Non cabover class c rv's

[naph]

We're shopping for our first rv and want one without the cabover feature. We like lots of the features of the itasca navion iq including the more aerodynamic front. Anyone have any advice about other rv's similar in design?

[elektron]

naph wrote:
thx everyone for the suggestions! Still learning my way around the forum. Someone mentioned renting an itasca navion 24g in san jose. I've been looking a lot for someplace to do that. Can you please tell me where you did that? Also if anyone else out there has had an experience with this rv would appreciate hearing your comments!

We've had ours for a few months. They are discontinued now. We are very pleased with ours. It's incredibly easy to drive and to use and can top 75 mph. It is small enough to take almost anywhere and can be setup and ready at a campsite in 15 minutes.

The new 2015 View/Navion all have cab over humps, but the bed is an option in these compartments. Winnebago has been "streaming" in changes so you might still find a Profile or IQ at some dealers.

[elektron]

naph wrote:
We're shopping for our first rv and want one without the cabover feature. We like lots of the features of the itasca navion iq including the more aerodynamic front. Anyone have any advice about other rv's similar in design?

For 2015 the Winnebago View Profile and Itasca IQ have been dropped. There is only the cab over version now. The bed is listed as a option, so I expect the cab over will be configured as storage normally.

I have an Itasca IQ now. If I were looking for a new unit, I'd have to look at Leisure Travels Vans models, which are both a better color scheme (all silver/gray) and have some unique and interesting floor plans. Winnebago's Via/Itasca Reyo, is quite a bit more money than the View Profile/Itasca IQ had been.

[ron_dittmer]

pnichols wrote:
Ron,

I notice that your cab mirrors seem to stick out just as wide as the remotely controlled and heated mirrors on our 101 inch widebody Class C.

I wonder why PC doesn't tuck those in just a bit (using a shorter arm) to better match their coach's narrower width?

Every inch narrower would sometimes help in the places we go. However, 101 non-slide inches of width sure feels good once we get camped.

They have been installing shorter arms for a number of years since ours was built.

[Ductape_Dave]

The Phoenix Cruiser was mentioned being narrower on page 2 being a B+.

[naph]

thx everyone for the suggestions! Still learning my way around the forum. Someone mentioned renting an itasca navion 24g in san jose. I've been looking a lot for someplace to do that. Can you please tell me where you did that? Also if anyone else out there has had an experience with this rv would appreciate hearing your comments!

[pnichols]

Ron,

I notice that your cab mirrors seem to stick out just as wide as the remotely controlled and heated mirrors on our 101 inch widebody Class C.

I wonder why PC doesn't tuck those in just a bit (using a shorter arm) to better match their coach's narrower width?

Every inch narrower would sometimes help in the places we go. However, 101 non-slide inches of width sure feels good once we get camped.

[ron_dittmer]

bobojay5 wrote:
What no one has mentioned yet is that Phoenix Cruiser RV's are narrower than the normal class C built on the Ford Chassis.....

Yep....

All PC models are a consistent 93" wide but you do have to add at least 4" for the illuminated entry door handle. The shorter/lighter models built on the E350 are only 9'-10" to the tippy-top of the a/c unit. The longer models built on the E450 & the shorter models on the Sprinter are all 3" taller at only 10'-1" high. With the nicely angled aerodynamic transition walls and B+ cap, PCs cut through wind better than most.

Here is our older PC model 2350 on a 2007 E350 chassis. Note the entry door handle sticking out.

[bobojay5]

What no one has mentioned yet is that Phoenix Cruiser RV's are narrower than the normal class C built on the Ford Chassis.....

[ron_dittmer]

That is putting your rig to good use in a different sort of way.

We do have a kitchenette & bath in the basement so we'd resort to moving down there before considering the motor home.

[pnichols]

Ron, if you want to live in your RV more, whether retired or going to work daily ... try having a major remodel done on your stick and brick quarters. We're having to partially live in our RV out in the back yard almost this entire summer for at least 10-12 weeks.

We're retired and an RV can get real boring if you can't visit new campsites in it once in awhile ... even more so in an extreme drought during which you can't even wash off the rig. :E

[ron_dittmer]

pnichols wrote:
So Ron, isn't it about time you traded in your current 2350 PC and jeep .... and used the proceeds to have PC custom build you a sweet new 2100 on an overkill E450 4X4 chassis with full air suspension?

Nope.

What would be nice is if we could actually wear out our PC. Seven years old and it's a cream puff with only 23,000 miles and still smelling new inside, sheesh! I spend more time inside it making improvements instead of living in it. It isn't right. If only I could retire early and have time for serious road trip travel, not just 3 to 4 weeks out of the year.

[pnichols]

So Ron, isn't it about time you traded in your current 2350 PC and jeep .... and used the proceeds to have PC custom build you a sweet new 2100 on an overkill E450 4X4 chassis with full air suspension?

That would be Nirvana for some of us - being able to go just about anywhere anytime (including cities) toadless - and do it while thumbing our noses at those exotic $300,000 on up strange contraptions from other parts of the world built on those strange chassis types with those strange names we can't pronounce? 😉

Just kidding ... but sometimes dreaming sure is nice.

[ron_dittmer]

naph,

You live in Indiana. I suggest you visit Elkhart, IN, the RV capital of the world. Put together a list of companies to visit. Be sure to include Phoenix USA.

[Ductape_Dave]

I've had the same problem with passing in narrow areas as the wide body C width gets scary at times and with my deteriorating eye sight I may have to consider a B+ in the future for that reason. I wish some manufacturer would take the Sprinters narrower C house and place it on the Ford or Chevy chassis which would reduce cost and have an easier unit to handle.