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Originally Posted by RISCKY
We just purchased our first RV. We feel like we did exhaustive research. We decided on an Entegra Anthem but spent significant time researching the Tour vs the Entegra Aspire. You can call Heather at Entegra and she can email a comparison list of the Aspire vs the Tour. IMO the differences we huge in favor of the Aspire not to mention the price difference and the quality. A few of the advantages of the Aspire that I recall are:
Spartan chasis w/ X bracing
The 2 year warranty on Entegra products vs Tour 1 yr warranty
2800 sine wave inverter vs. Tours 2k
Aspire has multiplex wiring, Tour does not
222 cubic ft of storage vs. 207 for Tour
bedroom has 5.1 surround sound Tour does not
GPS standard on Aspire- option on Tour
Aspire has 2 stage jake break Tour has 1 stage
Front/End caps are insulated on Aspire
hydraulic jacks vs spring loaded on tour
Not to mention the people at Entegra were simply impossible to beat for support. Hope this helps.
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Riscky:
Not knocking Aspire, but some of the comparisons above are not correct.
We've got an 2011 Itasca 42QD, essentially same as the Winnie Tour (pretty much like Chevy or GMC). It's got 2800 inverter, hyd jacks (with spring assist to retract) 2 stage jake brake, and I happen to be partial to Freightliner chassis so that's a plus for me as well
Bottom line for anybody comparing, plase compare your own and verify facts, dealers may or may not be comparing red apples to red apples or similar model years.
Got it in July 11 at the Rally in Redmond Oregon, 9K miles and 2 months living in on various trips. A few issues noted in previous posts, but it's wearing well. We like it and we'd do it again.
Todd