crasster wrote:
For me I shop for the best deal. Price matters always. I am willing to sacrifice a few luxuries for a much better deal. I look for function always and not luxury ever. Never about "cheapness".
For instance, I don't need a granite countertop in my coach, just a regular good quality one is fine. I don't need tiles, but standard flooring that is good is fine.
That's the way I decide on things. I take everything into consideration, and figure the best deal.
For others the granite may matter, so they'd take that into consideration.
It is a very hard, big, and expensive decision. Sometimes it helps to write everything down in a T chart (or multiple T chart) with lots of columns. Cross out and put check marks (or pluses and minuses) next to everything you like, don't care about, or dislike.
Sometimes hard decisions are easy to make if you lay it out on paper like that.
I agree that this is probably the best approach. Find the floorplan that BEST suits your needs. Then figure out if the extra costs for the other items on the other coaches are actually worth it. As you read the various forums, you will find that it is extremely rare for anyone to wear out the drive train so gas or diesel is equal on longevity. Determine what you plan to do with the RV. If you plan to tow in excess of 5000 pounds, you will probably have to go with the diesel. Always keep in mind that the newer the coach, the new the systems, appliances, electronics, furniture, and chassis components are. Customer service is great, but doesn't help you too much when you are thousands of miles away from the factory.
