When we leave town in our View, we don't worry about how long the trip is. We know that as we are not full-timers, we will eventually come back home. We have no problem with the overall size of the View, but we also know that we would not FT in it....
We take along a set of tri-level blocks. It only takes an extra 1 to 2 minutes to take them out of the storage compartment, lay them down on the ground, and then drive up on them. These do not cost very much at all, but more importantly, will never...
I am a member of the largest internet View/Navion owners group, and I've not read of anyone having issues. Winnebago has been around for a while. They know what they are doing......
We have an '08 View, and can therefore tell you *accurate* information gleaned from actual use. First -- you can indeed tow a toad. IIRC, 3.5k lbs. capacity for earlier models, and 5k lbs. for later models. But why would you want to? A View/Navio...