Build quality gas vs DP
I looked at a 2001 Foretravel DP. It was the U270, their lower line at the time. Loved it. Is there any gasser that has high end build quality like that? I'm assuming not.
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-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale
Hey Gramps (AKA Mr. UFO:)!) - Neat that you posted that unit. I had send a link to it to my BIL about three or four weeks ago, when it was still at the $89K asking price. And also it would be the 37' vs 39' Rexhall UFO that we would have gone with.
On power, I felt the 37" Rexhall UFO had plenty of power to weight ratio. And, the 8.1 also has mod's that can be made and 'safely' still pull more power. The Allison is capable of a bi more torque and HP, as long as it is driven responsibly.
For full disclosure, my wife and I did visit the Rexhall factory specifically to look over the UFO's. While the attention to construction detail and material choices were nowhere close to say our Country Coach, or a Foretravel, they were actually higher attention to detail then I observed in a few other Motorhome Manufacturer's tours. Another plus for the Rexhall, almost all Rexhall's, is they build a steel safety cage. We saw a 39' Roseair DP in the back of the factory. The owners had dodged a dear in New Mexico and went off into the trees hitting the passenger side into a pine. A few bruises, but the DW survived. It was flatbed hauled back tot he factory for repairs. The staff went out and hooked up power to the RV, and tried to open the slides. Both of the T-Rex super slides were operable. That speaks volumes about the combo of frame (Spartan) and house caged construction, that it survived an impact into a tree at pretty good speed, and still had the structural integrity to open the slide. One other item hat is neat to Rexhall's, is the one piece fiberglass roof tops, with now typical mold of the front and rear cap as ongoing maintenance leak proofing points. Bill Rex was a creative engineer, with many RV firsts.
Off my soap box now:)!
Best to all,
Smitty
