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Nielswheels
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Jul 08, 2013

2000 Discovery 368,500 miles !!!

Hello everyone. I am trading in my 2000 Fleetwood Discovery after 13 years and 368,500 miles. We have traveled around America many times and its time to give her a rest. She had a 275 isb cummins that ran strong up until this past week. I had to go into first gear up a hill for the first time! We have had many good times together and I will miss her.... But her replacement is very similar ....a 2002 Discovery with low low miles that look like new inside and out. The owner kept her in a garage the whole time and was well taken care of. She has a 330 Cat . I hope she is as strong and reliable!


If anyone wants to ask any questions... Shoot me an emaiL.
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  • Nielswheels's avatar
    Nielswheels
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2013
    One week with the newer motorhome and we are loving it! The Cat engine is sooooo much more powerful than the tired old cummins. Can't believe the power up the hills. My only concern is do you think I should change all of the hoses on the 11 year old Cat? It has only 58k miles.
  • paulcardoza's avatar
    paulcardoza
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    Jul 08, 2013
    Wow...... Lots of driving! That's over 28,000 miles per year for 13 years. Impressive and great to hear how well the rig held up.

    Nielswheels wrote:
    Hello everyone. I am trading in my 2000 Fleetwood Discovery after 13 years and 368,500 miles. We have traveled around America many times and its time to give her a rest. She had a 275 isb cummins that ran strong up until this past week. I had to go into first gear up a hill for the first time! We have had many good times together and I will miss her.... But her replacement is very similar ....a 2002 Discovery with low low miles that look like new inside and out. The owner kept her in a garage the whole time and was well taken care of. She has a 330 Cat . I hope she is as strong and reliable!


    If anyone wants to ask any questions... Shoot me an emaiL.
  • hershey's avatar
    hershey
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    Your experience with your MH really makes me feel good about my MH. Its a 2001 Fleetwood Expedition with the same engine. I've got just under 80,000 miles and my reliability so far has been the same as yours. Regular maintenance, mostly by myself and for the first time in 9 years of ownership, I had to be towed 90 miles because of a fuel pump failure. Coachnet took care of that bill for me.
  • Nielswheels's avatar
    Nielswheels
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    I did the best I could on maintenance ... Oil changes anywhere from 10 k to 18 k. Transmission every 75 k ... Had a few problems but nothing major over the years.... I used synthetic oil everywhere I could. I traded it in at Camping world. I thought I would get maybe 5 or 10 k. ... But was surprised when they gave me 20k !!! They said they were going to wholesale it out. My wife made a list of about twenty things that we need to fix... Step, fridge, air heat.... The list goes on.... It was just time for a fully working rig !
  • Oilman's avatar
    Oilman
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    Just Curious, Who is taking the trade on you Motorhome??
  • twins89's avatar
    twins89
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    Have you contacted Fleetwood? That is an amazing amount of miles on an RV. Congratulations on the new one but I am impressed; your maintenance must be superb!
  • path1's avatar
    path1
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    Congrats...
    On your old one how often did you change oil and is that regular oil or syn??

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