What is Unique To Your Coach?

The most expensive repair has been a light blub. Sure hope it stays that way.

bshpilot wrote:

DSDP Don wrote:
You just proved my point.....maybe you should have read more about how the system works! It's not the end all for Rv's, it's just a nice feature.

You have a very specialized RV and I know they're expensive. Yours is great for hauling a heavy load, but comparing your tractor front end to most RV's isn't really a fair or useful comparison, especially since yours is a niche market with probably less than 1% of the RV market share.

I probably should have worded it differently, but you also took a shot, in a round about way, at the Comfort Drive system.

you're reading between lines that don't exist, don't knock my ride (until you've ridden in one)...opps look at me reading between YOUR lines. ;) :S

i think you MISSED my point....i read what they had on their data sheet & watched the video, if its more than power steering their advertising people need help.

feel free to watch the video yourself....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5z1Fyt95EY

There is no doubt Newmar hasn't done a very good job of marketing Comfort Drive. The other issue is one test drive on a flat road on a calm day won't even begin to tell the story. On a perfect day and a perfect road it's pretty much like normal power steering. When the weather turns ugly the only way you'll know is by looking out the window - the MH will still drive the same.

On your rig I can see where you're coming from. With your commercial chassis and low center of gravity it might not be as big of a deal. Then again you're giving up a full pass-thru basement and all the additional storage of a traditional DP motorhome.

Its all about what you choose, and for me, if I'm choosing another DP it **WILL** have Comfort Drive. After owning it that option is not even up for debate.

67Cutlass wrote:

bshpilot wrote:
I don't get the comfort drive thing.....my power steering is easy enough that i can drive w/ 2 fingers too, and it does take much more effort than that to turn the wheel even when stopped (the power steering on our coach is better than whats on our f350).

I know someone that recently purchased a 2012 Dutch Star with comfort drive. He was all excited to have it, but after he had driven it for a while he too wondered why everyone that has it raves about it. Said it drove pretty much like his previous mh and really didn't noticed much difference.

Ask him again after a few thousand miles and a few days in gusty, windy conditions - I'm thinking he'll know by then.

Me in the driver's seat. :)

There was a time when I thought I would never own a Class A. Despite being entry level, it's ours and we love it.

I like that our short pusher has the ISC Cummins with 950 lb. ft. of torque. I don't think you see that in many new ones any more.

Heated laminate floors. Absolutely the best mod ever.

bshpilot wrote:

DSDP Don wrote:
You just proved my point.....maybe you should have read more about how the system works! It's not the end all for Rv's, it's just a nice feature.

You have a very specialized RV and I know they're expensive. Yours is great for hauling a heavy load, but comparing your tractor front end to most RV's isn't really a fair or useful comparison, especially since yours is a niche market with probably less than 1% of the RV market share.

I probably should have worded it differently, but you also took a shot, in a round about way, at the Comfort Drive system.

you're reading between lines that don't exist, don't knock my ride (until you've ridden in one)...opps look at me reading between YOUR lines. ;) :S

i think you MISSED my point....i read what they had on their data sheet & watched the video, if its more than power steering their advertising people need help.

feel free to watch the video yourself....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5z1Fyt95EY

I just watched the video and its more than obvious its much much more than you insist it really is and the video shows much much more than you think it does? are we watching the same video??

DSDP Don wrote:
You just proved my point.....maybe you should have read more about how the system works! It's not the end all for Rv's, it's just a nice feature.

You have a very specialized RV and I know they're expensive. Yours is great for hauling a heavy load, but comparing your tractor front end to most RV's isn't really a fair or useful comparison, especially since yours is a niche market with probably less than 1% of the RV market share.

I probably should have worded it differently, but you also took a shot, in a round about way, at the Comfort Drive system.

you're reading between lines that don't exist, don't knock my ride (until you've ridden in one)...opps look at me reading between YOUR lines. ;) :S

i think you MISSED my point....i read what they had on their data sheet & watched the video, if its more than power steering their advertising people need help.

feel free to watch the video yourself....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5z1Fyt95EY

We bought a Winnebago 35-U model because of the bathroom! Everything is in one room no split bath like 90% of most coaches that we looked at!

You just proved my point.....maybe you should have read more about how the system works! It's not the end all for Rv's, it's just a nice feature.

You have a very specialized RV and I know they're expensive. Yours is great for hauling a heavy load, but comparing your tractor front end to most RV's isn't really a fair or useful comparison, especially since yours is a niche market with probably less than 1% of the RV market share.

I probably should have worded it differently, but you also took a shot, in a round about way, at the Comfort Drive system.