Long term Seneca

The truck part is a medium duty commercial vehicle designed to be driven hard by employees who don’t care. Treat it like your private car and it should run a long time. Our ’06 34SS shed a fan blade and tore up the fan shroud 5 years ago but no other damage. It rarely needs oil between changes and I wired up the exhaust pipe hanger strap at the rear myself after the dealer’s fix broke 3 times. New tires last winter after small cracks started to appear. No other mechanical problems beyond regular fluids and filters. I cruise at 62-64 towing in CA, a little faster in other states and average 8.5mpg over 50K miles. The tank holds 80 gal and I spend them frivolously. The house part quality is standard for the industry so if you have any experience in RV’s you know what to expect. Yes the bottom fridge hinge broke twice under warranty but I have a fix. Got rid of the heavy solid wood panel on the outside and replaced it with a light weight black acrylic panel from Norcold. Then, never let the door open all the way and hit the cabinet. The momentum of the door swinging open will twist the bottom hinge. No problems since. All other systems still work but did have a propane leak in the line going to the water heater next to the bedroom. Last fall a metal hose clamp on a water line rubbed through the copper gas line but was a quick fix once found. This is our first RV after much searching and 8 years later I would not make another choice. I get the motor, she gets the home and we are both happy. It looks like over the years the Kodiak based models have found owners who like them and keep them and the people who did not like them have gotten rid of them. In the end it is a truck and about as complicated as an anvil. It goes a long way, it stops and it cools with all of the radiators in cool air in front of the hot stuff. As a sample of one we like the Seneca.