Monkeyman_and_Lady
Severn, Maryland
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My research last year and conversations with Custom Mobile interiors in Ohio (I do work with them for my marketing bus) they told me that Newmar was the one to get. They were not wrong. This is from guys who tear apart new RVs to customize them, so I took their advice as solid.
So happy with the BayStar we have. the floorplan is amazing, it's living area is bigger than the one I had in my old Townhouse. Very happy with the quality, and I'm a tough customer. I'm an engineer by trade so I don't suffer excuses well.
Monkeyman, Lady and little chimp
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2gypsies
Enjoying the West!
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dmatt wrote:One thing I have noticed in my research is that Newmar uses a Brite Tek roof on the smaller gas coaches instead of the one piece fiberglass. It is an option on the larger Canyon Star but the shortest one is 35'.
Anyone know of any issues with this type of roof? I assume a one piece fiberglass is preferable.
Note that BriteTek is different from a rubber roof. It is harder and sturdier. It won't chalk or streak down the sides of your RV like a rubber roof will. BriteTek has been used for many years. It will still tear if a tree branch runs across it. (A fiberglass can be damaged also) Although we never had a RV with it, we had a rubber roof and it was horrible for keeping black running down the sides. We kept it very clean but didn't help the streaking.
Fiberglass is super easy to care for. This was on our last motorhome.
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Gjac
Milford, CT
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dmatt wrote:One thing I have noticed in my research is that Newmar uses a Brite Tek roof on the smaller gas coaches instead of the one piece fiberglass. It is an option on the larger Canyon Star but the shortest one is 35'.
Anyone know of any issues with this type of roof? I assume a one piece fiberglass is preferable. Everyone will have a different opinion on roofs but to me I would not let the roof be the determining factor on which MH to choose. Brite Tek is a thermoplastic roof that is very durable much more so than my old EPDM roof that is now 22 years old and still holding up well. To me CCC, storage, HP/wt ratio, FW capacity,number of roof A/C's and who makes the levelers and slides are more important.
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Bruce Brown
Northern NY
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We have a BriteTek roof, our 3rd Newmar with BriteTek.
When we ordered our current MH fiberglass was an option. Not once did we even consider it over BriteTek. That was 11 years ago and if we were buying again today we'd make the same decision. Ours today still looks like the day it was installed.
I'm a big fan of BriteTek.
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dmatt
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Well that great to know, thanks for that!! Had no idea what it was, but assumed it was similar to my old rubber roof on the class C.
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dmatt
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Monkeyman_and_Lady wrote:My research last year and conversations with Custom Mobile interiors in Ohio (I do work with them for my marketing bus) they told me that Newmar was the one to get. They were not wrong. This is from guys who tear apart new RVs to customize them, so I took their advice as solid.
So happy with the BayStar we have. the floorplan is amazing, it's living area is bigger than the one I had in my old Townhouse. Very happy with the quality, and I'm a tough customer. I'm an engineer by trade so I don't suffer excuses well.
Good to know! Question: Are you happy with the gas V10? Did you have to do any mods to it for handling, etc? Thanks
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bsinmich
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Having been RVing since 1969 I have had a wide variety. I had a 2003 Mountain Aire and was very sad when I had to part with it after my DW passed away. We had it 11 years and had been all over the YS and Canada. I would say the ducted AC in a Newmar is the quietest I have ever heard. There was no need to increase TV volume with the AC on. I was stuck in the sun at 101 F one time and we had the most comfortable MH there. Now I use nt Roadtrek and am trying to sell the GMC
1999 Damon Challenger 310 Ford
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GHOST1750
THE GOLDEN STATE My taxes help keep it that way!!
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I had two National class A's, a 35 ft. Tropical and a 39 ft. Tradewinds, both great coaches and if National was still in business I would have gone there again. In January I traded my Tradewinds for a 40 ft. ( actually 39' 11"Newmar Canyon Star. Both builders were and are quality. Only problem for me is getting used to the sound of the Ford Triton 10 after driving to 350 CAT for 15 years. Loved that diesel sound and performance and it did it so quietly!!
Just Don and a Chiuahua called Dulce
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dmatt
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Yeah, I'm going to have to drive one and see. Probably will be quieter than my old V10 class C though.
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tragusa3
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Regarding V10 noise. We just purchased a used Tiffin. Engine noise was one of the many pleasant surprises. Yes, I wish it were quieter or non-existent, but it is not as bad as I'd heard in other manufacturers. I don't know if Tiffin does additional insulation or not, but the noise, IMO can be tolerated.
I've only owned travel trailers prior. Their quality is mostly unacceptable, but we buy them because they are the only option (aside from a few high end manufacturers). When shopping Class A's, we wanted a step up in quality, unfortunately, many of them felt like a trailer on a different platform. We never allowed ourselves to shop Tiffin/Newmar, due to our budget. However, once we opened our minds to it, we started to become satisfied in build quality. You'd like to think that at these prices, Tiffin/Newmar would be the starting point of quality instead, but that isn't the case.
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