go to Forrest River Forums, General Motorhome Discussion, Coachmen Motorhomes it is a Coachmen thread there you can communicate with many current Coachmen owners, ask questions...we will answer and advise. I traded my 03 Hurricane in for a Coachmen Encounter 37TZ 2013. Had issues, all MH's do. The Coachmen group made everything right (through my dealer)they stood by their product. Yes, floor plan is everything. We had in mind what we wanted and decided the floor plan would dictate the engine. Just so happened the floor plan was on a gasser. Ford V10 gasser and transmission. In my 12 years with that power train I never had any problems, just the usual plugs wires etc. Minor stuff, the F53 chassis is great.