Should I Purchase An Older Moterhome?
Hello. My husband and I are thinking of traveling around the US for a year and are looking at several RVs with a budget of $25k. We found a 1994 Kountry Star that looks in good shape in the photos but...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
Bounder is a Fleetwood product and they are still in business should you need support. I would not be concerned about purchasing an older coach but I would want to see maintenance records, verify that every applicance works properly and have a qualified mechanic look over the chassis and engine / transmission.
The Kountry Star is a Newmar product, they too are still in business should they need any support. I will say when Fleetwood went bankrupt the new owners seem to have done a nice job supporting the older stuff too.
The Newmar will have "better bones" and was a lot farther up the food chain than the Fleetwood.
With that said, the '94 is getting some age on it for sure. Without seeing both first-hand this one is a tough call to make.
To the OP, you can go to Newmarcorp.com and download the brochure on the Kountry Star. Go to the brochure archives and click on 1994 (obviously) then choose the Mountain Aire Class A brochure, the Kountry Star is in that one too.
