Not sure if you are looking brand new (Let the other guy take the hit $) but we love our 2017 Winnebago Aspect 30J. I was eyeballing some JAYCO Cs also as they seem to have some good offerings out there, in my wants, needs and desires wheel house.
2019 was the last year of their Gasser Productions in the Class C as Winnebago has migrated their Class C Efforts to the Sprinter Chassis line. Once you really crunch the numbers on those Sprinters there is not alot of carrying Weight left over for People and Gear and Check the Tow Hitch Capabilities too.
I believe at 2016 year models most of the V10s will give you that Extra Transmission Gear on the Shift Column "4", and in the Transmission, so know what you are looking at.
I love the Gasser V10 as I can do most of the routine stuff (Oil,Filters) here at the house. I believe (Maybe not true?) that once you get into the Sprinter line you are going to be forced to have alot of maintenance done at the Shop. I have read the Sprinters require a certain viscosity oil that only Mercedes will sell you.
I am not sure where you live but I would be making sure that if you select a Sprinter Diesel, make sure that some Authorized mechanic is close enough that you feel comfortable knowing where your service is located in proximity to your Sticks and Bricks home. Totally broke down and your Service area being far away from your house could be a real financial disaster to most of us.
It is something to keep in the back of your mind as you search.
If looking used, I would also suggest to sign up for RVtrader, set your parameters USA wide just to get a pricing feel for the model you are looking at. I flew San Antonio to Detroit, MI back in Aug 2019 as SW Air line one way ticket cost me $140, and I think I saved 10 Grand. Limiting your area of purchase is undoubtly going to limit your purchase choices.
There are alot of YouTube videos from RV Sellers across the USA so you can view to do a virtual walk thru right in your own home.
The old simple strategy in buying, before COVID was to Plug into NADA blue book with no options and be somewhere in the MID scale pricing as your High end of what you should pay. Of course buying used you have to keep upgrades and lack of Maint etc factor in. Mid Blue book number when you run it on NADA gives you some sense of reality as to what you need to pay when buying used. Not sure of todays....purchase strategy one should take into the negotiations.
I have read that COVID and the demand has brought prices up, so am unsure of a sound purchasing strategy currently.
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