My wife and I special ordered our Phoenix Cruiser 2350 new in 2007 with just us two considered for accommodations. We were 49 years old at that time. It has been a great motor home for our travel style and our primary destinations of national parks, monuments, and other public lands. It also was chosen because it fits inside our garage as seen
HERE. Our only complaint with it is that we can't seem to get away as often as we'd like. Coming up on year number eleven, our PC has just 36,500 miles. We try hard to get out on the open road once a year for 3 to 4 weeks at a time. We try our best to avoid private campgrounds with hook-ups, so our on-board facilities are very important and our PC does real well in that regard for the two of us.
From the shortest to the longest PC model, the E350/E450 platform are all dimensionally identical with exception to the variation in length. The E450 models stand 3" taller than the E350 only because the E450 itself stands that much taller. The house on it's back is the same height and width.
Model 2552 seems to be Phoenix's hottest seller based on the Phoenix forum. It is built on the E450 chassis and measures 27'-10" end-to-end, so it's not a "shorty" by any means. Like every model, it is offered with an optional slide out which is a big hit with most buyers. The longest models are offered with two or three optional slide outs.
Every PC regardless of model measures only 93" wide on the exterior. The tallest of PCs is any one built on the E450 which is 10'-1" to the tippy-top of the a/c unit. PCs in-general are marketed for people who want more than a class B van, but less than a typical class C motor home. I do find it interesting that PCs in the longer lengths are so popular. People love the scaled-down profile, but many go "long" for more room. They also love slide outs for even more interior space. It is a strange phenomena to me to scale-down but scale "long" and scale "out" with slide outs, surely a unique offering that is very successful for the company.
Models 2350 and 2400 are offered on the E350, E450, and also the Sprinter chassis. The Sprinter is the same width as all other PCs, and has an over-all height identical to an E450 chassis.
Phoenix offers a 4x4 Quigley conversion for the E350 and E450 based models.
The company changed ownership nearly a year ago. From what I can tell...."So Far So Good". The new owners are a pair of fellows who are entrenched into the company just like the founding owner was. They are hand's-on guys who understand what made the company great and are very careful not to make penny-wise dollar-foolish decisions. Considering the change of ownership, I am impressed so little has changed. Of coarse it's not all roses, but surely not thorny as often happens with a buy-out. It looks like the company will remain reputable for many years to come. Surely not a disaster as happened with the company Born Free.
