Mary Kay Hill and I toured a new Cambridge today at Stier's RV Center in Bakersfield, CA. Here's what we observed, plusses (+) and minuses (-), in our humble opinions (mainly mine, but MK reviewed the list and didn't object):
+hydraulic stabilizer jacks front & rear
+compartment for 50A cable on driver's side, rear panel (where I always thought it should be added - someone must have read my brilliant mind
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+compartment door on driver's side (just behind basement access) to access multiple controls in one place, including shore water connection, gravity fill fresh water, black tank flusher, all 3 holding tank valves, holding tank gauges (dup inside), hot and cold water valves for controlling all inside outlets separately, low point drains, 15A electric outlets
+basement doors open sideways, split in center - no heavy lifting required
+panel inside basement slides open, on passenger side, giving access to water heater, pump, furnace, etc.
+basement is full height, with holding tanks lowered below level of Montana belly - lots more room for 'stuff'
+generator prep area under front
+separate horizontal storage bay above generator/battery compartments under front
+Mor-Ryde kingpin (I love mine)
+Mor-Ryde IS system - ? I think, didn't double-check
+recliners comfortable
+all wood cabinets - no more pressed wood/cardboard!
+JVC CD/DVD player - hurrah! they ditched the Quest 2000
+residential style side-by-side Dometic refrigerator with ice maker prep - not sure of capacity but much larger than mine, good for people who actually cook!
+decorative and functional drapery hold-back brackets
+8 gal propane tanks (but no gauges, too bad)
+pillowtop mattress
+3-way mirror in lavatory
+adjustable shelving kitchen cabs
+cedar lined closet & drawers
+storage drawers under bed, both sides
-hydraulic stablizer jacks are not levelers, despite what salesman thought
-50A plug is inside compartment mentioned above, hard to reach
-sewer outlet is under slide - really hard to reach
-holding tank sensors are still inside tanks, subject to 'stuff' getting caught on sensors causing false readings
-only one floor plan, similar to Montana 3400RL
-didn't like color/decorating scheme or stain on wood
-desk is a covered drawer in what I have to call a chest of drawers in corner of living room, top of which is useful only for--what? knicknacks that need dusting? How many of us travel with those? (Excuse my bias - these comments really set the salesman on edge.) The desk in the 3400RL is far better IMHO
-can't see TV from one recliner, TV slide-out swivel doesn't go far enough - again, the 3400RL did it better by setting the TV at an angle
-same Dometic remote control for a/c and furnace - problems ahead for Cambridge owners
-glass enclosed curio cabinet with weak magnetic catches - don't put anything breakable in here; it will end up on the floor while traveling
-no privacy curtain or door between bath and bed (by this time the salesman had remembered something important he had to do and left us alone)
-wasted space between shower and cabinet next to bed
-no bedside tables/shelves
-king size bed barely fits, hard to make - hard to tuck in bedspread even without sheets, blankets, etc.
-greater than 16,000 lbs GVWR - requires MDT
I've tried to keep my personal opinions to a minimum in this report, but I couldn't help myself a couple of times. I'll be interested in what others have observed when you've seen other Cambridges.
P.S. Just read another post stating there are two floor plans - another time the salesman was wrong. It was obvious to MK and I that we knew more about Keystone products than he did; I shouldn't have trusted this piece of info.
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