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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In your selections you are looking at entry level for diesel pushers, and the $15K difference is likely premium trim level. Whether or not the extra trim, at the same chassis capacity, is worth it is a personal matter. I tend to buy vehicles at "base level" or the minimum trim level that includes the features I want.
First steps up in RVs tends to be more slideouts and upgrades in chassis capacity, and to get there you have to take the upgrades in trim. If that extra size is what you need, then it is worth it. But don't expect a Presidio or Tuscany to be significantly different in construction or basic quality than a Palazzo. To get to mid-level (which would have been $300,000 to $600,000 new) you need to look at other manufacturers, like Newmar.
$60,000 to $90,000 in a diesel pusher means you are buying used. Age and condition of the RV today will be more of a price determinant that market position when it was new. However, you can find 38-40 foot mid-range diesel pushers in that price range, 10-15 years old. Mandalays, Dutch Stars and Kountry Stars, Allegro Buses, the occasional lower-end Country Coach, American Eagles.
Tag axles have little to do with quality or luxury, they are about size. The tag becomes a necessity as the gross vehicle weight rating approaches or exceeds 40,000 pounds, as DOT has a 20,000 pound per axle maximum on Federal highways.
First steps up in RVs tends to be more slideouts and upgrades in chassis capacity, and to get there you have to take the upgrades in trim. If that extra size is what you need, then it is worth it. But don't expect a Presidio or Tuscany to be significantly different in construction or basic quality than a Palazzo. To get to mid-level (which would have been $300,000 to $600,000 new) you need to look at other manufacturers, like Newmar.
$60,000 to $90,000 in a diesel pusher means you are buying used. Age and condition of the RV today will be more of a price determinant that market position when it was new. However, you can find 38-40 foot mid-range diesel pushers in that price range, 10-15 years old. Mandalays, Dutch Stars and Kountry Stars, Allegro Buses, the occasional lower-end Country Coach, American Eagles.
Tag axles have little to do with quality or luxury, they are about size. The tag becomes a necessity as the gross vehicle weight rating approaches or exceeds 40,000 pounds, as DOT has a 20,000 pound per axle maximum on Federal highways.
