Looking at the new Momentum 350M

[GD350M]

Hello,

I'm new to the forum, but have actually been browsing for months here. This is why I have come closer to pulling the "trigger" on a 350M. I have seen the quality of the 380 and 385 Momentums and I am over the moon for the way they look and feel. For me, the lighter Toy Hauler is ideal because I currently own a 2013 F250 with firestone airbags and Helwig rear sway bars. To keep the weight in the right class, I am looking at these new lighter toy haulers but have a few questions. First of all, I am not new to camping. I did a lot with my parents growing up and I currently own a TT with a bunkhouse design. When the wife and I bought this just over a year ago, I had a smaller truck and what we thought we needed in a camper is why we got this. I never thought I would need a big toy hauler, but as we began camping more and more, our needs have changed. This summer we've looked at hundred of units from all the manufacturers and none seem to fit what we need with a small family. That's when we came to see the first Grand Design, and boy let me tell you how wonderful it looked. After talking with one of the heads of design and development of the Momentums at Grand Design, he informed me that there was a lighter toy hauler coming out, so we decided to wait. Well the wait is almost over, (I think). We haven't had a 350M come on to any local lots down in south Louisiana yet, so the only looks I have had of this unit has been from pictures from other dealers in other states helping me out. What these pictures don't do is tell me the full story, I need to know about a few things.

1. In the front bedroom there is a second A/C unit, but this unit has knobs on the ceiling part. When I asked the dealer if this was controlled from the actual unit or from a thermostat, he told me it was controlled off the thermostat, but he could not tell me why the knobs are on there. So, can anyone here help me with this one?

2. On one of the pictures he sent me of the rear of the unit, I noticed that it has a small black object just above the rear clearance lights dead center of the unit. He sent me the build sheet and it doesn't show a camera option on it, but was wondering what this could be if it's not a camera.

3. On the Grand Design Website, it shows a picture of the rear front of the garage looking towards the coach interior and it shows it to have what appears to be a fantastic fan control switch, is this only an option for the M-Class units?

4. We looked at another brand with the exact layout of this unit, it had the outside entertainment package (Includes a tv and speakers in a compartment behind the sofa's on the slide), but on this other brand, because this option is there, the middle two recliners cannot recline due to that box being there. Does anybody know if this is an issue with the Grand Designs?

5. I never had a Onan 5500 Generator, anyone with this generator, have you ran it while sleeping at night? If so, is it loud and does it vibrate the bedroom bed?

None of these things are really deal breakers for me, but because we don't have a unit in Louisiana (and I don't know when we will get one) I don't want to travel 4 hours and 300 miles to get to the nearest dealer and be disappointed that these things were not up to my standards. So please, if anybody has any input on this things, please help me out. Thanks bunches and I do looking forward to being the next family member in the Grand Design Family.