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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szn8tt wrote:Desert Captain wrote:
"The RV has decent OCCC for its size so two 6 volt AGM batteries would be ideal (if the space could be made available). "
How does a mere 1,170# of OCCC equate to "decent"? :h That number at best is a joke, who or what are you going to leave home? :S
As a % of it's GVWR, it's OCCC is better than Sprinter based B/B+, and frankly, many, many class A's, both gas and diesel.
There are lots of RV's that lack decent OCCC and the Trend is just another example. Percent of GVWR is just another way to measure and 12.5% is still a joke. To load anywhere near the normal amount of gear most folks find necessary will be impossible with the Trend without exceeding, probably by a lot its GVWR. Keep in mind that weight is going to be sitting on 4 wheels instead of 6.
So like I asked before what would you be willing to leave home.... tools, toys, pots and pans, toys, firewood, chairs (family members) etc.? My 24' C has 3,368# of OCCC which comes out to 29% of GVWR (11,500). We carry about 1900# leaving us another 1450# of available payload. I cannot imagine ever loading that additional weight but it is nice to know that we could and still be under our GVWR.
The problem I have with the Trend is its ridiculous price for what you get. Review and contrast its specs with some of the other high ends C's out there and the deficiencies of the Trend quickly become glaringly apparent.
As Always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
