[Junior Guru]

Regarding getting a new Newell as your first coach, only you can make that call for you.

There will be a learning curve no matter what coach you buy. For me, I think the driving part is one of the easiest. But I had driven big box trucks, etc before. There is plenty of info out there for tips, etc. I do recommend you the watch safety video regarding front tire blow outs and what to do if this occurs at high speeds. I don't have the link but there is a great one from the 70's or 80's on you tube. Info is still relevant. I've seen the link on Newell gurus somewhere.

I've owned a 2003 Newell (our first coach) had it for a year and bought a barely used 2013 bunk Newell last year. Despite what many might think, the "experience" between the two is similar to me. I find outside of lipstick and a few creature comforts, that there are more similarities than differences once you are living in the coach. Others would disagree. The new coaches drive a "little" better and with new systems, I think are easier to use, so learning curve is less. They are also very pretty!

I think the learning curve includes the obvious usage of the coach. But in large part, it also includes whether you like the lifestyle or not. That'd be an expensive lesson on a new coach vs a used one if you decided after a year it's not for you. That might not be an issue for you. Some rv parks are hideously bad and some are unbelievably nice. We've had good times in all of them and we dry camp a lot from cabellas or casino parking lot to football games to state parks. So we enjoy it. We feel like we are in a very luxurious hotel in our Newell. But I admittedly have a good amount of redneck genes running through my blood, despite a $million motor home. Your gene pool may differ!

Oh and EVERYONE will want to see your coach everywhere you go! So be prepared!