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Foodsman
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Jun 19, 2014

Coach Prices and Long Term Quality

Hi all,

I’ve been looking at the American Coach lineup of mitorhomes. But even lthough I’m using American Coach as the example. This question pertains to other quality motorhome manufacturers as well. For example...

American Eagle MSRP $620,000.00
American Heritage MSRP $840,000.00

Both are 45’ DP’s with Cummins engine and Freightliner Liberty chassis, Tag axle etc. I know that the Heritage has a larger Cummins engine, heavier duty transmission and chassis and everything is upgraded over the Eagle. That would have to be the case for an additional $220,000.00.

But my question is more one of “Serviceability”. You can spend $70,000.00 for a Cadillac Escalade or $45,000.00 for an XTS but the one thing they have in common is they are a Cadillac! Like the Caddy or not that’s not important, what's important is that you can keep either of them for 20 years and they will both hold up the same even with a $25,000.00 difference. No difference in “Serviceability”! Its the “Quality of build” and you can depend on it regardless of model.

Is the same thing true of motorhomes. If the manufacturer has a reputation for quality like American Coach, can you depend on its 20 year run because the American Coach has “Quality of build” its not the model its the manufacturer?

Thank you,

Harry

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