Help with entry level diesel pushers

DriverMan wrote:
I've been looking at a new Forest River Berkshire and Winnebago Forza.

Since the thread was started based on our thoughts between two coaches. With your kind indulgence I'll share a few things I've found out and maybe some will find it helpful.

Since I've been on my own journey into couch-dom I found some things I thought were interesting. What I show below is based on my Private Messages - Emails & phone conversations and is in no specific order. The numbers shown are the number of different people I talk to with each coach. I also limited my contacts to coach owners with a 2016/17 coaches!

Thor Palazzo 7
Forest River Berkshire 6
Coachman Cross Country 6
Winnebago Forza 4
Newmar Ventana LE 5

What do all 28 have in common you ask? Ever one of them to the person liked their coach! I asked each one of them "would you buy the coach again"? Only 1 in 28 wasn't sure. Most did not have recurring problems once they were fixed. If there was one thing in common to many owners were slide problems. One complained they thought their coach reacted to wind and trucks buffeting them more than expected.

Every coach shown above is an "entry level diesel pusher"! What did I conclude from all these conversations?
• Find the floor plan and styling you like.
• Know going in there will be things you'll need to get fixed.
• Read the coach manual, ask questions on the forum and know how things work on your coach.
• Make sure you like what you're buying because it will make demands on your time and central nurse system.

Hope this helps