Monaco Knight 40DFT
WE are looking for a used MH and really like the 40DFT yr 2007-08. We also like the 2012-13 but has a navastar, can anyone give me feed back on these. Thanks
Forum Discussion
gemert wrote:
Monaco's quality started going downhill in 07-08 before they went out of business and were sold off. Navistar has many many complaints on the forums. If it were me, and I am no expert, I would be looking at pre-2007 Monaco, Beaver, Holiday Rambler, Safari and any year Newmars. After 2007 new emmission standards including DEF took place. But that's just me. Good luck.
Not totally accurate. We had a new 2008 Monaco Dynasty built in January 2007 (went on the assembly line) and taking delivery in April 2007.
Our 2008 was of very good quality, new TV's (flat screen) excellent fit and finish on the cabinets, etc. Our chassis did require the DPF (diesel particulate filter) and after 7.5 yrs. and nearly 70,000 miles of ownership, the engine, transmission and DPF never gave us any trouble.
Now, if someone doesn't want the added emissions, that's one thing but to say that Monaco's quality suffered starting in 2007, I just don't believe that is true from our experience. We have friends that also bought a 2008 Dynasty which had the same quality as ours.
I'm not saying that there were no issues, we had teething pains as any new owner would. The quality of our unit, I feel, is what made it sell for a really decent price when we sold it last summer on consignment. People want our year Monaco's that were built in Oregon by the old Monaco.
MM.
