Thanks for the info Bluegill, El Monte sells a variety of rentals including both class A and C. We may drive over there next weekend for another looksee but this weekend we drove over from Daytona to Orlando to see Cruise America.
We saw a 28A that had been painted but not really refurbished as of yet and then we saw a couple of the other models that were fully refurbished. You could tell the difference between fully refurbished and not. Much cleaner in and out in both engine compartment and storage and in the coach.
We didnt see a fully restored 28A unfortunately
One thing that even the fully refurbished ones that stand out is the captains chairs (driver/pass seats) were a little worse for wear. .... saw some noticeable stains... CA said they would not replace them or the jacknife sofa but mentioned the dinette and mattress could be replaced. So I may consider either seat covers or replacing with new seats (ref
Shop4Seats.com from IAMICHABOD)
Another thing is we met a very nice couple who were looking at the 19G as a cheaper alternative than a Class B .... I never thought of it that way and comparing prices to class B it seems smarter alternative unless you are stealth camping in the city. They had a travel trailer and were tired of the extra work with that (they looked younger than us!)
Seems newer models make appearence after labor day according to salesman. He said that at 5 years they are then refurbished and put up for sale and the newer model years start in Sept-Oct
One thing to note, driving south on I95 every 1/4 mile was an RV heading north.... it must be the annual migration. About 60% had dinghys with 4 down (the rest did not) and I didnt see one tow dolley
