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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The operating theory is that things won't break as much on a higher end coach. Because maybe it is garage kept, because maybe the previous owner loved it and kept up with it. Variety of reasons. My coach lived outdoors all its life and the previous owner didn't keep up with maintenance, sealants, etc and I bought a mess for a good price. When I bought it the awning was torn, roof still leaking, and had various other mechanical problems that I systematically hunted down and fixed.
I would feel better about doing the repairs on a coach that was worth a little more, not just $ wise but to me. I don't have the emotional investment in this coach because I know I want something different. I realize an 01 or 02 american dream is quite similar to buying my coach all over again but my hope is that the chassis will be far more reliable, as will the generator. The entry door in the dream looks better, probably the knob won't fall off. The other doors like bathroom door and other stuff feels far better constructed. I don't think this is just a theory, all of the ones I looked at are in *substantially* better overall condition than mine despite similar age and miles. Mine is very similar to the average bounder of the same year. Just starting to show some age. There are a few things that are the same across all the coaches - light switches, thermostats, a/c and furnace but i have no problems with those things on my coach. The things I've had a problem with - almost all of them - are all different or higher quality on an american dream pusher.
So yeah, it's not that I'm afraid to chase the problems, it's that I want to chase problems in something that I can see myself in for 5+ years.
I would feel better about doing the repairs on a coach that was worth a little more, not just $ wise but to me. I don't have the emotional investment in this coach because I know I want something different. I realize an 01 or 02 american dream is quite similar to buying my coach all over again but my hope is that the chassis will be far more reliable, as will the generator. The entry door in the dream looks better, probably the knob won't fall off. The other doors like bathroom door and other stuff feels far better constructed. I don't think this is just a theory, all of the ones I looked at are in *substantially* better overall condition than mine despite similar age and miles. Mine is very similar to the average bounder of the same year. Just starting to show some age. There are a few things that are the same across all the coaches - light switches, thermostats, a/c and furnace but i have no problems with those things on my coach. The things I've had a problem with - almost all of them - are all different or higher quality on an american dream pusher.
So yeah, it's not that I'm afraid to chase the problems, it's that I want to chase problems in something that I can see myself in for 5+ years.
