Jeff,
From my own observations- been inside a few over the past couple years- Palomino has a ways to go before they have the quality of a Lance (but they are coming fast)
We own a '12 Lance and IMHO it is the middle of the pack.
For nearly $3000 LESS than the Lance your could be in an Arctic Fox 811, or for the same amount as the Lance price you were quoted you could have an Eagle Cap 850. Both the AF and the EC are MUCH better than our Lance 855S. If we could trade and not get killed- we would be there the next day.....
You should call Bill Penney at the Truck Camper Warehouse
http://www.truckcamperwarehouse.com/in New Hampshire. Yeah, a long trip from Michigan, but he REALLY knows TCs.
John
