what do you all think about a TREK motorhome?

Looks like a neat RV to me. I didn't know an RV could come in 24ft and still have a diesel motor.

We owned a Trek for several years. It had an Isuzu chassis. Twelve MPG towing a small car. The ride was harsh and the twin beds in the back were exactly six feet - no problem for my wife but a little problem for me. No Magic Bed. It was very slow on hills, but would go anywhere and climb anything. We once spent a couple hours at 12 MPH going from Death Valley to Rhyolite. We traveled the Apache Trail in it.

The drivetrain was indestructible. We bought with 80K and sold it with 130K miles. In that 130K, it had front brakes, an alternator, a valve adjustment and the usual oil changes. I may have replaced a belt.

The Isuzu Trek was probably the most dependable motorhome ever made. There are probably many out there by now with 300K on the odometers.

MattB

The thing we couldn't deal with is that if there are two of you you'd have to have the same sleeping time habits or you could be trying to sleep with noise/lights. . . not for us, but friends have one and like it.

We looked at a late model when we were shopping 3 years ago. What put us off was that the shower and toilet were lined up transversely, immediately behind the driver's seat. The cab area was rather isolated from the living area. We liked the overall size, but we'd also heard stories about some weakness that occasionally cause the bed mechanism to slip.

I was a member of the Trek newsgroup for a short time when we were looking.

Mr.Mark wrote:
msmith1199, what surprises me even more is that they are no longer made. If they were updated with a fiberglass roof, panavision windshield, diesel genny, maybe one slide-out and the use of a 4 cylinder diesel (Mercedes diesel), it would be a hot seller in my opinion.

MM.

The early Treks had a Filon roof, which is like a fiberglass cloth roof. The later versions had an aluminum and then a fiberglass roof. Some of the later Treks, since 2003, did have a slide or two and a one piece windshield. During their production they did have a 4 cylinder Isuzu diesel and a GM V-8 diesel. They also had the GM V-8 engines and the Ford V-8. Safari got purchased by Monaco and in the later years, the Safari line of coaches was dropped. Since they are not in production any longer is what makes the used Treks so desirable.

msmith1199, what surprises me even more is that they are no longer made. If they were updated with a fiberglass roof, panavision windshield, diesel genny, maybe one slide-out and the use of a 4 cylinder diesel (Mercedes diesel), it would be a hot seller in my opinion.

MM.

Like already pointed out, some either love or hate the no bedroom idea. I'm one of the ones who love it and we did almost buy the Trek. It's probably not the best set up for a family, but if it's just the two of you I think it's perfect and it's a perfect used of space. Remember on the bed all you have to do to use it is push a button and lower it. How hard can that be? It can be made up and ready to use and with the push of a button it's ready to climb into.

The obvious concept being your motorhome is all usable by day as a living room and all useable at night as a bedroom. So in a 26' or smaller motorhome you make much more efficient use of your space and have the equivalent of a much larger motorhome. I think it's a brilliant idea and now I'm wondering why we didn't buy one.

It looks like the ebay TREK has a rubber roof that would need to be fully inspected (mainly because of age). Propane generators are the least desirable as the tanks are fairly small. That's why I'm not surprised at the low hours on a 20 yr. old coach.

But, the Trek does a lot of thing 'right' for certain people. Since the bids have not met reserve, the owner maybe out-of-whack on his price.

MM.

gbopp wrote:

timmac wrote:
They have no bedrooms, you have to lower the bed from the ceiling in the living area, that does not work for me.

Yes they do look good but the function is not for me.

I agree, I don't like the idea of lowering the bed.

Here's a 24' Trek on Ebay.

That Trek has 22 bids, for a 1992 model. That should give you some idea as to the popularity and quality of the Trek coaches and the fact that they keep their retail value and appeal, even after 20+ years. How many other 1992 RV's will bring that number of bids?
The Treks are unique and one in good condition will always have people willing to buy it and pay more than the NADA retail prices. They were produced from 1991 through 2008 and all of them are popular among buyers that are looking for a compact Class A. I believe that all of them featured a full length 80" bed instead of the shortened mattresses put in many other coaches. Holiday Rambler also had a few models that used the Trek bed system.

timmac wrote:
They have no bedrooms, you have to lower the bed from the ceiling in the living area, that does not work for me.

Yes they do look good but the function is not for me.

I agree, I don't like the idea of lowering the bed.

Here's a 24' Trek on Ebay.