Rambler Admiral vs Coachmen Mirada -- Advice

tatest wrote:
So I'm not sure what you mean by 'built by Monaco' whether you think the Monaco division built it or just that Monaco Corp owned the company. If built by R-Vision, it would have been built by R-Vision only after Monaco Corp bought R-Vision, but would have been built differently than way Holiday Rambler built those three brands for Monaco Corp.

Honestly... I'm not sure either.. I just know that it had a "Monaco" Sticker on the door.

Bumpyroad wrote:
When you have been around the block a time or two, when you sit in a unit I can get a certain feel for quality or lack thereof. Can't describe or explain it. when I bought my TT the wife and I bounced back and forth between two units. sat in the one I chose and told the wife it was worth the $5,000 extra. but you gotta look past the glitz. old style TVs can be replaced. inherent quality can't be.
bumpy

Bumpy, that is a really good point. I know what you mean.. I just don't have that for RV's yet. Good point on the tires... although I own a truck driving school, so I could put the *almost* used up 22.5 on my trailers, which means I could get a little extra life out of them!

Anyway, I appreciate all of your insights. STILL not quite sure which way I will go with this. I can appreciate that the HR has better initial build quality... but the fact that it is pushing 8 years has me concerned about potential maintenance issues. Whereas the Mirada at only 5 years old won't have age related maintenance issues, but may have "quality" related issues.

All in all, I believe it will come down to the way that I feel about the seller. One has owned the coach since new, taken care of it and is selling it only for health reasons. The other was purchased by a side-of-the-road reseller at auction just to flip it. That makes me nervous.

Thanks again, and happy motoring!