n7bsn wrote:
wny_pat wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out how someone can review a motorhome that they have never been in, they write a book about it, and publish and sell that book, all in good faith??? ...
What makes you think they have "never been in" the rigs they rate? Something some sales-geek told you? Something you read some internet "x-pert" wrote?
Now I've actually talked to the people behind the RV Consumer group, and understand how they do, what they do. It starts with actually looking at rigs, inside and out. They also tour factories and ask questions of the builder and builder-reps. Sometimes they even get answers (not always)
Some RV companies dislike them, a lot. Some years back a couple manufacturers (the old Fleetwood among them) got the people behind the Seattle RV show to "ban" known people from the RV Consumer Group from attending the Seattle RV show (to the point of being escorted out).
You sound suspiciously like an Internet x-pert in this post. If you read all their disclaimers they tell you that most of their ratings are derived from facts, futures and specifications in manufacturers literature. If you are portraying these guys as experts who drive and/or inspect a large number of the units they rate you are doing a disservice to the OP's question.
I have read their ratings and they can be one small part of forming an informed decision to purchase a motorhome. Much, much more important are facts gleaned from these forums and visits to rally's and dealers.
I have lived full time in a Monaco Signature for over 6 years now and can't imagine a better full time home. J. D. Gallant, the founder of RV.org hates slide outs of all kinds and has a deep love affair with the west coach class c builder Lazy Daze. I'm not knocking Lazy Daze at all but it does reveal something about JD's mindset and priorities.
