Monaco...The Good years and the bad...
On the way to our vacation property, one of our neighbors has a Monaco Diplomat. It looks nice form the outside. My wife asks me about it and I say I really don't know. She say is it on that monoco...
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bullydogs1 wrote:
I have a 2009 HR (the diplomat in Monaco speak)..and it has been a decent coach..It is solid , there were issues such as an AC when Carrier was still doing AC's in RVs, but they all stepped up to cover their components...The fact that there is good support and I have a build sheet on the coach etc helps...I would not be afraid of any Monaco or HR unit at all IF IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTENANCED...The only exception is the RR4R chassis (Cayman and Neptune) with the 4 air bag chassis..Those had bad trailing arms and if you are looking at those, make sure all the necessary modifications were done. Note that the Newmar Dutch Star came with a 4018 floor plan which is a 40 foot with a tag.
I have a 2009 Monaco Camelot as well, I bought it even knowing that it was during the dark years! I had a 2004 Holiday Rambler endeavor and loved the road Master Chassis. After looking and walking similar makes and price of coaches, I bought this one used, that was well maintained, and had every option that was available. I've also connected with many others with the same year, mine was actually built in 2008, and have had very good luck with theirs as well. If you look at the 2015 Motorhone comparison guide, Monaco actually had their highest scores in 2008 and 2009. There is something to be said for having actually the time to assemble the coach as opposed to putting out 200 units per week. Regards
