Thanks for the replies. Neither of these models are available here in New Zealand through a dealer so I haven't seen them up close, although I have viewed a couple of used imports. By buying from outside the US I will not have a warranty so it's important not to have too many problems. That's why I wonder which brand is considered to be of better quality.
The Australian made Jaycos are quite a bit more expensive and from what I read, certainly have had quality issues.
Yes, New Zealand is a beautiful country but then so is the US - we have made a few trips over the years and really enjoyed it.
One difficulty in buying from the US is just trying to find dealer's that will even reply to my emails. Ideally I would buy from somewhere near LA to keep the internal freight costs down. However most dealers just won't reply - maybe they think it's going to be too much trouble - even though I'm arranging the shipping.
Once again thanks for the responses so far.