$100,000 dollars

mpierce wrote:
$100,000 will get you into a mid 90's BlueBird, Newell, prevost. The quality of these is amazing, compared to the newer models. No slides, but it sounds like OP is looking for two of them. We just bought a 1990 Wanderlodge for half of that. Amazing quality. The cabinets are solid oak, better than in our custom kitchen at home! In 10 years, it will still be a quality coach. The new one will be falling apart.

"The quality of these is amazing..." Agreed. "...compared to the newer models." What?

Of course, Blue Bird Wanderlodge went out of business quite a while ago, and there were lots of quality problems with the units they built in at least the last two or three years. But Newell and Prevost (don't forget that Prevost only builds the shell, so the comment about cabinets is irrelevant to "Prevost") have been upgrading their products constantly. Greener, low emissions engines; independent front suspensions and higher load capacities; advanced electronics; of course slide-outs that have been consistently upgraded in operation; flush windows; etc. Cabinets? With either a Prevost converter or Newell, you have a rather wide choice, including infinite customization, so you can get what you want if you are willing to pay the bill. But most brands in this class build very, very good, solid cabinets, and the European 34 mm cabinet hardware used by Newell and most converters is great stuff with very close tolerances. Back in the 90s, solid surface counter tops basically meant Corian. Today the choices still include Corian, but literally dozens more in a wide array of patterns and colors.

Certainly a mid-90 Blue Bird, Newell, or Prevost that has been well maintained represents great value for the dollar, and in that respect for many is the better choice (or actually the only choice). But to indicate that Prevosts and Newells are built to a lower quality level than was the case 20 years ago is an opinion that is both subjective and difficult to support.