After 4 months of looking and wet testing we finally decided and signed off on the purchase. It was between Caldera Niagara and Sundance Optima and we went with the Optima. The Niagara price was
excellent and I really loved the captains chair, 1/2 lounge and external lights that are not avail on the Optima so it was not an easy decision. However once we got back into the Optima we knew it was "the one" and felt it was worth the extra $$. Dealer still would not budge on price. Said prices had gone up due to transportaiton cost, BUT .... ("lucky" us) ... he would still honor the price he quoted several months ago (even though the quote was only good for 30 days).
Decided on coastal gray cabinet & platinum interior. Unfortunately none were in stock so we have to wait 2 1/2 weeks which was disappointing but school is starting up so the time will fly.
Thanks to everyone for answering my questions and providing feedback. This site is
SO helpful to us newbies. I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions once we're up and running.