For a MH company that everyone thinks is going out of business they sure are busy in Oregon. 1 month wait to get an appointment and they have MHs backed up for service. Like us, many are for paid service repairs and additions to their MH. Their manufacturing is closed here. They could double the amount of service bays here. Interesting to see the business here. I have heard Navistar just wants out of the MH diesel so not practical to own the MH manufacturing & install a Cummins diesel. What I found interesting is most of the MHs here for warranty repairs are diesel not the V10 gas RVs. Lead me to believe they may have some serious problems with the diesels. Maybe costing them money in repairs. JMHO.

Here is some current reading on that issuehttp://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/5319-navistar-sells-monaco-rv-business-to-allied-specialty-vehicles

I Own a Monaco product and bought it new in 2003 and while Monaco owned Monaco the service was very good at the factory. I went to Coburg when Navistar took over Monaco and it was very trying. I don't think Navistar had it's heart in the RV business and in my opinion Navistar never understood a business where they had to deal directly with the consumer. Their business is big trucks which are sold thru & by dealers and Navistar was insulated from the ultimate owner/buyer. That was very apparent in my experience at Coburg. When they bought Monaco out of bankruptcy they brought in someone from Ford who probably didn't understand the RV industry and buyer either. He may have been a good auto exec but Monaco never really put in the effort they needed to devote to win over or win back the consumer. Just my opinon.

Monaco is now owned by the parent company of Fleetwood and in August, ALL manufacturing will cease and will be moved to the Fleetwood facilities in Decatur, IN and production facilities in Wakarusa will be owned by Thor. There will be no Monaco units produced until the end of 2013 or the first 0f 2014, after the move. right now it looks like they will not use the Roadmaster chassis, but will build Monaco line on their liberty chassis or the regular freightliner chassis. You can go with them, but the consensus on the Monaco forum is they will loose all their prior customers with the move. They do plan on closing the OR service center, according to the VP of the Monaco division......Goodbye Monaco.

Now that Navistar no longer has an interest in Monaco RV, we will give ASV an opportunity. I called them a couple weeks ago and got a positive reply that was right on the money....The glass company bought the building that housed Monaco and Cummins across the street was moving elsewhere too. Only thing left on that street will be the Volvo and Marathon Coach....we received excellent service at their Coburg facility when we were there two years ago, but there was a wait then too. They only have about six service bays and most of the parts now have to be shipped from Wakarusa to Oregon so that adds to the wait time.....Dennis

Oregon Motorcoach Center 29417 Airport Rd Eugene (541) 762-1505.I have found this RV repair center a quality company. I tried Coburg a couple of years ago and was dis-satisfied having to go back for poor quality service on the water tanks and expanding seal on entrance door.

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The_Texan
Explorer
Jun 12, 2013
Monaco is now owned by the parent company of Fleetwood and in August, ALL manufacturing will cease and will be moved to the Fleetwood facilities in Decatur, IN and production facilities in Wakarusa will be owned by Thor. There will be no Monaco units produced until the end of 2013 or the first 0f 2014, after the move. right now it looks like they will not use the Roadmaster chassis, but will build Monaco line on their liberty chassis or the regular freightliner chassis. You can go with them, but the consensus on the Monaco forum is they will loose all their prior customers with the move. They do plan on closing the OR service center, according to the VP of the Monaco division......Goodbye Monaco.
gswcgi
Explorer
Jun 12, 2013
I Own a Monaco product and bought it new in 2003 and while Monaco owned Monaco the service was very good at the factory. I went to Coburg when Navistar took over Monaco and it was very trying. I don't think Navistar had it's heart in the RV business and in my opinion Navistar never understood a business where they had to deal directly with the consumer. Their business is big trucks which are sold thru & by dealers and Navistar was insulated from the ultimate owner/buyer. That was very apparent in my experience at Coburg. When they bought Monaco out of bankruptcy they brought in someone from Ford who probably didn't understand the RV industry and buyer either. He may have been a good auto exec but Monaco never really put in the effort they needed to devote to win over or win back the consumer. Just my opinon.
MountainAir05
Explorer II
Jun 12, 2013
Here is some current reading on that issue

http://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/5319-navistar-sells-monaco-rv-business-to-allied-specialty-vehicles

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