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bagman
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Feb 18, 2018

Top Three Class B's, one (1) thru. three (3)!

I've been doing a lot of research on this category of motor homes and I have come up with a conclusion that the top three (3) quality Class B's are as follows: #1. Advanced RV in Willoughby, Ohio, #2. Pleasure Way RV in Canada, & #3. Roadtrek RV also in Canada. All Advanced RV's are custom made and can cost over $300K and from watching videos of how they are made and reports from Pleasure Way RV customers, I'm convinced that they are #2. I would have placed Leisure Travel Vans in 3rd. place, but their motor homes are actually a B+. Finally I place Roadtrek in 3rd. place. The saying that you get what you pay for definitely applies here. I am not disparaging any class B motor homes built by Winnebago, Fleetwood, Thor, Forest River, or any other manufacturer. I also strongly believe that Coach House builds a quality motor home, but they also build a B+. Agree, disagree? Bags.

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  • At a price point, Winnebago does make a good class B, but the craftsmanship is not even close to Advanced RV or Pleasure Way's class B's. Again, I'm not knocking all the other class B manufacturers, just pointing out what my research has shown me. There are many Super C manufacturers, but there are a group of Super C manfacturers that are definitely far superior to Nexus RV, Thor RV, & Forest City RV Super C's. There is a price point for RV's and my humble opinion, there is a reason why some custom hand crafted RV's cost more and are pin quiet rolling down the road. I've owned a Fleetwood Prowler Trailer, a Fleetwood Class C, and a Tiffin Class A and there was always better trailers than our Fleetwood, better Class C's than our Tioga, and better class A's than our Allegro Bay 37DB. Had quality issues will all three of them. Because they were all at a price point affordable to the majority of the general public. Please take the time and research Advanced RV and Pleasure Way RV and then get back to me! Thanks, Bagman.
  • I am sure the finish materials are a step above my Winnebago, but the Sprinter chassis and trim is identical. Do I need an air ride suspension or lithium battery pack? I haven't missed either yet, and got an extra $200k I probably won't :).

    Dave
  • FWIW, Winnebago makes some pretty decent van conversions, at very reasonable prices which is the definition (and was originally one of the reasons for making them) of a class B motorhome. I would say they lead in terms of value for the money, if that's any consideration. The ones you mention are ranked roughly in order of price, but not necessarily in terms of value for the money. And, I don't think you necessarily always get what you pay for.