We are thinking of buying a new one it's the 30DS looking for advice good or Bad we are open to any advice.

Tkotis5 wrote:We are thinking of buying a new one it's the 30DS looking for advice good or Bad we are open to any advice.Can't help with that model, but I can say (1) the floor plan looks identical to our ACE 30.1, and we love the layout--very livable, even for extended trips; (2) we've owned Forest River trailers in the past and loved them, both in terms of build quality and manufacturer support. We're happy with our ACE, but if we were in the market again, we'd definitely look at the FR3.Good luck,Skip

My inlaws just bought one and they love it. We looked at the ACE after they made a deal on the FR3, and the ACE was cramped compared to the 30DS. The 30DS has a slide that opens the front area up by an extra 3 feet in depth! Plus the floor is flat all the way up front by the driver/passenger seats. The ACE had a step up and barely enough room to squeeze into the seats. So far no issues with the FR3 30DS.

Did your in laws say how it is on gas we have a 26 ft Forest river Lexington now that is diesel and it's great up its 10 years old

They have only put 50miles on it so far LOL, just practicing for camping weather here that is a few weeks away. Hopeful it will get 8-9 MPG.

My only issue with the FR3 was how close the price point was from the 32DS i looked at to the Georgetown series. It seemed they were negotiating less on that particular model, think low 80s was the best I found. For just a bit more you can get the nicer amenities of the GT series like the full FG roof.I looked at 3170DS, 351DS, FR3, and some winnebago vista models. Once we drove the 364TS it was done, and all told it was only 12k more than lowest price i found on 32DS. I realize you may not need the bunks, but just sharing some of the units and my line of thinking. The FR3 did not feel as nicely built as the GT...not to say bad, but just saw and felt a few things going through it.

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janstey58
Explorer
Feb 22, 2016
My inlaws just bought one and they love it. We looked at the ACE after they made a deal on the FR3, and the ACE was cramped compared to the 30DS. The 30DS has a slide that opens the front area up by an extra 3 feet in depth! Plus the floor is flat all the way up front by the driver/passenger seats. The ACE had a step up and barely enough room to squeeze into the seats. So far no issues with the FR3 30DS.
Kaz
Explorer
Feb 22, 2016
Tkotis5 wrote:
We are thinking of buying a new one it's the 30DS looking for advice good or
Bad we are open to any advice.

Can't help with that model, but I can say (1) the floor plan looks identical to our ACE 30.1, and we love the layout--very livable, even for extended trips; (2) we've owned Forest River trailers in the past and loved them, both in terms of build quality and manufacturer support. We're happy with our ACE, but if we were in the market again, we'd definitely look at the FR3.

Good luck,
Skip

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