first motorhome

Bret, I can't attest to the quality of Coachmen or Winnebego but I can tell you a little abouy Jayco. In April we bought a 29MV Greyhawk from a local dealer. Our plan was to use it extensively thru the summer to learn about the systems and find the bugs as we plan on traveling this winter. Bugs we did find. Our living room slide had the wrong seals installed at the factory, our instant hot water heater quit, we had door latch problems, and our bedroom tv gave up.We expected to have some issues because they all do. Each problem we had was immediately handled by the dealer. They contacted Jayco and Jayco authorized repair or replace usually the same day. We had to take the unit in twice and the dealer came to us three times. Even with these issues I still feel the overall quality of the unit is excellent. I think having a dealer that will stand behind the product he sells in the name of customer satisfaction is as important as the initial build quality of the unit. BTW, Bret, I also am a Ford parts manager with plans to retire year end and head south.