You are right, Coleman is not high end luxury by any means. I have a 268rk 30 ft. explorer model and I have no complaints with it. We spent 10 weeks in it on the big circle trip from TN to the Olympic Penn down to the grand canyon, over to the Gulf coast and a lot of points in between and then back home. At no time did we ever feel cramped or uncomfortable or ever had the thought that the trailer was not adequate. Granted, 10 weeks is a far cry from a couple years of full timing in it.
Peoples comfort levels and what is considered acceptable is very subjective and individual. You need to really think about what you want for a level of comfort for what will be your home....something very different than a sticks and bricks house. Biggest issue for me would be looking at the initial investment and associated depreciation with the consideration of will I be keeping the unit after we are done full timing and continue to use it.....that being the case then depreciation is irrelevant as I would consider it to be an investment in my well being and enjoyment of RVing. If you are planning on selling it after your full timing stint then go with the less expensive option and get what you can out of it when done and move on.
I have never been one to think that just because I may have the money to afford something that I need the latest and greatest, biggest and bestest. I always looked at what will fulfill my needs and with the level of comfort that is acceptable to me. What ever you do you will always be looking at what you want in your next trailer.
