Looking for opinions about quality

We had an '04 Monaco and it was a great motorhome. But I would guess it's how the motorhome was maintained over that number of years that makes the most difference in future reliability.

Thank you guys!....this is exactly the kind of help I am looking for. Since my experience with class A's have been limited to a single manufacturer (admittedly a good one to me) I simply want to learn about equal options before I try to buy another one.

I had forgotten about the Beaver line...I do remember hearing good things about them.

Thanks again...please keep the suggestions coming...this helps expand my search.

Having had a Heritage, it sounds like you are looking for another high line coach. County Coach, Travel Supreme, American Coach, Foretravel, Monaco (Dynasty, Executive), ad the upper level Newmars like Mountain Aires or Essex would be my targets. Also Beavers in that era. I've seen some great looking Beaver coaches.

Even a high end coach can look crappy if it was not cared for properly. We've all seen those in our travels.

One thing I failed to mention was take a walk around your local campground and see which ones have stood the test of time. They ALL look good when they're new, some not-so-much as they get some age on them. Notice how many are delaminating, coming apart, held together with duct tape and/or just look bad. As with everything there will always be exceptions but you may (probably will, depending on how big the campground is) see a trend of those that look better than others. Look at where the roof meets the sidewalls - does it still look like it did when it left the factory. Notice around the windshields, any extra sealer trying to keep things dry? Just give them the once over even from a distance. It's not rocket science, some obviously age better than others.

I do this often when we camp, and I keep coming back to the same thing. I'll stick with Newmar. :B We recently camped with friends with a 2002 Dutch Star. It looks every bit as good as our 2008, and ours is garaged kept.

Since this is a request for opinions and I have one (surprise!!).... I agree with Bruce - Newmar (very biased). I have friends with a Monaco which seems very good. Prevost is very, very good (and very expensive).

Holiday Rambler/Monaco, Travel Supreme, and Newmar would be my suggestions.

I will freely admit we are Newmar biased. We've owned 3 of them now, if we ever buy again it will be another Newmar.

Also there are lots of Beavers out there for sale. I know of two for sale privately that have been taken care of and are super great coaches. I have a 2001 Beaver and love it. Made well with solid wood and a great chassis.

I would suggest a Monaco Dynasty in those years... a lot of nice features and a tag axle. In late 02 the LR slide increased to going out 38". Also somewhere in there it went from a 360 HP ISC to a 400 HP ISL. It was made in 38', 40', and 42'.