Opinions please

ADK Camper wrote:
Personally we found a dinette very uncomfortable for lounging. I would actually prefer a comfortable sofa to a dinette if I had to choose. But again, you must decide that for yourself.

my first 25Y Flair had a choice of dinette or sofa. my BIL recommended sofa. wish I had gotten the dinette instead.
no good place to eat, computer, etc.
bumpy

You cannot easily get to the bed with the slide in. We use the bathroom and the kitchen at rest stops though. The Inaccessible bed during rest stops did not matter to us. Guess it's a matter of preferences though. All the TT we looked at had drawbacks but this particular model came closest at the time to what we wanted. Guess you need to decide which features are most important to you and go from there.

The chief drawback is the slide and galley. It sure looks like you can't get to the bed if the slide is in.

I would never get a TT or other RV if I couldn't get to the bed, bathroom, and fridge with the slide in.

I like the floorplan! It's best feature IMO is the galley. Lots of counter space. You could actually cook a real meal in that kitchen! I agree with the poster who noted difficult (impossible) access to the bed with the slide in. Fortunately everything else looks to be accessible with the slide in. You'd have to decide for yourself whether or not that is a deal breaker. My other quibble is that there is no sofa. Personally we found a dinette very uncomfortable for lounging. I would actually prefer a comfortable sofa to a dinette if I had to choose. But again, you must decide that for yourself.

My 2 cents: It looks fine as long as they don't intend to do any stops for sleep on a long trip outside of campgrounds. The location of the door and the bed at opposite ends mean you have to open the slide out even for a quick nap - not something you want to do in a parking lot stop.

I have a 13 Laredo 240MK. We purchased new at Buffalo RV online. Got it for about 19500 plus tax, license etc. We have trailed it from NY to FL. twice now. Had 2 minor issues which I have fixed myself. Have not been back to the dealer since I brought it home. Do not know about any frame issues. Hit a speed bump at about 40 that I did not see until too late last year that really bounced the truck and trailer but did not hurt anything. Seems pretty durable to me.
We spend about 3 months in FL with it and plan to take it to Acadia National Park in Maine this fall. The floorplan works well for the 2 of us and our small dog. The Laredo has some very nice features over our previous TT. The 50" shower is especially nice along with 8 cu. ft. refrigerator, fiberglass front nose cap, residential queen bed, 15" wheels, 50 amp. electric, higher ceiling, extra wardrobe closet, bath linen closet,many awning windows (they can stay open in a light rain) and the 32" TV on swing arm.
We felt it was a good value for that price and it tows nicely.

Take a look at the frame "I-beams" I think that they have the weak 3 piece welded together make-believe beams. Look for the rough resistance welds where the tops and bottoms are welded to the uprights. If you find that, I wouldn't touch it with a 20 foot pole!

Thanks everyone

Joe.

is the roof TPO or rubber. that would make a difference to me. don't particularly like that the bath is on the opposite of the bed room and you can't close off the bedroom from the rest of the unit. if somebody is sleeping on the dinette you have to go right by them.
bumpy

I like it. Tell them to buy it.