Winnebago Trend - First Drive Impressions
My wife and I recently test drove a 2014 Winnebago Trend 23L (same as the Itasca Viva) and were very impressed. As previous View owners that was the benchmark for our comparison. We then drove a new...
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S.K. wrote:bobcat66 wrote:
Con’s
- Generator and coach battery only accessible from underneath :)
I also raised this as a potential concern to a salesperson when I test drove a Trend. His response was: "why do you want to access them?".
How important is this issue to some of you?
FWIW, my 2 prior B's had Onan 2800's in underfloor mounts. They were quite noisy, despite considerable effort on my part to quiet them. My current Tiger has the 2800 in a rear-facing compartment, and quieting was fairly easy to DIY, getting it down 56-57 dbA full load at 23' (7m). And servicing is much easier when you're not lying on your side reaching up, with road dirt falling on your face.
It seems that the new 'QG 2800' ain't all that much quieter that the old 2800, either. Underfloor mount Onans are inherently hard (impossible?) to quiet.
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