Smoky
Well-known member
Well after 6 long months of paralysis analysis, we ordered our coach today.?
After narrowing our list down to Beaver, Mandalay, and Kountry Star, then eliminating Mandalay because of quality concerns ...? drums rolling .... Kountry Star got the nod, mainly because of Newmar's sterling reputation.? Also because Newmar allows custom changes on their coaches and this went a long way in making my Admiral a happy Admiral.? We ended up with 6 "specials" as they call them.? I felt I got off easy (Newmar charges extra for each special) because over on the Newmar email list there is a file you can download of what specials people have ordered in the past.? One fellow ordered 168 specials!!? I can't imagine a number that large lol.? ?But those special lists do make interesting reading and we got a lot of ideas from just perusing them.
We ordered the 2005 KS3910 Kountry Star by Newmar and put every one of the options on it that were available.? It was either that, or getting a stripped down Dutch Star.? We decided the Dutch Star mainly offers a bigger engine and slightly more storage on the same chassis and we felt the Cummins 330 would be more economical for us once we switch to fixed income.? Besides, we wanted to pamper ourselves with things like in motion satellite, wood plank flooring, weather sensitive awnings, extra large refrige, etc.? The step up to the Dutch Star would have meant a higher fuel bill and many fewer amenities.
We have lots and lots of work to do between now and delivery.? About 90% of what we own will be sold or given away.? This is a huge step and the Admiral and I vacillate between excitement, joy, fear, sadness, anticipation, pride, and just about every other emotion you can imagine.? I know many of you have gone down this road before us.? We are racing to catch up to you.
It reminds me of the trapeze artist.? You swing out on the first trapeze.? You see the new one swinging towards you.? You reach towards the new one with both fear of falling and anticipation of taking a new ride.? Then comes that critical moment when you absolutely must grab hold of the new one and let go of the old one.? We have just today reached that critical moment!!
We look forward now, in the years to come, to cross paths with you and get to enjoy a campfire or two with our new framily!? ;D
After narrowing our list down to Beaver, Mandalay, and Kountry Star, then eliminating Mandalay because of quality concerns ...? drums rolling .... Kountry Star got the nod, mainly because of Newmar's sterling reputation.? Also because Newmar allows custom changes on their coaches and this went a long way in making my Admiral a happy Admiral.? We ended up with 6 "specials" as they call them.? I felt I got off easy (Newmar charges extra for each special) because over on the Newmar email list there is a file you can download of what specials people have ordered in the past.? One fellow ordered 168 specials!!? I can't imagine a number that large lol.? ?But those special lists do make interesting reading and we got a lot of ideas from just perusing them.
We ordered the 2005 KS3910 Kountry Star by Newmar and put every one of the options on it that were available.? It was either that, or getting a stripped down Dutch Star.? We decided the Dutch Star mainly offers a bigger engine and slightly more storage on the same chassis and we felt the Cummins 330 would be more economical for us once we switch to fixed income.? Besides, we wanted to pamper ourselves with things like in motion satellite, wood plank flooring, weather sensitive awnings, extra large refrige, etc.? The step up to the Dutch Star would have meant a higher fuel bill and many fewer amenities.
We have lots and lots of work to do between now and delivery.? About 90% of what we own will be sold or given away.? This is a huge step and the Admiral and I vacillate between excitement, joy, fear, sadness, anticipation, pride, and just about every other emotion you can imagine.? I know many of you have gone down this road before us.? We are racing to catch up to you.
It reminds me of the trapeze artist.? You swing out on the first trapeze.? You see the new one swinging towards you.? You reach towards the new one with both fear of falling and anticipation of taking a new ride.? Then comes that critical moment when you absolutely must grab hold of the new one and let go of the old one.? We have just today reached that critical moment!!
We look forward now, in the years to come, to cross paths with you and get to enjoy a campfire or two with our new framily!? ;D