Phoenix Cruiser and Coach House
I think the Ford based products from these companies are interesting. Experiences, observations and opinions regarding them are solicited.
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Eleven years ago, we bought our Phoenix Cruiser 2350 (pictures here) brand new in 2007. Simply put....we love it. Our intention is to keep it until we are too old to drive it which is projected to be at least another 20 years from today. We ordered ours specifically without a slide-out to get a roomy dinette. We store it inside our garage which preserves it extremely well. Back then, we primarily picked the PC-2350 because it fit inside our garage. After we got it home and I started "working" it, I realized how much better it was made compared to all the other rigs we looked at.
Being the kind of person that I am, I made some changes to get our rig better yet, such as reconfiguring the galley base cabinet drawers to increase drawer storage, changing from two 12V wet acid batteries to two 6V AGM batteries and a battery shield, and adding a water accumulator to the on-board fresh water system. Since then, Phoenix either includes now or offers such things upon request. One real nice thing ordering a Phoenix Cruiser, the company is extremely accommodating special requests, and without gouging you.
If buying a used one, I recommend one with the rear wall that has the integrated spare tire introduced mid-model year 2004. Not just for style and practical usefulness, that rear wall with double-wall construction, strengthens the house exceptionally well. 2007 was the first year Phoenix installed two batteries and whole-house 110V inverter on every model which we have in our 2007 and love.
The company changed ownership a year ago. Two guys now own the company (still not answering to stock holders) and seem to be doing business in the same great fashion as the previous owner. I heard prices increased a bit with the new guys, not sure what the bottom line looks like now.
Being the kind of person that I am, I made some changes to get our rig better yet, such as reconfiguring the galley base cabinet drawers to increase drawer storage, changing from two 12V wet acid batteries to two 6V AGM batteries and a battery shield, and adding a water accumulator to the on-board fresh water system. Since then, Phoenix either includes now or offers such things upon request. One real nice thing ordering a Phoenix Cruiser, the company is extremely accommodating special requests, and without gouging you.
If buying a used one, I recommend one with the rear wall that has the integrated spare tire introduced mid-model year 2004. Not just for style and practical usefulness, that rear wall with double-wall construction, strengthens the house exceptionally well. 2007 was the first year Phoenix installed two batteries and whole-house 110V inverter on every model which we have in our 2007 and love.
The company changed ownership a year ago. Two guys now own the company (still not answering to stock holders) and seem to be doing business in the same great fashion as the previous owner. I heard prices increased a bit with the new guys, not sure what the bottom line looks like now.
