Luxury vs. Mid-level Pushers
Good morning, all! We've spent the past year or so looking at and refining our lifestyle and my income sources so that we can spend 4 to 5 months per year on the road with our two young sons (4 and...
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As you have all pointed out - very correctly - I mis-applied the term "luxury"! :-)
I've spent quite a bit of time in a 2007 Prevost and it's definitely LUXURY. We're not looking at anything even remotely close to that in terms of cost or quality!
The "better" coaches that have floor plans and specs that we've like have been Monacos, Newmars, and the Mandalay Presidios (man, I LOVE the Presidio floor plans, especially in the longer tags!). Think leather, tile, solid hardwoods, solid-surface counters, residential size refrigerators, etc.
The "lesser" coaches have been Coachmen, some of the Gulfstreams, Winnebagos, etc. Think country plaid fabrics, cheap carpet, plastic fixtures, small appliances, honey-oak trim and door fronts with particleboard cabinet carcasses.
Personally, I'm leaning toward the "better" coaches with the optimal floor plans and tag axles (mostly single-bath with extra storage/living/bedroom space over the bath-and-a-half models). My wife leans towards the "lesser" coaches without the tag and notably lower end outfitting.
If we went the lower level route, I think we'd end up eating the savings by doing a lot of repair and re-outfitting of the interior. I'm still wondering if there a similar difference in any of the coach components as there is between the cabinets and trim in those models.
We're looking up to about $90,000, but would love to be closer to $60,000, if that helps define my definition of "better" and "lesser". No REAL luxury coaches anywhere in that range, I'm afraid. :-)
I've spent quite a bit of time in a 2007 Prevost and it's definitely LUXURY. We're not looking at anything even remotely close to that in terms of cost or quality!
The "better" coaches that have floor plans and specs that we've like have been Monacos, Newmars, and the Mandalay Presidios (man, I LOVE the Presidio floor plans, especially in the longer tags!). Think leather, tile, solid hardwoods, solid-surface counters, residential size refrigerators, etc.
The "lesser" coaches have been Coachmen, some of the Gulfstreams, Winnebagos, etc. Think country plaid fabrics, cheap carpet, plastic fixtures, small appliances, honey-oak trim and door fronts with particleboard cabinet carcasses.
Personally, I'm leaning toward the "better" coaches with the optimal floor plans and tag axles (mostly single-bath with extra storage/living/bedroom space over the bath-and-a-half models). My wife leans towards the "lesser" coaches without the tag and notably lower end outfitting.
If we went the lower level route, I think we'd end up eating the savings by doing a lot of repair and re-outfitting of the interior. I'm still wondering if there a similar difference in any of the coach components as there is between the cabinets and trim in those models.
We're looking up to about $90,000, but would love to be closer to $60,000, if that helps define my definition of "better" and "lesser". No REAL luxury coaches anywhere in that range, I'm afraid. :-)
