Phoenix Cruiser and Coach House

We have a 2005 Coach House, bought it used from the factory; looks almost the same as a brand new 2018 model. They are very well made and just don't go out of style. You ought to look into purchasing a used one, say five years old and save a lot of money; the used ones are very well taken care of by the former owners as they do cost quite a bit of money when new and most people take good care of expensive things. The Ford chassis is great and service is no problem, I wouldn't buy a Mercedes chassis as service is hard to find if you need something while on the road somewhere.

I was interested in Coach House right up to where they quoted $165K as starting price, before options. And that was on the Ford, not the Mercedes platform.

What may be the most interesting is ... I'm not sure how much longer those rugged, reliable, and easily maintained/repaired Ford V10 powered E350 and E450 cutaway van chassis are going to be available for U.S. Class C manufacturers to use. In my opinion if out shopping this year for a quality Class C, I'd grab one of those great Ford chassis based rigs before it's too late.

By the way, note that the Coach House Platinum line is only built on the E450, even their smallest Platinum ... the 220 model. The E450 chassis for this small Class C would kindof be an "overkill" chassis for it, which means that braking, towing power, non-towing power, engine/transmission cooling, and overall handling should be superb (... at least that is the case with an E450 under our 24 foot Class C). The E450 is of course married with Coach House's all one piece fiberglass coach body.

What a combination ... you just have to be able to afford it!