So I did in fact bring my unit home on April 6th. I'm the proud owner of a Majestic 28A from Calgary and it lives up In Edmonton and you guys aptly gave it Unit #99, get it? ;)
Anyway, I flew in to pick it up and #99 it was ready to go. I went over it pretty closely and found several items that needed work and they complied right away. I asked to borrow their shop ladder and walked around on the roof inspecting seams, etc and it needed a little work which they fixed on the spot. #99 needed to pass a out of province inspection before I could register it in Alberta and a lot of things were done to make it comply. The short list was 6 new tires, 4 new shocks, Front & rear brakes, stabilizer bushings, an outer tie rod end, new spark plugs, exhaust manifold studs/bolts, oil change, transmission oil change and a new windshield. The mechanical work was done at a 3rd party facility and the coach refurbishment happened right at Cruise Canada in Calgary.
The coach part is where the downfall was as there were a lot of things like loose "T" moldings, chipped boards, globs of silicon everywhere, and it was overall pretty dirty inside. The good things they did was replace the sofa, Fridge shelves, stove grates, picnic table, Dinette table and told me they tested all the on-board systems. I found lots of debris in places that were probably there since 2013! I also asked them since my first camping trip was 6 weeks away would they still honor anything I found wrong since it's still below zero here with no hope of me trying the tanks and systems until then, they assured me I would be looked after. I read lots of warnings on this thread and am treading cautiously here but they were indeed sincere and have given me no reason to doubt them. CC also did a very poor job with a fiberglass repair on the exterior and it will have to be redone properly done when weather permits.
The drive home was interesting as it took about 45 min for the first issue to appear, the front roof vent kept opening on it's own and eventually the rear started doing the same thing. I had to pull over several times in a 3 hour drive home to close them. I also noticed a shudder in gears 3,4 & 5 (in town only) that seems to smooth out at about 60 MPH, I notified CC and they asked me to phone the warranty hotline ASAP. I found this odd since I never got to test drive this unit and it supposedly went through a rigorous inspection at a 3rd party service center. I'm not sure where to go with this but as soon as it's warm out I'll be under it checking U-Joints and Steady Bearings. The fuel economy on the way home travelling @ 65 MPH (110 kph) was 9.4 MPG (25L/100 KM) and I drove it around in town for 60 miles (100 Km) and it was getting 8.7 MPG (27L/100 KM) which was pretty good in my eyes.
I have since gone over it pretty thoroughly at home and found a handful of piddly things wrong and a damaged zipper on a dining seat bottom. I'll hit them up with my defect list before 30 days comes around. I've washed and cleaned the interior properly, cleaned, polished and resealed the floors and looked after many loose doors, rattles and door pulls.
Overall I'm pretty happy for the price I paid and in reality can easily afford to spend another $5K in repairs before I would say it wasn't worth the purchase. I pretty much bought it for $25,000 less than a comparable unit from Craiglist or a dealer.
Next on the list will be getting it ready for the TOAD and installing a backup camera along with some decorator touches to keep the wife happy.
Stay tuned and thanks a lot for the great forum.
