BurbMan wrote:
Commercial vehicles go 100's of 1000's of miles with these same diesel/Allison drivetrains, so I wouldn't be too concerned about mileage if maintenance is documented. Tires on one of these rigs can be a $3k bill, so keep that in mind to check DOT date codes on the tires, replace if there are visible cracks or older than 8 years.
$3K? I wish, hahaha.
OP, I would expand what you're looking at. I posted this in the "Tiers of Motorhomes" thread that was posted here a few days ago.
n0arp wrote:
I've spent the last two years looking for an early 2000s coach. My top priorities were build quality and condition, without much regard to price (though all of these end up being far, far less than a newer coach, one of the reasons we decided on this era). Gas coaches were never in consideration. We looked at and turned down a lot of coaches. My short list near the end was (roughly in order of preference):
1) Foretravel U320 and U295
2) Country Coach Affinity and Magna (and to a lesser extent, Allure and Intrigue)
3) Beaver Marquis (and to a lesser extent, Patriot)
4) Monaco Signature, Executive, and Dynasty (or Holiday Rambler Navigator)
5) American Eagle, American Dream, and American Tradition (Fleetwood's top coaches)
6) Prevost, Wanderlodge, Newell, Alpine, and a couple others depending on the specific coach
Individual lines above, are sorted by tier (or at least, I'm relatively sure they are - if memory serves correct).
I ended up with a 2000 Country Coach Magna and have no regrets.
