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Prof_Turby
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Jul 14, 2019

Fleetwood Excursion 39S

Greetings All...

My wife and I are close to retirement.

We have located a 2006 Fleetwood Excursion 39S with 30K miles that is local to us. It has a Spartan chassis with a 350 Cat C7 engine. Tires look good according to the pictures as does the entire coach.

I do have some experience with coaches as my father owned over 7 different ones in his lifetime. The last ones were American Eagles on the Spartan Chassis so I am familiar with those units.

I know to look for the overall condition of tires, batteries, roof, etc...I'm really wanting any feedback from folks with any experience with these units.

Thank you for your insights.

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  • Thank you Tracking for the info. This unit that I am looking at is within 10 miles of my home. I'm a little confused. The gauges say Spartan but everything I've read says that the unit should be Freightliner. I don't know if this unit was built during a switch over from the Spartan chassis to the Freightliner or not. I am familiar with those units since my father ran American Eagles with the Spartan.

    I figure with that low of miles if maintained it should be OK. I know what to look for. Branson mentioned tire age and I need to give the roof a look. We really prefer a fiberglass top. I've had issues with the rubber top units before.

    Again any insights would be appreciated. My father had a really nice metal building built for his coaches. I have a place for a unit when we get one.
  • We have the 2005 39S Excursion which we bought about seven years ago and it's been a great MH. We're up to about 80,000 miles and just entered northern California headed south.

    Ask any questions you would like info on or pictures of.

    Bill
  • Just because tires look good, do not go by that. Need to check the date on them.Is this a private sale. If so see if any service records.