Coachmen Pursuit (Feed Back Please)
We are looking at the Coachmen Pursuit 27k and wanted to get some feed back on Coachmen since Forest River bought them in 2008. If you bought a Coachmen since 2008 how is the reliability and customer...
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I just purchased a new 2014 Encounter 37LS (Limited Supply). I purchased it @ the Cleveland RV Show 10-12 Jan. From my understanding there are only 6 in the country as of 14 Jan. One in CT, one in Cleveland, 2 on the lot in IN, one in transit to Houston and one in transit to Dallas. It has 1.5 bath (Porcelain), queen bed, 2 interior TV's, one exterior TV, Triton V10 362hp, and a ford chassis. We traded a 1999 32' Fleetwood Storm.
I did one of the dumb things, that every smart guy says not to do, I purchased at a show. I did not see all 4 sides of the rv before purchase. The drivers side has small basement doors and it is hard to get regular sized items in and out, plus when the slide is out it is even more difficult. The pass-thru compartments are not big and roomy, but since I don't have a lot of pass-thru items they will be ok for now.
INTERIOR: Drivers/passenger compartment - the front shade, in my opinion, is very cheap and will need replacing with a curtain within a year or 18 months, the sunscreen does not go down far enough to block the sun (not sitting in the driveway anyway), and I am not sure if it can be adjusted. There is no glove box or place to put a wallet or sunglasses, or GPS, or road map, or a toothpick in the "Cab".
I am guessing I paid $XX,XXX for Italian tile, the wife liked this one best because she wanted little or no carpet. This coach has tile through out. The only portion that is carpet is under the dinette, drivers/passenger seat and the bedroom.
There is little storage on the interior for food items. The kitchen drawers are very weird sizes and small. Cupboards are high and medium sized but no shelving on most, so that must be added by you. Most drawers are 5 x 11 and 10 x 11.
There is room for a washer/dryer which will be a later purchase. So general storage is adequate for now, but once the new W/D is added, things will get tight. The half bath is OK, but there seems to be a lot of "open" storage, rather than shelving with doors/drawers. The bedroom has underbed storage, and adequate clothes drawer storage for now, but I am not sure if this will be adequate when we become extended travelers, which was the reason for this purchase. The full bath is roomy, but again there is a storage problem for towels and bath necessitates.
There are very few recepticles in this coach and only 2 - 12V recepticles near the cab.
Since I have only driven this coach 115 miles from the dealer to my home, it does drive well. The craftsmanship seems to be good, solid and well made and I have found only two small things that need "fixing" or touch up. I found a box of tile in a storage bay when I got home and several bottles of touch up paint.
The walk-thru was fast and rushed, the financial person we dealt with should have retired several years ago, and the salesman has been trying hard to keep us happy and the dealership happy. The jury is still out on this one, but at this point I do not think I will purchase another Coachmen product or visit this dealership unless I must.
I did one of the dumb things, that every smart guy says not to do, I purchased at a show. I did not see all 4 sides of the rv before purchase. The drivers side has small basement doors and it is hard to get regular sized items in and out, plus when the slide is out it is even more difficult. The pass-thru compartments are not big and roomy, but since I don't have a lot of pass-thru items they will be ok for now.
INTERIOR: Drivers/passenger compartment - the front shade, in my opinion, is very cheap and will need replacing with a curtain within a year or 18 months, the sunscreen does not go down far enough to block the sun (not sitting in the driveway anyway), and I am not sure if it can be adjusted. There is no glove box or place to put a wallet or sunglasses, or GPS, or road map, or a toothpick in the "Cab".
I am guessing I paid $XX,XXX for Italian tile, the wife liked this one best because she wanted little or no carpet. This coach has tile through out. The only portion that is carpet is under the dinette, drivers/passenger seat and the bedroom.
There is little storage on the interior for food items. The kitchen drawers are very weird sizes and small. Cupboards are high and medium sized but no shelving on most, so that must be added by you. Most drawers are 5 x 11 and 10 x 11.
There is room for a washer/dryer which will be a later purchase. So general storage is adequate for now, but once the new W/D is added, things will get tight. The half bath is OK, but there seems to be a lot of "open" storage, rather than shelving with doors/drawers. The bedroom has underbed storage, and adequate clothes drawer storage for now, but I am not sure if this will be adequate when we become extended travelers, which was the reason for this purchase. The full bath is roomy, but again there is a storage problem for towels and bath necessitates.
There are very few recepticles in this coach and only 2 - 12V recepticles near the cab.
Since I have only driven this coach 115 miles from the dealer to my home, it does drive well. The craftsmanship seems to be good, solid and well made and I have found only two small things that need "fixing" or touch up. I found a box of tile in a storage bay when I got home and several bottles of touch up paint.
The walk-thru was fast and rushed, the financial person we dealt with should have retired several years ago, and the salesman has been trying hard to keep us happy and the dealership happy. The jury is still out on this one, but at this point I do not think I will purchase another Coachmen product or visit this dealership unless I must.
