'07 vs '08 View/Navion

[pswilliams]

My wife and I will be purchasing an '06 to '08 View or Navion, both made by Winnebago. The '05 and '06 models have a 5 cylinder diesel, whereas the '08 has a six. Some people I have talked to claim that the 5 cylinder gets better gas mileage than the six without much of a power penalty.

Anybody have an opinion? Or other distinctions between the '06/'07 vs the '08s that I should be concerned with? A dealer I talked to said that Winnebago made many (up to 50) improvements in '08, but could not tell me what they were or where to find out.

Thanks,

Pete

[kjburns]

You can find the brochures here. That might help you find the differences by model year.

[wsuduc]

Not to disuade the use of this forum but there is an excellent View/Navion group on Yahoo.

View/Navion Group on Yahoo

There is plenty of info on there for you to digest. A quick search will provide you hundreds of comparisons between the two.


I have an 07, and yes it has the I5 diesel which gets on average 1-2 mpg more. I am averaging right at 15.5 mpg with 10,000 miles contributing to that total, including 4000 miles of towing.

Enjoy, the View is a great RV!