American Eagle, Country Coach, Newmar
Hi all, I was hoping to get some advice. We currently have a 1998 Winnebago Adventurer 32ft with no slides and are a family of 3 living in it. We've just recently completed a 2 month adventure acros...
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Piku - If you are going to live in a coach full time you should buy one with heavy made systems to take that kind of use. American, Foretravel, Blue Bird, Country Coach, some models of Newmar, Tiffin, Winnebago are rated full time.
We have a Country Coach and all the systems in it are heavy built. They do break though. Diesel motors normally go a very long time before they need an overhaul. But stuff happens. Like you air cleaner breaks, funk goes into the motor, and so on. Just try to get a motor that is not on the problem list.
I would not give up on Blue Birds, you might find what you want in your price range. Just keep in mind that Blue Birds cost a fortune to build new and if you have to replace parts it will cost big bucks.
As far as motors go look at torque amounts they are more important than HP. Our motor has 1550 lbs of torque. We go up any grade with ease. Diesel motors tend to go up hills far smoother than gas motors. Gas motors gear down and scream up hills.
American Coaches are well built full timer coaches that you should be able to find in your budget. Don't buy one that has delimitation problems.
If you shop right you can find what you want at your price. Tonight at dinner I was talking to a friend of mine who just bought a 2008 Tropi-Cal coach when he was back east getting his motor repaired on his other coach. The dealer he was at got this coach when National went BK and it has 12,500 miles on it. Three slides. He only paid 70 grand for it. Tropi-Cal is not as good as an American Eagle, but still a good coach. We bought our superb motorhome for about double what you will spend 4 years ago. If you went down a few models you could get a Country Coach in your price range. They don't have any of the issues you are concerned with. The only CC's I would avoid are the rear radiator ones and there are only a few.
We have a Country Coach and all the systems in it are heavy built. They do break though. Diesel motors normally go a very long time before they need an overhaul. But stuff happens. Like you air cleaner breaks, funk goes into the motor, and so on. Just try to get a motor that is not on the problem list.
I would not give up on Blue Birds, you might find what you want in your price range. Just keep in mind that Blue Birds cost a fortune to build new and if you have to replace parts it will cost big bucks.
As far as motors go look at torque amounts they are more important than HP. Our motor has 1550 lbs of torque. We go up any grade with ease. Diesel motors tend to go up hills far smoother than gas motors. Gas motors gear down and scream up hills.
American Coaches are well built full timer coaches that you should be able to find in your budget. Don't buy one that has delimitation problems.
If you shop right you can find what you want at your price. Tonight at dinner I was talking to a friend of mine who just bought a 2008 Tropi-Cal coach when he was back east getting his motor repaired on his other coach. The dealer he was at got this coach when National went BK and it has 12,500 miles on it. Three slides. He only paid 70 grand for it. Tropi-Cal is not as good as an American Eagle, but still a good coach. We bought our superb motorhome for about double what you will spend 4 years ago. If you went down a few models you could get a Country Coach in your price range. They don't have any of the issues you are concerned with. The only CC's I would avoid are the rear radiator ones and there are only a few.
