What's the best bang for my 20k?

Safari360 wrote:
I found a 30' 1996 storm with low miles and inexpensive. I do not know if this is a good make and model. Any thoughts? I like the idea of being able to camp in National Parks due to the 30' length.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/rvs/4255460718.html

Daveinet wrote:
Here you go, talk him down a few thousand. That will give some budget to work with.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/4237803728.html
Assuming there is not uglies that don't show up in the photos, you can go with the best there is. At the price it will probably move pretty quick.

Daveinet wrote:
I would like to give you some level of caution about the years to look at. Having been very active on RVnet for 12 years, I can tell you that the tone of the discussions have shifted dramatically over the past 5-8 years. When I first started on here, most of the discussions surrounded quality - well actually the lack there of. Fleetwood was by far the worst, but there was plenty of complaining to go around, as far as production built coaches. If one interprets that info, you can derive that around about year 2000 and newer, significant improvements were made in the construction quality industry wide. As the quality improved, the tone has changed significantly over the years. So my advice is, that pre-2000, you are really hit or miss in the production built coach. I would tend to steer away from a pre- 90s coach unless it is a Foretravel, Barth, Vogue, Newell - super high end brands. Post ~2000, the quality improved so much that I think has given people short memories.