VirginiaVal wrote:



There's a new View 24P model which has the back bunk beds AND a slideout.

Sox Fan wrote:

I had seen the NavionIQ CL while on a business trip to AZ and recently my wife and I had the chance to see the DL at a VA dealer on the way home from a camping trip. We had been looking at the View/Navion as an upgrade from our Roadtrek. We want to do longer trips than the 3 weeks or so that we have done in the Roadtrek and the wife wants a full bathroom if she is going to travel longer.

We took the NavionIQ DL for a test drive. It seemed like a capable enough rig but the rear slide out bed didn't appear too functional for us. Our current Roadtrek has the rear dinette that we always leave as a bed so we would likely choose the NavionIQ CL and use it in the same fashion. We do quite a bit of outdoor living while traveling so the small tables forward would work well for us where the front sofa seems like quite a waste of space to us since we would never sleep more than 2 in the motorhome.

We'll see if we can find a deal on one. The NavionIQ DL we test drove was a 2008 left over that the dealer said we could get a great deal on. Too bad it wasn't the CL, we might have already bought it.

Bob

Sox Fan wrote:

beeser,

Thought the bed was a good feature but since we use a rear dinette as a bed full time we leave it made as a bed, we would do the same in the CL and if we NEEDED to eat inside because of weather the small table behind the passenger seat would work just fine for the 2 of us. It appeared that to retract the slide for travel you'd have to unmake the bed. Also the forward table is OK but a little uncomfortable since the seat back is just about straight vertically and the small sofa on the passenger side that converts to a bed with the table appears to be a waste of space. We'd never use that for a bed since it is just the 2 of us so the forward configuration in the CL is a much better floorplan for us.

Just our .02

Sox Fan wrote:

I had seen the NavionIQ CL while on a business trip to AZ and recently my wife and I had the chance to see the DL at a VA dealer on the way home from a camping trip. We had been looking at the View/Navion as an upgrade from our Roadtrek. We want to do longer trips than the 3 weeks or so that we have done in the Roadtrek and the wife wants a full bathroom if she is going to travel longer.

We took the NavionIQ DL for a test drive. It seemed like a capable enough rig but the rear slide out bed didn't appear too functional for us. Our current Roadtrek has the rear dinette that we always leave as a bed so we would likely choose the NavionIQ CL and use it in the same fashion. We do quite a bit of outdoor living while traveling so the small tables forward would work well for us where the front sofa seems like quite a waste of space to us since we would never sleep more than 2 in the motorhome.

We'll see if we can find a deal on one. The NavionIQ DL we test drove was a 2008 left over that the dealer said we could get a great deal on. Too bad it wasn't the CL, we might have already bought it.

Bob

beeser wrote:


We moved the rear slide in and out a few times and you're somewhat correct about the bed. The back cushion partially rides over the one in front when retracted. The bedding gets a little messed up in the process but can remain intact. I thought the same about the sofa until it was pointed out to us that it's in a good position to view the TV over the dinette. Once the dinette table is moved out of the way the sofa makes a cozy area to lounge. There would even be room for a small foot rest. That said, the small dinette was the deal breaker for us. Good luck in your search for another RV.