Starting my education process....
Awesome forum!!!! been reading it for the past few days. I do like Class B's but they are just outside of my budget, well at least the ones I like. I'm looking at C's since we are 4 (parents ...
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I have owned several motorhomes and currently I own 6 units that we rent out.
There is a difference between craftmanship and sturdy design.
Ex-rental units, specially the Cruise America, are designed to last forever. They have the least amount of amenities and everything is bullet-proof. I have had Cruise america ex-rentals with over 200K miles with no issue.
Going for a higher end coach will give you a lot of amenities, but also more maintenance and more probability of things breaking.
If you buy from Cruise America make sure that you check the DOT in ALL tires and that you check the front end. I always ask them to lift the front end and check the ball-joints. Even after taking it home, if you take it to a shop and they find something wrong Cruise America could pay for the repairs. Every time I buy from the refurbishment center they have to pay my mechanic to re-build the front end, and the do so with no problem.
There are a lot of good class Cs for sale. You might find a good one.
Even when we sale one of our fleet units they keep running with minimal problems.
My only advise would be don't let low miles drag you in. I have always had more problems with low miles motorhomes than with units that have been running all the time. I had a class C with over 300K, ex-rental, sold it and every so often I see it still in some campgrounds.
There is a difference between craftmanship and sturdy design.
Ex-rental units, specially the Cruise America, are designed to last forever. They have the least amount of amenities and everything is bullet-proof. I have had Cruise america ex-rentals with over 200K miles with no issue.
Going for a higher end coach will give you a lot of amenities, but also more maintenance and more probability of things breaking.
If you buy from Cruise America make sure that you check the DOT in ALL tires and that you check the front end. I always ask them to lift the front end and check the ball-joints. Even after taking it home, if you take it to a shop and they find something wrong Cruise America could pay for the repairs. Every time I buy from the refurbishment center they have to pay my mechanic to re-build the front end, and the do so with no problem.
There are a lot of good class Cs for sale. You might find a good one.
Even when we sale one of our fleet units they keep running with minimal problems.
My only advise would be don't let low miles drag you in. I have always had more problems with low miles motorhomes than with units that have been running all the time. I had a class C with over 300K, ex-rental, sold it and every so often I see it still in some campgrounds.
