Coachmen

do a search for a recent post on somebody's woes with a Coachmen.
bumpy

Roadking5002 wrote:
How do you like the class c coachmen or the concord

even better, do a Google search for coachman problems. Lots of reading to do.

I'm happy with my Coachman..they are all junk though. lol

it doesent matter wht brand you buy it will give you a headache within the first year ,,so just find one oyu like and can afford and buy it ,,if your of a moderate income be prepared to pay for it a long time ,,,and believe me before you get it paid for you will wonder why in the world did I buy this thing and in a few years ((15 for us )) it will be paid for and you can either keep it and enjoy it or trade it for a newer one and go rite back in debt and in a few years it will all start over agn,,so make your own decision and go for it like we all did good luck my friend and happy camping.

We have a 2011 Concord. We like it very much, but we did have a lot of issues the first year. Our dealer took care of us and are happy with our coach.

Jim

My parents had a coachmen that they loved, but its been so many years ago (about 40) that any endorsement of the brand from me would be worthless.

We have a 2007 Coachmen that we love. But we knew we were buying "entry level" and didn't expect perfection.

The only really weird issue that took some time to resolve had to do with how the chassis was lengthened and the drive shaft would scrape within this extension thing. Sorry that I can't be more specific, DH mostly dealt with it. Dealers/mechanics struggled to identify/fix it, and I think DH ultimately fixed it himself. We did pay for some shop time on that issue.

Otherwise, we had to tighten some water lines that dripped on our shakedown trip. And we find screws and sawdust whenever we open up an area (under drawers where the low point drains are, or recently removing a veneer panel to make a solar equipment cabinet). We also have screws loose rolling around in the dead space beneath the overhead cabinets (where the wiring is run for the lights above the couch). We solved this by putting a magnet under the cabinet - no more rolling.

So, one mechanical issue so far, and some lack of detail/cleanup work which we basically expected. We're still really happy with it!

No real issues with mine. Have a few staples / screws that have worked loose after the first 14 months of use that were easily fixed by me. No mechanical, leaks, or other major systems issue to speak of. The according style shades are junk though....won't fold up (like an accordion)as they should. They just bunch up due to the cheap material that was used. I will upgrade those eventually on my own. Very happy with floor plan we chose and power from the V10.

We have a 2008 and are happy with it. Bought it new and it has never been to a dealer. Screws/staples have come loose as mentioned by NWnative, but you do need to be handy when you have a RV.

Ditto others comments. I have a 2005 Coachmen Concord and its has been good with few issues.