Two Jayhawks wrote:
gemert wrote:
Opinions are great and appreciated! But...people who represent their opinion as fact and as the only way you or I can do things really irritate me. My problem I know. My point is that whats important to me is Power to climb, a tag axle, continuous hot water, floor plan in that order. I don't care what the floor plan is if I can't take a long hot shower I am going to be miserable. If every time I drive on a hill I am going 15MPH I am going to be miserable. If every time a truck passes me I have to fight the wheel (tag axle) I am going to be miserable. We move a lot so that may have something to do with it. If I have to turn my head a little to watch TV, eh so what! My point is that when someone says that the floor plan is more important than anything else I respect their opinion but tend to "bristle" some because they cannot say that for all of us. They can say it is true for them. It may even be for the majority, I don't know, but not for me. My advice to you is to make a list of your priorities, find some that have what you want, sit in some of them, on a lot, figure out what you like and go from there. I doubt if I would be happy without a tag because of the way I had to fight the wheel every time a truck passes me in the non-tags that I have driven. Anyway, there are lots of different opinions out here, good luck sorting them all out. By the way my Beaver has very low ground clearance but the tag axle is so far to the rear in comparison to the drive axle in non tag 40 ft coaches that I have never scraped the rear undercarriage. Not sure if it would matter on a 45 ft.
Everyone here is saying the same thing no need to get bristle. Those that tout floorplan first likely assume buyer has already narrowed search to coach's that meet all needs (power, options, price).
You know what assume really means, if not ask and I will tell you. I don't think that what you say is true. Most who ask are people that do not own a DP or never have. They are looking for opinions and should get many. I just think we should be honest that there are a lot of opinions and they are just that, opinions. Just don't present your opinion as fact because it is not. Continue to advise and give it to them straight. Just my opinion worth exactly what you paid for it!