Re: Texas TC anyone talk to him lately??
Thanks for asking. I do check in on this forum from time to time and enjoy reading about how you guys are doing.
I have just over 4000 miles on the new coach. I have road trips and dry camping experiences and have enjoyed it so far. Winnebago does a great job of fit and finish. The floor-plan of the Journey Express with three slides has been great for my wife and I. There are systems and amenities on this coach that I am having to learn. True air suspension, energy management system, auto start generator to name a few. I attended Camp Freightliner to learn about all the chassis systems and the two day course was simply great! I am certainly liking the 10 plus mpg even with the use of DEF. I have been extremely pleased and surprised with the performance and efficiency of the Cummins engine.
As with all new coaches, I have a very short list of things that need attention and my dealer Mc Clain's RV (same dealer that I purchased the SuperNova from) is systematically working through them while working around my travel schedule. There has not been any issues that keep me from using the coach so I just leave it with them and pick it up for my trips and then take it back. It has worked out really well thus far.
Now for the down side. I stayed away from Class A coaches for several years because I really liked driving the truck chassis coaches. I am still trying to get accustomed to driving a bus. The air suspension is great, the coach is very quiet and my Sirius satellite radio sounds great turned down really low while driving. It is just different. I sit over the wheels which provides a different "feel" while driving. It has a much longer overhang in the rear that causes the need for some additional attention when parking and turning. I am quite sure I will learn to love the driving properties of the Class A, but, for now, the SuperNova is, still, the best handling and pure driving coach I have owned.
I hope all of you keep enjoying your SuperNova's. Mine sold at the dealership in a couple of weeks. I don't know who the purchaser was but I did provide the dealership with all the maintenance records and a two page writeup about all the changes I had made to the coach and how all the add-ons worked. I really think they got a great coach and hope they enjoy it as much as my wife and I did.
Keep traveling and having fun!
TxTC
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2008 SuperNova (6331)
2011 Jeep Wrangler (Toad)
Now: 2011 Winnebago Journey Express
2011 Silverado 4x4 Texas Edition Extended Cab (Toad)
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