New to RVing. Just purchased a 2008 Majestic 23A from a private seller. 151k miles on the 5.4 and just over 400 gen hours. Really well cared for with new tires, stabilizer, partial LED conversion, new house battery, New plugs, fuel filter and ball joints. Paid $16.5k I feel like a fair deal. Prior owner has it in the shop getting the ABS light looked at.
I waa looking at the El Monte branch in Vegas but when this one popped up locally for more than $10k cheaper I figured it was a nice starter rig.
I have a few questions:
I am brand new and reading as much info as possible. My rig is titled as an '08 but registered as an '07. It has the older model front end so I'm assuming chassis is '07 and house is '08?
Just to confirm its a 55gal fuel tank and a 5 speed torque shift right?
I am a GM guy but Chevy chassis is harder to find.
I had some hesitation with the higher miles and older rig and underwhelming 5.4 but this forum has eased some of my concerns. The prior owner reports about 6mpg. Does anyone on here with a 5.4 report that low? I live at 5200 feet so I understand going up steep grades can be an issue maintaining but I'm hoping for years of reliability and 9-11 mpg with conservative driving? Is that unrealistic? Anyone on here with a 5.4 over 200k miles? Im not so much concerned about performance as i am about reliability and reasonable efficiency.
I'll be taking it on about a 2k mile trip with the family to Iowa next week. Looking forward to experiencing the lifestyle. It'll be me the wife, 3 kids under 5 years and the dogs. I know the 23A might be a bit tight but thats what camping is all about! TIA.
