โMay-17-2013 12:11 PM
โMay-20-2013 12:23 PM
Ramsey,Jack wrote:
Thanks for all the replies folks. I really like the lay out on the Dutch Star and as long as the same quality goes into it and it's functional, that's probably going to be on the looking for a use DP list.
โMay-20-2013 12:20 PM
โMay-20-2013 11:35 AM
โMay-19-2013 03:21 PM
RayChez wrote:
NO they are not built like the Mountaineer or any of the higher quality Newmars. They all are good coaches, BUT! at different levels. The more you pay for a coach, the more quality has been put into that coach. Saying that they are all the same is like saying Chevy being a GM car is the same quality as a Cadillac also been a GM car.
DutchStar does manufacture a better coach now then what they used to, but it is no Mountain aire.
โMay-18-2013 05:49 PM
โMay-18-2013 12:03 PM
Ramsey,Jack wrote:
Is the Dutch Star made with less quality materials than the upper end Newmars or is it just does not have as fancy wood work and such?
โMay-18-2013 08:22 AM
โMay-18-2013 07:57 AM
coolcity wrote:Bounder Billy wrote:
We did the Newmar factory tour last year and there is only one production line where they build everything from the King Aire to the smallest gas model. The difference is the parts which go in at each workstation, but they are installed by the same people. As on all model ranges the fix and fittings are different for each model line, but the quality of build with the Newmar is the same for all models. Very impressive factory tour. They were building an Essex, Dutch Star, Bay Star some Ventanas, and one of their last fifth wheels when we were there. My DW says our next motorhome will be a Newmar and I agree.
Newmar make a decent unit no doubt about that but personally I would buy a Entegra as my next unit based on quality of build,construction style and options offered for the buck that it cost.BIG price difference.
โMay-17-2013 07:57 PM
Bounder Billy wrote:
We did the Newmar factory tour last year and there is only one production line where they build everything from the King Aire to the smallest gas model. The difference is the parts which go in at each workstation, but they are installed by the same people. As on all model ranges the fix and fittings are different for each model line, but the quality of build with the Newmar is the same for all models. Very impressive factory tour. They were building an Essex, Dutch Star, Bay Star some Ventanas, and one of their last fifth wheels when we were there. My DW says our next motorhome will be a Newmar and I agree.
โMay-17-2013 07:32 PM
โMay-17-2013 07:27 PM
โMay-17-2013 07:18 PM
โMay-17-2013 07:07 PM
Tom/Barb wrote:coolcity wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
They are all made from the quality materials, it is a matter of features/appliances/and size.
your trying to tell me that a 43 dutchstar is built identical in every respect to a 43 mountain aire with the exception of features+appliances??
There is a price difference of like 100K or more.I would have to say that there has to be some difference in quality and construction methods etc
order 1 each and compare for your self. ๐
or do the factory tour, you will see there isn't much difference, in materials or craftsmen ship.
โMay-17-2013 07:05 PM
coolcity wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
They are all made from the quality materials, it is a matter of features/appliances/and size.
your trying to tell me that a 43 dutchstar is built identical in every respect to a 43 mountain aire with the exception of features+appliances??
There is a price difference of like 100K or more.I would have to say that there has to be some difference in quality and construction methods etc