IAMICHABOD
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jetmechtm,it is good to hear that El Monte stood behind their warranty,as it has on Two other occasions
It is also nice to know that you have had good luck and many comfortable miles with your purchase, as the OP I also have a Ex Rental from El Monte RV on a Chevy chassis and couldn't be happier.
I have had no problems at all with mine and I am going on 4 years and 12000 trouble free miles and many many nights of camping and all the sights I have seen.
From reading all these posts it seems that El Monte has stood behind their warranty and provided good service when needed.
There are other posts that applaud Cruise America for their service after the sale too.
All in all great endorsements for buying an Ex Rental.
Unlike all the threads here that bemoan all the problems people have had buying new and spending big bucks. Then the problems they have getting them fixed under warranty or by the MFG. I have not seen that here.
It seems to me at least, from all the posts that are here, we have all made a very good decision to Buy an Ex Rental.
Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread with many concise posts on their research and how they all came to the same conclusion and shared with the others.
Also to the others that have come back and reported on their many miles of trouble free enjoyment they have had, that seems to be the trend for all of us Ex Rental owners,please keep it up.
Time to head out on my next adventure....![[image]](http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smileys-and-emoticons/thumbs/smileys-thumbs-217948.gif)
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RacerX10
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paullac wrote:RacerX10 wrote:I just bought a 2013 Fleetwood Jamboree Searcher 25k from Conejo RV in Thousand Oaks, California and drove it back to Arkansas. Super happy with it so far. It was high miles (75k), but I don't care about that as we tend to put very low miles on our rigs and the 6.8 V-10 is good for many many miles.
Hard to tell it from new. They put a new mattress in it for me, and every other seat and cushion in the rig looks new.
Didn't get a lot of warranty (45 days / 1000 miles) but I used just about everything in it on the drive home and all was well.
I'm pretty handy, been keeping my old 2001 Class C going for years with various fixes so I'm not too concerned about anything going out on this one. It's surprisingly well equipped for a rental. Power and Heated rear view windows, color back up camera, etc. Nice sized slide out too, so it's a great upgrade from what we had.
Enjoy! Thinking that 1000 mile warranty got used up pretty quick - i.e., in like day 2 - somewhere between So Cal & Arkansas!
Yup .. exactly that ! ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Round about the panhandle of Texas if i remember correctly.
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Anyone know on the CA models if the coach batteries are JUST for the interior lights or do they have a power inverter built in and supply power to the 110 outlets as well?
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w3ozwizard
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CA just 12 volts interior at least on my 2009 28A
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themotoviking
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I know the lights are 12v but you're saying that is all the coach batteries are for is just the interior lighting?
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coolmom42
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themotoviking wrote:I know the lights are 12v but you're saying that is all the coach batteries are for is just the interior lighting?
Also the water pump and fridge electronic control board.
Single empty-nester in Middle TN, sometimes with a friend or grandchild on board
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IAMICHABOD
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coolmom42 wrote:
Also the water pump and fridge electronic control board.
And don't forget,one of the biggest user of 12 Volt power is the heater,along with the propane.
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Mich F
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Your house batteries are most likely needed for your furnace and alarms also.
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themotoviking
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I could not find a better thread to post these in so I thought I would share them here.
We went and put the down payment on the next upcoming available 2011 28A from Cruise America. Advantage to living near their HQ and refurbishing center.
Were were able to actually see the condition of the RV before its finished. It had already gone thru the driveline and chassis refurbishment. the coach was next.
Anyways I was able to get some pics of the refurbishment area and what the do. Some were getting new sides. I saw a roof being laid down. side panels being replaced. CA decals being removed. some guys were hauling in new furniture and appliances still wrapped up into one. I was not permitted past the line but as ours goes thru the process I will hopefully get more pics.
http://www.asthewheelsturn.us/webimages/ca/2015-0826-caresto-001.jpg
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Sorry, I had to change the images to links due to forum rules only permitting 6480x480 resolution pic. A hint to moderators, may want to update the site. 1) to make it more simple for navigation and 2) to have the forum do an automatic thumbnail for whatever resolution the images are. 640x480 is a very archaic dimension. Almost all cameras are a 3x2 format ie; 900x600. JMO.
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w3ozwizard
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Thanks for the photos. I sure like mine and would do it again. I know they go through a very tight refurbishing process even if they will not tell you what has been done so check yourself if you are going to get one. But I have put new engines in many cars and worked on many more and I can tell you for sure I know a new or remanufactured engine block and heads when I see them and that is exactly what I see when I look at mine from below. Mine had very low mileage and my assumption and guess is that they had to replace the engine somewhere along the line. They would not admit it to me, just smiled but as I left the lot one of the workmen there came up to me on the sly and said, " You got a good one." They don't tell you so there is no cherry picking going on I guess. Anyway thanks again and I will be in the area visiting my oldest daughter and I am going to try to get a tour when I am there.
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