millesecond wrote:
We are retired so the Fuse seemed like a great travel the country rv for just the 2 of us. Started looking at several dealers and after spending some time in one (1.5hrs) on the dealers lot the salesman insisted we test drive it before leaving. I was impressed with peppy little diesel. What turned us away was the wind noise coming from the coach entry door. From the drivers seat it sounded like the door was wide open.
You owe it to yourself to check out a Phoenix Cruiser. Being in Wisconsin, you are not so far from the factory in Elkhart, IN. Pick your favorite floor plan on-line by
CLICKING HERE, call the factory for a tour making sure they will have a finished one on-hand of your favorite, for you to inspect. They used to build on the E350, E450, and Sprinter. Today they build exclusively on the Ford Transit and E450 chassis.
You won't hear a whistle from their main entry door. It is made very well, like no other I have ever seen. The door and door jamb are installed as an assembly. It is perfectly aligned, well gasketed, and also very solid, a reflection of their over-all workmanship. Outdoor compartment hatches are not up to the same caliber, but are still done well. Our 2007 outdoor compartments are well done but are more generic. Today they have compartment latching hardware like the best rigs have. You will pay more, but you get that much better. It depends on your priorities......cash in-hand, or cash in-rig.
If you go with an E450 chassis and delete as many slide outs as the floor plan allows like we did, you will lower the purchase price significantly. We applied the savings into the full body paint option. You can see our 2007 Phoenix Cruiser 2350 by
CLICKING HERE.
We ordered our PC brand new nearly 13 years ago. We love our slide-less rig, so clean and worry-free for all the years still coming that we plan to keep it. Unless the floor plan absolutely requires a slide out, I always encourage people to consider deleting it to save money and avoid the rest that comes with any slide out. Keeping it simple keeps it cheaper, stronger, lighter, warmer, cooler, drier, cleaner, and most reliable. You even gain more linear wall space for bigger cabinets, or in our case a spacious and comfortable dinette.
