My suggestion is that you dig around in a Fleetwood, Tiffen, and Newmar. Hit an RV show where you can dig inside them side-by-side. Dig underneath the eye-candy glitter and look at the systems, components, and construction. My personal bias is extremely weighted towards the underlying systems and components and to heck with style, glitz, and glitter.

After digging, I think you too will agree with rwarner. I certainly do, and I dug very deeply into Fleetwood. However, I would suggest it would be a little strong to say "not a good idea to buy a Fleetwood" as a least some of the buying decision is based on personal preference. Hence, your opinion of the "quality" of Fleetwood can be somewhat tempered. And certainly, price - after someone else took the initial depreciation hit - might be a factor as well.