Our 2003 Dolphin is on a Workhorse W22 with 8.1 Vortec/Allison 1000 five speed transmission. It has 79,000 miles, of which about 25,000 have been towing a 1999 Grand Cherokee. I am hoping for 70,000 more over about 7 years. No problems so far and all routine service is done on schedule. I have run Transynd in the transmission and full synthetic Quaker State in the engine.What is your coach, chassis, year, engine/transmission, miles and your expectations for the future?

97 Winnebago Luxor--105,000+mi, Cummins 8.3 325hp, allison 6spd trans, 7500 diesel Onan Generator w/3000+hours on it. I almost always have a BIG enclosed trailer hooked to it. Gets full service once a year and problems have been few....biggest thing was I replaced the radiator because the fins were about gone and I knew sooner or later it was going to go. 1 blow out and a water hose gave up once.....guess I'll drive her till she drops because I can't afford a new one this nice and who knows what I would end up with buying used. It stays powered up all the time if that means anything.

The Georgetown we have on the market right now is an '02 and it has just under 18,000 miles. The original purchasers ran it for 8 years and did about 12,000 miles. We've had it for four years (only used it for three) and put 5500 more on it.Both the original owners and we are retirees. It has only ever been used by two people (and two Labradors since we've owned it). We're giving up the lifestyle because it has become too expensive. When we started out, gas was $1.60 and CG fees were typically $10 at SPs and $15 at commercial CGs. In 2013, the last time we took it out, gas in the small towns on the Oregon coast was up to $4.50 a gallon and the SP's were $28. We paid $40 at a KOA in Longview.Incidentally, if anyone is interested in the RV, send me a PM and I'll give you all the details. It's with a consignment dealer in Burlington, WA.

2001 Winnebago Brave, 17,000 miles, it had 9100 2 years ago when we bought it. Put on all new tires and an in tank fuel pump (not cheap) but we love it and hope to pull the Jeep to Texas this winter.

2002 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser 60K miles on it now. Has the 3126-E Caterpillar engine on a Freightliner Neway chassis. Six speed Allison transmission. I do most of the maintenance, like oil changes, changing all the filters (except the air dryer filter) paid freightliner to do that. Lube all chassis parts that have zerk fittings. Has been a very good coach and expect it to last me half a million miles with that engine. The house part is solid, paint job after eleven years still looks new.Have towed three different toads. Ford Ranger, Honda Pilot and now CRV.

To the op, I don't see any reason why you could not go the length with it. Just keep up your maint, good fluids, good tire pressure, and go easy on the road!

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doxiemom11
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2014
2000 F53 chassis - approx 45,000 miles. Engine still purrs.
turbojimmy
Explorer
Nov 14, 2014
'84 Tiffin Allegro M-31. Bought from the original owner with a blown engine (Chevy 454) at 79k miles. Piston came apart in the #3 cylinder. Put in a 20k mile 454 (1990 GM Performance engine, truck spec heads and cam, Mark IV block). Hoping for a few more years out of it.
cwdavis
Explorer
Nov 14, 2014
1995 Country Coach Intrigue, Gillig chassis, 8.3L Cummins, ~140,000 miles. Renovated the living area 2 years ago freeing up a lot of space in our slideless MH, with the idea of keeping, instead of replacing it. So far, so good!
John_S_
Explorer II
Nov 13, 2014
2001 Foretravel U320 with the Allison 4000 with retarder. I am at 169,000 on this coach.
eastfizz
Explorer II
Nov 13, 2014
1997 Rexhall 3250 with a single slide; Ford F53 chassis, 460 cu in engine. Purchased from the original owner in 2006 with 18,500 miles. Installed complete Banks Power Pack, new brakes and hoses, new redesigned in-tank fuel pump, new tires, and changed all fluids shortly after purchase. Now have 40,000 miles on it, including a trouble free 8200 mile trip to Alaska and back in 2007. Added a larger transmission cooler in 2012 to keep the transmission cooler in mountain driving. Only routine maintenance done each year. Tow a 1999 Toyota RAV4, 4 down, most of the time.

Best regards,

Lowell
texasreb
Explorer
Nov 13, 2014
1998 Country Coach Magna #5489
40 Ft Single slide
Gillig chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 40 8.7L 330 hp
Allison 3060 Trans
83K Miles

Plan to keep and drive for forseeable future. After a number of issues, this is a well built, reliable and comfortable coach.

Regards,
Bob
tinkerer
Explorer
Nov 13, 2014
Have a 2007 Freightliner chassis which has a 2006 C7 Cat engine. Has been good except for the 6 radiator hose clamps that all failed with 6 months and lost all my coolant 3 times. I suspect some bean counter for Freightliner found a cheap source of radiator clamps which were not stainless steel. I do all of my own service work as we have a large shop with a pit.
Takenabreak
Explorer
Nov 13, 2014
We have owned our 2003 Winnebago Adventurer 35U since we bought it new in early 2004. It has a bit over 117,000 miles on it and the GM 8.1 and Allison 1000 have performed well. I figure she has at least another 100,000 miles in her before it will be time to pass her along to a weekend warrior for another 50,000 miles.
Peralko
Explorer
Nov 12, 2014
20 years old and about 163,000 miles on a Gillig chassis. Could probably go that much more, except we are looking at upgrading about 18 months from now.
TempatureContro
Explorer
Nov 12, 2014
06 Monaco Knight, Purchased new and Special ordered. 48K. So far drivetrain only needed exhaust manifold replaced. Runs like a dream, uses not a drop of oil and for sale - buying Condo in Florida!

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