Entegra Quality

tomthyme wrote:

Mile High wrote:
When we were looking - the Aspire was kind of the entry level, then Anthem, then Cornerstone. Now the Aspire has everything the Anthem had and is priced accordingly, but the Insignia seems to be the new entry level and is equipped about like what the Aspire was.

Thank you! I am also a Winnebago fan. I notice that's what is in your signature. How does the quality compare with your Winnie?

Thanks

Not having owned an Entegra, I can't really compare. Our Winnie has been a good solid unit and is built well. The Freightliner chassis seems to be performing well.

Things to watch on Winnie are:

The roof design requires you to make sure the seal at the perimeter is good, as it is a single fiberglass sheet that is rolled over the edge and inserted into a channel and sealed. If that sealant gets old and comes loose and the edge pops up on the road, it can do damage to the roof. It seems to impact the older units, but I do pay attention to that seal with the respect it deserves. Entegra has a lip on a molded fiberglass roof now to prevent this (not sure what they used to have back in 2013).

My smaller slides are Schwinteck (living room/bedroom). My living room slide was upgraded by the factory and hasn't given us trouble since, but I keep it lubed. The bedroom slide has always worked fine as it is light and small. Our full wall slide is a Powergear with robust rails that come out with the slide underneath. Prior to 2012, all slides were the robust Powergear. 2012 - 2015 they introduced Schwinteck to the lighter slides, but some kitchen slides were heavy and caused problems. In 2016 Winnie went to a new style Power Gear system that uses side rails and I believe it is a better product. I have much more confidence in the Power Gear than I do the Schwinteck. Entegra has their own design and I have no experience with it, but my buddy did have to replace a motor in his Entegra system.

Other than that, I don't know of any other Winnie issues.