Acceptable Delivery Miles

My Winnebago had 1,200 miles on it and we are only 500 miles from the factory. I didn't ask why as for some reason I thought the factory was farther away than it really is.

Nick

Elkhart, IN, to Los Angeles, CA, to Las Vegas, NV is 2376 miles according to Google Maps. 2500 seems about right if it went to a local show or two. I'm just guessing Elkhart and LA though...

mrubaum@aol.com wrote:
How many miles are acceptable on a new coach. My 40 ft dp had 2500 miles on it by the time I took possession. Built in Indiana, taken to shows who knows where, delivered to California, then finally purchased in Las Vegas. Is this normal? Thank you.

Mine had 3400 miles on it. Oregon to Cleveland.

Whine about something worthwhile

I'm thinking a coupla hundred miles on it might be a good thing.....maybe they would have found some kinks that needed to be fixed.........:)

The chassis may have been built somewhere and delivered to the IN. factory. I have seen bare chassis being driven. The warranty didn't start until you took posession.

Depends on where the factory is located from the dealer. It would be rare for them to transport a MH on a flatbed. The most economical method is to drive it from factory to dealer.

Keep in mind your DP has the same components used in commercial vehicles so the service life is a minimum of 300,000 miles. 2500 miles is a drop in the bucket.

mrubaum@aol.com wrote:
How many miles are acceptable on a new coach. My 40 ft dp had 2500 miles on it by the time I took possession. Built in Indiana, taken to shows who knows where, delivered to California, then finally purchased in Las Vegas. Is this normal? Thank you.

Sounds perfectly normal. Don't know where it was delivered in California, but Elhart, IN to Sacramento CA to Las Vagas NY is 2700 miles. Los Angeles instead of Sacramento might have cut off about 600 miles. Lots of variables here. Had you brought it at a show in California you might have gotten a deal.

bsinmich wrote:
The chassis may have been built somewhere and delivered to the IN. factory. I have seen bare chassis being driven. The warranty didn't start until you took posession.

Is that even legal?

The chassis may have been built somewhere and delivered to the IN. factory. I have seen bare chassis being driven. The warranty didn't start until you took posession

they do it all the time with high end coaches that are then built out to customer specs.

Maladjusted wrote:

bsinmich wrote:
The chassis may have been built somewhere and delivered to the IN. factory. I have seen bare chassis being driven. The warranty didn't start until you took posession.

Is that even legal?

It is in Mexico where many are made. They drive them from the factory to the ports for shipping. I recall this being shown in a Hollywood movie not too long ago.

And here's a still photo from the movie: