Newmar versus Tiffin
Hello all!!! My DW and I are looking into purchasing our 1st Class A. After a tremendous amount of research, we landed on the Tiffin Phaeton 40QBH and the Newmar Dutch Star 4018. Both have ...
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buchanan wrote:2gypsies wrote:
Another vote for Newmar. We bought our new 10 years ago and had approximately 100 custom changes done to suit us and our full-timing lifestyle. At that time they pretty much would do anything you wanted except for any changes that would affect structural issues.
I seriously challenge you on this quote:
We bought our new 10 years ago and had approximately 100 custom changes done to suit us
there is not even 100 things to change on a entire MH
So...what are the stakes?
We re-worked our whole unit to suit us. Many were not major changes. We had more electric outlets, 12V plugs, adding/deleting lights - types of lights - types of fixtures, designing our computer area for our equipment, deeper overhead cabinets..removing items not wanted and replacing with different, adding window sills, choosing a chair option fabric color for the sofa, adding a solid wood headboard, adding more sliders in the pantry, removing mirrors here and adding there, and the list goes on. Yes, you can get to 100 fast!
I wish I could recall a poster's name who was building his Dutch Star around the same time and I'm sure he topped 100.
