2005 Itasca Suncrusier wkhrse 8.1
Looking seriously at this motorhome its clean and has 21000 miles, anyone have any experience with these or advise to sway me one way or another?
Forum Discussion
- Agree with Tom N only buy the 24,000. We love ours. It now has 41,000 miles on. Ordered new.
- Caution, do NOT buy this 2005 Suncruiser if it is not on the larger W24 24,000# chassis.
The W22 is too small for a 37' Suncruiser. The weight carrying capacity is small with the W22 chassis.
I have a 2005 Itasca Suncruiser 38R and can answer any questions you have. I bought mine new in 2005 and ordered it with the larger W24 chassis. My CCC is over 3000# as seen from my closet weight label below.
Note my weigh slips below. I weighed 23,200# on one and 22,900# on the other. This would be over the W22's 22,000# capacity.
-Tom
- We had a 2005 Suncrusier 37B. We put 63,000 miles on it with very few problems. It was a great MH. It was a W22 Workhorse.
- We did have someone do a look at it but not a thorough inspection. It was bought from a dealer and had a 30 day warranty. It was also a consignment deal
- Did any of you have someone inspect the motor home for you prior to purchase?
- We bought the exact model and year you are looking at. We liked the layout and the engine/tranny had a great reputation. We are going through it now and making it our own. As someone else has pointed out, there were a few recalls on the chassis so be sure those are done. Also, check the date codes n the tires to see if they are the originals. If so, you should think about replacing them. We just did and went with Toyo's for around $2,600 out the door.
Good luck - The Vortec 8.1 is no longer an option. The Workhorse chassis is no longer in business. With that said there are a lot of them out there and the parts and repair will be around for many years to come. We have had ours for going on 9 model years and it is a great combination. I would have no problem buying it.
- The 8.1L and the Allison transmission is a great combination. There were a few recalls on the WH chassis so just make sure they are done and then the chassis should be trouble free. If the floor plan works for you and the price is right, it will be a good coach.
