[HoosierDaddy]

I looked at both as well. There's no denying that the BlueBird is very stout but I prefer the aluminum construction of the Newell over BlueBird. I have never worked on a BlueBird but it appears to me that the older Newells are a bit simpler to work on. Also, for what it's worth I can call Newell and actually talk to the guys who built my 1993 Newell. As far as maintenance cost I would say there is very little difference.