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:
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.
Earlier I posted that I thought the Trend's weight capacity was likely low. It was a little higher than I thought but still pretty low. The fact that some motorhomes have less than 1000 pounds is downright pathetic. My VW Jetta has a weight capacity of almost 1100 pounds and it's designed to carry 4 passengers and a couple of suitcases, nothing more. A motorhome is designed to carry 4 passengers, food, water, dishes, linens, toys, golf clubs, etc., etc. Plus the weight of any aftermarket accessories. That 1300-1400 pounds gets eaten up quickly. I suppose if there are only 2 people doing nothing but short trips it's probably no problem. I guess I'm a packrat, I would need at least 2K OCCC for a rig to be workable for me.
