Holiday Rambler Admiral or Vacationer?

I've always been a fan of the Rambler - they are both great coaches.

I think in this case that you should just go with which one you like the best and makes the most economical sense for your liking.

We have a 99 Vacationer, so been looking at newer models on the net. What I noticed, it looks like about the only difference in the two models are the nose cap & rear cap, with floor plan the same on both & ony small differences like light fixtures, handles & such.
The Vacationer would be the cheaper coach, but very little difference in price.

If you do get a H/R in that year, you'll be getting the 310 HP engine, over the earlier 275 HP, welded aluminum tubing coach body frame work, painted aluminum outside walls & roof material, so all you'll need is to check the joint sealing tape on the roof every year & a cleaning once in a while, so the roof is just about trouble free. Styrfoam type insulation in the walls & roof & roof is about 4" thick, so when it rains, you have to listen good to hear it beating n the roof.
Other than that, you'll have the normal things to check, just like owning any other class A coach.
We have enjoyed ours, done nothing to the engine, trans or rear axle, other than service it in the 45,000 miles we've drove it.
Now on the F53 chassis, I did do the Cheap Handling Fix to the front & rear sway bars, added a rear trac bar to the rear axle, which made handling a whole lot better & turned it into one hand driving, even when trucks passing on the interstate.
Lot of plus about the Holiday Rambler type coaches.
Neil

The Vacationer is the more expensive model. The Admiral was supposed to be an entry type model. We love our MY2000 Vacationer (no slides as I couldn't get the drivers seat back far enough). Those years they were quality built compared to later years. I believe that the sides and roof were still Aluminum. The fiberglass roofs/sides came later.

Oh, so the Vacationer is higher priced, I thought we got the old elcheapo unit when we got ours. Even though thinking it was the cheaper, I felt blessed to even get one as nice.
Neil

The aluminum roofs they put on the Vacationers were the best roofs I ever had, a 1999.
Loved that motorhome and the V/10 was a bit underpowered but got the job done.

RCtime wrote:
The aluminum roofs they put on the Vacationers were the best roofs I ever had, a 1999.
Loved that motorhome and the V/10 was a bit underpowered but got the job done.

Yup, but the Banks exhaust/intake system really helped with the power. But then you don't expect to "chirp" the tires on an motor home. :B

Yes, the aluminum roof and sides are really nice. The front and rear caps take a wee bit more work to keep them looking nice.

I am seriously considering buying a 2007 HR Admiral 33 foot gas BH model. Does anybody have experience with this model? Also, it has original Michelin 22.5 inch tires on it with approximately 11,500 miles and very good tread. It is located in the NE and has never been in hot weather for storage or extended time. Can I expect to change out tires in two years? I a weighing this option against a 2006 National Dolphin gas 36 foot, with 14,500 miles and original Michelin tires. Does anybody have feelings on preference for either model and which would you recommend? I a new to RV'ing and never owned one. Thank you for your feedback.

I recently purchased a 2005 HR Admiral. There were many features in this coach that made us choose it. The aluminum roof and sides were among the reasons we chose this one.

So far we see a very good build quality with the components. Next week will be our first time away with it so time will tell if we bought the right coach.

Update.

Neither of them worked out.

Instead we found a 2005 Monaco Monarch SE with the bath and half.

Happy with it so far.