First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
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On the trip home from not buying the MH we towed our 5W 700 miles to trade in, we stopped at dealers & kept searching. In Albuquerque, to our surprise, found 3 deals; 2006 Winnebago, 07 Monaco, & 07 Bounder. The Winnebago was a great deal w/resident style AC, washer/dryer, top-of-line furniture, but I thought too heavy & too long @ 36' (I wanted 32', easier to launch boat). Also, when we returned to the campground, an 05 Winnebago Voyager had pulled in next to us with the whole side of his roof taped on with duct tape (it had just happened that day). May have been an isolated incident, but we decided not go with the Winnebago.
The Monaco was a NEW FLOORPLAN & when we did the 'deciding' walk-thru, we found you couldn't sit on the toilet comfortably (my husband & I are both thin, but had to sit slightly sideways to not have our elbow scrunched into the wall) & you had to hold the lid open! The salesman called the manufacturer to find a "fix" but we weren't interested. He came back & said the toilet should have been installed at more of an angle, but that didn't fix the "lid problem."
That left the Bounder 33R. We did our final decision walk-thru & found no negatives (as with the other 2 MH's). We made the deal & are tickled with the results! There are so many thoughtful small things in the Bounder that weren't on other MH's we looked at (unless you paid much more). After all the research & looking, the Bounder gives you more bang-for-the-buck! The dealer in Albuquerque was the nicest we dealt with also. Now I know why there are so many Bounders on the road!
The Monaco was a NEW FLOORPLAN & when we did the 'deciding' walk-thru, we found you couldn't sit on the toilet comfortably (my husband & I are both thin, but had to sit slightly sideways to not have our elbow scrunched into the wall) & you had to hold the lid open! The salesman called the manufacturer to find a "fix" but we weren't interested. He came back & said the toilet should have been installed at more of an angle, but that didn't fix the "lid problem."
That left the Bounder 33R. We did our final decision walk-thru & found no negatives (as with the other 2 MH's). We made the deal & are tickled with the results! There are so many thoughtful small things in the Bounder that weren't on other MH's we looked at (unless you paid much more). After all the research & looking, the Bounder gives you more bang-for-the-buck! The dealer in Albuquerque was the nicest we dealt with also. Now I know why there are so many Bounders on the road!
