We've test driven the Ford Transit 3 times now. Here are my impressions
Coachmen Orion T21RS
Very nicely laid out coach. The step near the microwave was problematic
for me. When I opened and closed the microwave door I kept tripping over
it. The over the cab bunk provided terrific storage for our lawn chairs
and dog pen. Neither of us liked driving it. I could not get a
comfortable position with the left foot cut off by a hump and the
geometry of the steering wheel, pedals and seat. My husband felt the
seat was too hard. But I wanted to give it another try with the twin
bed floor plan so we went to see it. Cost about $60K.
Coachmen Orion T21TB
I have to say this is the best floor plan we have seen for us. We
absolutely loved the no slides. The fact you could sit in the love seat,
have your seat belt on and still open the refrigerator to make yourself a
meal with the table set up in front of you. The shower had the curved
hard plastic shower curtain which we prefer. The interior storage was
fantastic. It also had the over cab bunk to accommodate large items. But
the quality was so bad the coach was falling apart under our hands
while we looked at it. The trim fell off, the drawer glides were so weak
that the empty drawers fell through them as they bent outwards when you
opened them. The upper cabinets had no way to stay open or closed when
you worked with them. The cheap brown particle board cabinets and brown
vinyl were '70s ugly. Although I must say the foam on the loveseat was
the best we've seen in this class. I can't remember if I liked the bed
foam. I worked a little harder at the driver seating position and got it
to be more tolerable. But I don't drive that often, my husband does. I
found the loveseat in back was my preferred seating position over the
passenger seat but the passenger seat was tolerable even with the left
foot room a little cut off. Cost about $60K.
So with the obvious quality issues at the forefront of our minds we
remembered the Sunseeker 2390 had much higher quality so we decided to
look at the 2370 with a similar floor plan to the Orion T21tb.
Sunseeker 2370
Everything about the 2370 was much nicer than the Orion. The window
shades are fantastic. It came with the overhead fans. The cabinets stay
open and stay closed. Nothing fell off when we handled it. The real
bonus was the twin beds were power operated to come together. We found
if we moved one in to make it bigger there was still enough of an aisle
to get to the bathroom and one bed became closer to full size. This is
nice when you have dogs that want to sleep with you and like to kick out
to try and take over the bed at night. We did not like the loveseat
slide. It made the loveseat very small and uncomfortable. The foam on it
was bad. It reduced the storage above the loveseat and refrigerator
significantly. And you wouldn't be able to have the table up when
traveling. Also the door to the refrigerator opened the opposite
direction so no longer able to open the fridge when seated on the
loveseat. The problem was no place to put folding lawn chairs and our
dog pen. But we decided we could figure out a way to carry them on a
hitch so went for the test drive.
Unfortunately they only had the diesel version. It was loud and vibrated
the cab. The two previous Ford Transits we test drove were the gas
versions and they were quieter and smoother. We also both found the
drivers seat very uncomfortable while the passengers was softer and more
padded. I think there was something wrong with the drivers seat foam.
It may have been installed incorrectly or damaged because it was much
less comfortable than the others we tried. Cost about $65K.
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