2001 DP Laundau by Georgie Boy

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My family and I missed going camping, so we want to go back to camping. I figure that we may camp between 4 to 6 times a year. Maybe 1 to 2 times will be a week long of camping and the rest will be long weekend of camping.

Common sense dedicate that travel trailer with a bunk bed suits us perfect as there are 5 of us. I already have an old F250 sporting a V-10. However, as I was looking on internet for TT, I came across a 2001 DP Laundau with 275 Cummins on freightliner chassis with a asking price of 25K. It has 100K miles and it appears to be taken care of. I once had a old class A with For chassis and I hated the way it drives. Excessive steering play and poor braking power. I also owned a fifth wheel camper, which we don't want this time.

Now that I saw this, I want to know more about the company who built motorhome and the chassis and the engine before we either look into it or move on and continue look for a TT.

Anything should I know about 2001 DP Laundau with 275 Cummins on freightliner chassis? Or should I stick with TT? Any feedbacks, suggestions, etc. will be appreciated.

[msturtz]

We have owned the following setups:
1969 Terry 23'
2004 Jayco JayFlight 29 BHS
2014 Jayco Greyhawk 31FS
2014 Thor Palazzo 33.3

I can tell you that travel by experience that travel by Motorhome is much more enjoyable than TT. We have a family of 5: two 18th month olds, a 9 year old, my wife and I. If my 23 year old son comes it makes 6.
Diesel pusher motorhomes can last a very long time if well cared for. Do a careful inspection.

[glamisorbust]

My '99 Holiday rambler endeavor has the 275hp cummins and freightliner chassis. I absolutely love it. The power is great, the handling brakes and air ride even better. I would buy it again in a second.

I rented a DP similar to the one you're looking at a few years ago. It was a nice unit with lots of great features. I think it had the 330 CAT though. I also owned a 1994 georgie boy pursuit on the P30 chevy chassis and a 454. It was very underpowered, and at 28ft it felt cramped. But, the unit itself was built pretty well. Hope this helps.

[bsinmich]

Georgie Boy was built in Edwardsburg, MI; just North of Elkhart. A few years back they were sold to Coachmen. They built a pretty nice entry level MH and apparently sold a ton of them in the area because almost every other driveway in the area has one parked in it.