We made arrangements to tour the Entegra Coach factory with fellow American Coach owners Pat and Brian. They also stayed in the area after the ACA rally for a few days before heading to a Fleetwood Motorhome Association (FMA) rally in Decatur, IN.
Entegra Coach is a division of Jayco located in Middlebury, IN. There was a total of eight of us on the tour. The sales representative, Ted, did an outstanding job of showing us the production line and highlighting what made the Entegra unique. We started with the basic Spartan chassis. The production crew was finished for the day so it was quiet and we barraged Ted with a million questions.
The coaches on the line were the 2016 models and we were told they had a number of substantial changes that were being kept under wraps for another two weeks. When we reached the end of the tour, Ted showed us a couple finished units. The Anthem really impressed us with its floor plan and features. Entegra seemed to be very well built and I expect to see a lot of them in the future.
Joani captured a bit of lawyer induced craziness with the display below warning not to use the outside television while the coach was in motion, duh!
After the long and enjoyable tour, we headed to the Blue Gate Restaurant in Shipshewana for some great Amish style cooking. They used a pressure cooker for the fried chicken making it crispy and delicious and it was served "family style". That's code for "I ate too much".
Of course, after eating until we were full, we still managed to top it all off with a little slice of pie. I don't believe I have ever seen meringue piled quite so high on a lemon pie.
On the trip home, we were treated to a beautiful post-storm cloud display.
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