Gaylene & Rick
Central Tennessee
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Cotch I suggest you visit the factories. Most do tours and explain the materials and techniques used and why. I'd start with Tiffin in Alabama
Rick, Gaylene and LadyPup the travelling beagle
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NCTOM
Cary, North Carolina
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Cotch,
I'm also looking for a Class A, but I want to buy in the next couple of months. Right now I'm trying to determine which makes are the most reliable. What makes it difficult is on the forum when owners share their ideas it's rare that you come away with a difinitive opinion.
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ontheroadbob
ca
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I was just wondering if I missed the replies. Sat. i asked what others thought of 07 Bounder and Workhorse chassis vs Ford. The chassis do not have a model # listed but it has 8.1 L engine and has a 228 inch wheelbase and 22k gvwr. I was also wondering what a reasonable % off list would be.
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CRA492
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To put it succinctly... "the brain will absorb only what the seat will endure!"
Otherwise a well put together series of serious thoughts. From someone who has had RV's of one sort or another since the early 70's you can spend an awful lot of time agonizing over what you wish you had in your coach, try to hang on to the idea you are never going to have the "perfect" coach but you certainly can have the coach you can afford and the one you can live with. The soundest piece of advicee I am happy to pass along is... If you are buying a used coach that is on consignment...DO A TITLE SEARCH... just like you would if you were buying a house, I personally spent 18 months and a lot of legal fees because I didn't. It's a very long story but thanks to some confusion with the motor vehicle folks they issued me a title when the souuldn't have and I RAN to an out of state dealer and traded before they discovered their error... and then a month later traded again... Just to distance myself from a nightmare. A word to the wise should be sufficient....... You're Wellcome!!!!! One last word ... the dealership is now closed down the partners are in jail and they took some forty customers to the cleaners. This was in Leesburg Florida
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woolfy
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We are still in the investigating stage of buying a MH. When we travel we take our 3 retired racing greyhounds with us. What we want to do is to go on one or 2 1-2 week vacations per year and then do long weekends in the RV. Our most recent 2 week vacation we drove 3500 miles. We need enough space for our dogs and the 2 of us. We want to be able to drive to various sites as well as stay at an RV site for several days. Once in a location we like to drive to town or to the local sites. We are thinking that we will need to "tow" a vechicle with the RV and we are thinking of a class A RV would be best because we need the space. The vechicle we would want to tow is our Escape, as our 3 dogs will fit in it. We checked with our Ford dealer and they did not recommend that we tow the Escape. When we travel with our greys we want to not only be at the camp site, but we want to take them to the local attractions. What options/ideas do you have to address this issue?
2010 Allegro 32 BA Ford V10
Greyhounds are angels sent from God to test our humanity
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Gaylene & Rick
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Honda all wheel drive crv is a small van that can be towed 4 down and gets great gas mileage and plenty of dog room with all back seats folded up. We presently have a Honda Element all wheel drive. It has lots of space in the back when seats are folded up and stached (also a breeze to clean out dog hair etc since it can be hosed out). Gas mileage is quoted at 24.. ours was.. for the first year,about 33 on the open road for some reason. Now it's about accurate (46K miles on it now).There was some discussion here regarding whether 2007 Hondas could be towed behind rvs. I went to Honda directly and anked them this question- telling them of the discussion going on on these forums. They said the crv and the element WERE towable.. as were most all of their vehicles but there was one car they make that isn't- but I dont recall which one it was.
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retiredlife
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cotch wrote:Well, I printed the information and will refer to it when I am ready to buy. I have not purchased a unit as of yet, I am in the information gathering phase. I always planned to purchase a class A when I retired and I am only a few years away from that right now. I have searched the internet for information on "recommended buys" for a class A motor home. I have visited many motorhome sales locations across the country and I have a whole bunch of conflicting information. I am really looking for information on reliability and how well a unit is built i.e. soundproofing. I guess I am looking for the same information that I would get from a consumer reports article on a car. Any suggestions???
If a all possible you should visit the manufacturing facilities. I am looking at the 2008 Dip SKQ. To my disappointment they have no real quality control that I could see (retired engineer), but that are represenative of the industry. I will most likely order it if I can get the dealer to change their contract.
I expect that what ever is delivered to you will need warranty work. DO NOT sign any agreement that says that it is WORK OWED. This forces delivery, and leaves you with many months of fighting to get in for warranty work. What every you buy; Inspect before signing the papers, including road tests. Make sure that the features and components are working as intended by the engineering design before accepting delivery are given them any more money. Use a check list. Inspect everything including water and electric items.
It is not a bad idea to have an attorney review the contracts especially if the unit costs over $100k. If that is not acceptable to them, then don't do business with them.
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camp2boat
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Good Advice. BUT, we just went through this procedure with a disappointing ending & hard lesson learned. Do business closer to home. We traveled 700+ miles to Tucson, AZ to trade our 5W for a new Bounder. Negotiated the deal over the phone/internet. First laid eyes on it & loved it. It was perfect! Then, we did the walk-thru. 2 opposing cracks in the countertop. A 6" exterior crack (not scratch) from the corner of bedroom slide. The 2 AC's were running inside but we kept getting hotter. On one only the fan was working & within an hour both quit & wouldn't come on at all. A tech worked on the AC's the following day & couldn't repair them. After pondering the interior/exterior cracks, we had serious concerns about signing the contract. We decided against it. The only alternate we liked at the dealer was a step up to a Southwind, but its $2k more than we're willing to spend & the dealer isn't willing to do ANYTHING to compensate our wasted trip or time down here towing a 5W. A hard lesson learned -- Doing business long distance, thinking you're going to save money could end up costing you time, money & peace of mind! We're heading home in the AM & it won't be a pleasant trip!
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arrowbee
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HELP....I buying my 2nd class A but my 1st new one,A 2007 newmar dutchstar its loaded 43ft 4320 floor plan. Listed msrp for 328,000.00 with 6000 miles,for 250,000.00.so many option how do you compare to know if you are getting a good deal.Am i getting a good deal???
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retiredlife
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The only real way to know if you are getting a good deal, if there is such a thing, is to compare prices from various locations. I had to order my new Class A from a dealer that is about 1700 miles from me. Is that a smart decision? I let you know, but for pricing you could not beat it.
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