Help me understand the difference?!?!
We are moving on from our travel trailer and looking to move into either a toy hauler or MotorHome. Seems like we are landing on the toy hauler. One of my must haves is auto level. I was originally...
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Before we bought our Impact we looked at pretty much anything that had a floor plan we liked, including Grand Design. GD was by far much better "feeling" than our Impact, and even Fuzions. Everything just felt more solid and looked/felt higher quality. XLR Nitro and Impact are about the same, quality/finish wise. In fact, a friend of ours has a Nitro that's almost exactly the same floor plan and finishes as our Impact. Carbon is the next step down in terms of finishes etc. We also looked at Dutchmen Triton models, but they felt really cheap, and at the time, didn't offer auto-leveling even as an option, which was a deal killer.
In the end, we went with the Impact because we don't use it often enough to warrant the higher price. But if we used it a lot/lived in it, we'd go Grand Design all the way. That being said, our neighbor got a Fuzion that's a bit bigger than ours, and has a lot more bells and whistles, for only 3k more, from the same dealer. They didn't have a trade like we did so that factored into it. Their floor plan wouldn't have worked for us but we still were a little annoyed haha!
Also, we previously had a Raptor TT (rebranded as a Carbon after our year). It was fine, but in the end, it wasn't very fun to tow. We do a lot of towing in wind and on grades and TT's aren't great in the wind, no matter what your set up is. Plus, we were already at 32' and that was with only a 10' garage. We didn't want to go longer, or have an open garage, but wanted a bigger garage. The 5er pulls like a dream and we'll never go back to a TT, unless it's to get a second little one just to use on quick weekend trips without the RZR.
In the end, we went with the Impact because we don't use it often enough to warrant the higher price. But if we used it a lot/lived in it, we'd go Grand Design all the way. That being said, our neighbor got a Fuzion that's a bit bigger than ours, and has a lot more bells and whistles, for only 3k more, from the same dealer. They didn't have a trade like we did so that factored into it. Their floor plan wouldn't have worked for us but we still were a little annoyed haha!
Also, we previously had a Raptor TT (rebranded as a Carbon after our year). It was fine, but in the end, it wasn't very fun to tow. We do a lot of towing in wind and on grades and TT's aren't great in the wind, no matter what your set up is. Plus, we were already at 32' and that was with only a 10' garage. We didn't want to go longer, or have an open garage, but wanted a bigger garage. The 5er pulls like a dream and we'll never go back to a TT, unless it's to get a second little one just to use on quick weekend trips without the RZR.
