase it.
Another plus with our purchase was a transferrable ($100 fee) extended warranty which gives us a fairly good period of time or miles. And, the previous owner had made improvements to the suspension (rear track bar, Summo springs).
Good luck in your search!
When looking for our first class A, we decided to go for a good used unit. We were originally looking to keep the budget too low and ended up spending a little more but are extremely happy with the Bay Star and glad to have a 2012 model. Based on what we saw in our search, I highly recommend looking for Newmar, Tiffin or Winnebago/Itasca units. Also, compare tank capacities for fresh water, gray water and black water as capacities do vary....one of the reasons I didn't care for some of the Fleetwood Bounders we saw. I will say that the exterior wall construction of the Newmar motorhomes does make them very quiet and the cabinetry is very nice! But, if we had found an equivalent Tiffin for the same price, we wouldn't have hesitated to purchase it.
Another plus with our purchase was a transferrable ($100 fee) extended warranty which gives us a fairly good period of time or miles. And, the previous owner had made improvements to the suspension (rear track bar, Summo springs).
Good luck in your search!
