Opinions please

I think it was their lowest diesel coach. We looked at one a few years ago. If a Cummins, it had the 5.9 ISB in it.
Nothing wrong if it works for you.
It might have a propane generator. The one we looked at did.
A friend owned one for a long time. His only complaint was it went down hill too fast as the engine did not have the mass to let the exhaust brake help a lot. Otherwise, he liked it a lot.

Jim, you can't go wrong with the Monaco line, except when it comes to the Caymans. The Knight on up all use the 8 air bag system. Monaco tried a 4 air bag system on the Cayman and it's a ROUGH riding coach. Our friends have a 37' that I tried everything (within reason) to try and soften the ride. I made sure the ride height was correct, added Koni shocks and lowered the air in the tires to the minimum. It still knocks their clothes off the hook in the closets.

The Cayman also comes with the Cummins ISB 5.9 and smaller Allison trans. On almost every Cummins engine you can add some additional horsepower, except in the Cayman configuration. Since it has the smaller trans you can't increase the HP.

Lastly, the Caymans had a trailering arm issue (the two large arms that run from the frame to the rear end). They all eventually fail and are about a $3000.00 repair. They were a recall item, but Monaco went out of business before doing the recall.

Thanks,
Wow disappointing , it only has 12000 miles on it. And has been in climate control ts whole life.
Thanks guys.
Jim

How could you tell if it has trailering arm issues? Who would fix this? Would it ride ruffer than a 2002 fleetwood discovery 39d? It's 5 hrs away. How would this compare to a 2016 fleetwood excursion quality wise?
Thanks
Jim

odis wrote:
How could you tell if it has trailering arm issues? Who would fix this? Would it ride ruffer than a 2002 fleetwood discovery 39d? It's 5 hrs away. How would this compare to a 2016 fleetwood excursion quality wise?
Thanks
Jim

Jim, call Jim at Source Engineering
He can probably answer every question you have about the Monaco.

Thanks
Jim

Monaco Corp trailing arm discussion:

http://community.fmca.com/topic/569-important-safety-issue-monaco-hr-safari-chassis/

Hello,
What do you think about a 2008 Fleetwood Discovery 39R? Any thing bad about a full body slide?
Is a 08 pre emissions ?
What is the last year without emissions ?
Thanks
Jim

What length is the Cayman? We had a Thor 38' with the 300 ISB/5-spd tranny. It was under-powered, especially for hills/mountains. It was okay on flat land.
As mentioned, we couldn't add additional HP due to the smaller tranny.

EPA specs are based on date of engine production, not chassis or coach.