Need Help in Choosing MH Length

zman-az wrote:

becker wrote:
We'retheRussos......

I want to comment on two issues..... 1) Your choice of a CRV Honda toad is a good one. We tow two vehicles: an 08 CRV and a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. Both super good "toadables". 2) With a DP (with the engine in the rear)it makes conversations much easier "up front". This is important as you travel down the road at 60mph.

Good luck with what ever you choose. There are really fine suggestions from the other posters.

All good points.

One thing I like about the jeep is the off-road capability. Especially out west there are so many places to explore off-highway. Something to consider. The crv will tow better and more comfortable to drive longer distances but limited in the back country compared to a jeep. Just something to consider as it sounds like you have not made a purchase yet.

As far as length, we are in a 26' gasser and in the middle of purchasing a 35' pusher. Our only reason for not going bigger is the size of my storage building. Being your driving a lot I would go with the dp because of mileage, smoother driving and as mentioned, quiter cab as motor is out back.

Thank you. The problem with the Jeep is that we currently have a '12 Grand Cherokee and a couple months ago it left my wife stranded on the side of the highway (dropped a valve seat in the cylinder). On an engine with less than 18k miles on it our impression of Jeeps has gone down significantly and will not be buying another. I understand this is not the norm but this says a lot about the build quality that a "new" engine can have a catastrophic failure.

We like the honda for reliability (we currently have a civic hybrid) but after taking a drive in the CRV, it was too much like a clone of the civic (it's built on the civic chassis with the same engine). So we are in search of something else. No GM vehicles either.