Class A Gas with Bunks ( Vista )

[SuperGewl]

A couple of things that I will point out. All of the Class A MH currently being built are on the F-53 Chassis, the big difference is who built the house on top and what they did to the chassis after they got it.
As far as the engine (V10) I will say that Ford has done an OK job with it and the transmission. The key thing to remember is that you will only be able to tow a maximum of 5klbs even if they put a 10klb hitch on the MH.
As far as handling, each MH will handle slightly different and they are not luxury cars so don't expect them to feel like one. They won't even handle and or feel like a DP with air bags.
As others have said, test drive whatever you think you want, maybe more than once. Also be very careful as others have stated. Check how much room you have with the slides closed. I personally have been in several MH's that have great layouts when they are set for camping but when in travel mode just did not cut it. The DS and I could not even get to the front to drive the unit without performing feats of gymnastics. My dog had no room to walk back and forward and he is a Pug.
My theory is if you can't use the bathroom and get into the fridge while going down the road then why pay the price for the fridge and bathroom.
Also, get the 50amp setup and 2 AC's when ever possible, I've been all over the USA and trust me you can never have too much AC.
Keep looking and keep asking the questions, good luck

[zekethomas]

We bought a 2015 31KE last summer. So its 3 years old now and was 7,400 miles. It was still like new. It does not have the bunks but has the drop down bed which we use daily (can you spell teenager?).

We have the single slide in the living room and the space with the slide in is fine. We have spent many days without moving the slide out and do just fine. It can feel a bit cramped at dinner time with 3 people, but when driving and just stopping for the night it is fine.

We have one AC unit and have had no issues with being cool in summer. We use USB cubical fans in several places. We have no issues with being warm as we added a wave 6 heater to use when boondocking and we have several oil filled electric heaters to use when on shore power. We only use the furnace for backup on very cold nights (less than 25).

We like the simplicity of this unit (only 1 slide) and it has a lot more counter space than most small units (effectively from the stovetop to the door). So we live on one side (sofa/dinette) and cook on the other (stove, sink, counter).

We also had room at the corner of the queen bed to put a portable washing machine that we use regularly.

My recommendation is to buy used, a couple of years old, low miles and pocket the savings ($60K vs 100K). You can repair, upgrade, remodel and drive a lot of miles for $40K. Let the first guy take the depreciation, and you have less of a payment if you finance, and you get to "paid-for" faster.

My $0.02