What coach would you buy for $$$$ ?

HOM wrote:
It seems that most everyone agrees that you can't go wrong with the top of the line American Coach and Newmar. Some have mentioned Country Coach that fell into my out of business area.

I would like the Country Coach fans to make the case for that coach. Why would you buy a Country Coach that is out of business over an American Eagle and Heritage or a Newmar Essex, London Aire and King Aire who are in business?

Thanks,

HJ

Yes and no they are out of business. While they are no longer manufacturing coaches, Ron Lee (one of the originators of the company) bought the intellectual property in the bankruptcy auction and started a new company with the same name. As far as support goes, you will get as good support from the current Country Coach corporation as you will get from any other coach manufacturer. Ron is also looking at restarting coach production--with a prototype Allure in the works.
Why are we Country Coach "fanatics"? Quality is the biggest reason. I looked at a two-year old Essex in Las Vegas two years ago that had ill-fitting engine and outside storage doors. I have looked at brand-new American high-line products with raw, unfinished wood in closets and pantries, and I could go on. The quality of the woodwork in our cabinets is second to none.
Compare empty weight of a Country Coach to a similar one from another brand, and you will usually see it's heavier--much heavier-duty construction. Most other companies build a house on top of a Spartan or Freightliner chassis--Country Coach built their own from the late 90's--previously, like ours, they were built on a commercial bus chassis.
One of the things I personally like are the heated floors--installed in most of their up-scale coaches since the mid-2000s. You don't know what you're missing until you've tried them.
Our target on replacing our coach is 2016, and we have our eyes on a 2008 Magna or Affinity.