Considering buying the newer Winnebago Via 25T or Itasca Reyo 25T Any experiences good and or bad? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Farm Pair · RV-Dreams Community Member

Considering buying the newer Winnebago Via 25T or Itasca Reyo 25T Any experiences good and or bad?

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Be careful about carrying capacity. Winnebago does not put their loaded weights on the website, so you will have to look at the sticker on the motorhome itself. I recommend 3,000 lbs of carrying capacity, which includes yourselves and your stuff, for fulltimers and around 2,000 lbs for part timers. The Via's GVWR is 15,250 lbs, so if it weighs more than 13,250 empty, you might have a problem. Of course most people have no idea what the GVWR is and it is common to be overloaded, but it isn't safe.

My mother-in-law was looking at these and realized she really needed more room. She ended up with a Winnebago Sightseer 33C, not as small and definitely not as fuel efficient. Make sure you can live in 25' and not go crazy.

-- Edited by bjoyce on Thursday 10th of July 2014 10:20:26 AM

Farm Pair · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thank you for your reply. Yesterday, we were in two models. One was new and one used. We quickly realize they are not meant for us. If you wanted a weekend vehicle maybe. I am tall and they have too low a ceiling height and very little room to move around. We had not gotten to what you could carry on and store as we knew this was not the vehicle for us. Still, that leave us with the question of what fits for us. We have a very good combination of truck and trailer now, but my wife is not sure she likes getting into fuel stations, etc with a 35 foot rig. We looked at some smaller Class A's, but some times they are lacking. We just need to take our time and research. We also want to visit our daughter in California and a son in Texas and where they live there just are no campgrounds close and to pull up or into their home is impossible with our rig.

Jim

DEWhit · RV-Dreams Family Member

Every entity that sells fuel has to have enough space for a tractor and a tanker to enter and position to be able to drop their load of fuel.

Most groceries, beer, soft drinks and merchandise also arrive in a tractor trailer.

I see RV drivers that get too impatient and make mistakes on surveying the lot and getting into a hurry when entering small places or fueling points.

I use to train truck drivers and told them to disregard any honking, fingers, shouts, etc. We enter one time at the right time to the right spot and just wait until that moment arrives. Of course, we would edge into that spot most times. Size does make a difference . ha.

That's just the way it is with oversize trucks in most places that are designed for cars. Don't sweat it.

-- Edited by DEWhit on Sunday 13th of July 2014 05:04:25 PM

Farm Pair · RV-Dreams Community Member

Good comments. We are still considering options, from staying with what we have to a motorhome. We do not intend to go with a larger pickup, such as a 350 with duals, although I saw a perfect 2013 Montana that is even longer than our current 5th wheel. It was really laid out nice. We are just being patient on looking and thinking about what we really want most and what fits our needs and the way we want to RV. We have reviewed putting generator(s) with our current 5th wheel, like the paired Honda 2000 watt units.