I hate to sound so ignorant, but what is a SOB? Sweet Old Barth? Son Of Barth?

I think in most instances SOB is used to mean "something other than Barth" refering I 'spose to the other makes of motorhomes of usually inferior quality.

"Something Other (than) Barth"

Having owned three Fleetwood RVs, another term comes to mind...........

POS?

It's another Barthism, SOB: Some Other Brand

NOUN: duality - being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between a Barth and a SOB"

The vernacular SOB really is a nice way of dissing another motorhome with a play on words. The duality in meaning really makes most SOB a class unto itself.

Example: A Barth and a Newell are luxury coaches. A Winnie is a POS SOB. Any questions?

Bill N.Y.

Thanks, Bill -- a most enlightening exegesis of a Barthism. I think it would be too extensive to list all the POS coaches out there, but perhaps there could be a shorter list of all the coaches that are considered "luxury", undervalued, and collectible. I will most likely wait until an appropriate Barth comes along, but I would like to know other coaches might not end up being a PIA because of bad design and manufacture.

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Originally posted by Dewey:
...I would like to know other coaches might not end up being a PIA because of bad design and manufacture.

To borrow a line... I hate to sound so ignorant, but what is a PIA?

Bill N.Y.

Pain in the ...... used to describe clients, patients, any untoward object etc.

Well that's appropriate!

PIA and POS: The I is next to the O and the A is next to the S on the keyboards. I thought you just missed the keys.

Bill N.Y.

A left brained truck mechanic and a right brained intellectual all in one. Who would have thunk it..