Hello Senior First Timer,
I have a "re-purposed" El Monte RV from Santa Fe springs myself. It is a 2005 Tioga 29V. Hopefully, the previous owner gave you all of the records that El Monte provides with a purchase from them. I have the Ford v-10 and has proved to be almost bullet-proof. I got it with just over 120,000 miles and as I sit here in Colorado, it now has just over 134,000 miles. The only problem of concern was a weak diode in the alternator that caused a shutdown in the middle of a long grade! LOL Long story short, replaced alternator and no more problems! Sounds like you and your son have given yours a good once-over and you should enjoy it for many more miles. Like anything else, you take care of it and it will take care of you. BTW, the "long grade" was in the middle of the night, with a trailer, and all lights on. HAVE FUN and welcome to the club!!!
Allen B. . . . another BTW, I'm 73!
