Any info about National Islander MoHos?
Hi all, we are looking at a 2003 40' 9402. We were wondering about this brand...if anyone has any experience with them, or heard of anyone else having issues/problems, or if happy with theirs. I w...
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dougrainer wrote:gonesouth wrote:
There are only two things I know for sure about the National motorhomes...... first it was the first brand to size their chairs for North American bodies...So typically a football player sized guy is comfortable in the pilot or co-pilot's seat. Second, the plant was located in urban California, and they tended to have a lot of problems with unskilled labour. A friend of mine took their brand new Dolphin on it's maiden cruise, only to discover that the plumbing for the shower was only dry-fitted, not glued. The wife was not pleased at having to get out partway through her first onboard shower because water was running out of the basement compartment doors!
From what I've seen, I'd look hard at a National motorhome. They're not as good as Country Coach, Beaver, or top-end Monaco's, but IMHO they're better than Winnebagos, Tiffins, and all but the top-end Newmars. YMMV
You are from NS. HOW do you know what the skill level is/was at National??????? Well. I DO. I (we) sold and service National from 1992 until they went under. They built a great RV, both motorhomes and towables. I had visited the Plant 2 times in the time we sold them. Just because someone you knew had a bad experience, where do come off stating that ALL Nationals then had quality problems??? HOW many times did you visit the Plant?? If you never did, you need to shut up. They were NOT better than Winne. They were NOT better than all the Newmar line of that period(we sold Newmar also). They were even with Tiffin(we sell Tiffin -40 years). They built a great RV. Doug
Doug, I respect your opinion a great deal on many RV matters. However, when you use the word great in my books that implies "better that 90% of the competition" So if Nationals were great who were not as good? What I have found is that most National owners love their motorhome, but most had "failure to finish" defects from the factory (like my friends) which weren't long term problems but annoying at the time. I was trying to say that given the usual caveats about price and floorplan fitting me, I would buy a used National without a second thought. I think we agree on that.
