IAMICHABOD
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blownstang01,also welcome to the Forum and the Former Rental Club!
You are officially #86.
There is another Winnebago Chalet owner here on this thread,KristinU,she has a entertaining Blog about her adventures and also some Mods and helpful hints that may be of interest to a fellow Chalet Owner.
Good Luck and have fun in your New Rig.
2006 TIOGA 26Q CHEVY 6.0 WORKHORSE VORTEC
Former El Monte RV Rental
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KristinU
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IAMICHABOD wrote:blownstang01,also welcome to the Forum and the Former Rental Club!
You are officially #86.
There is another Winnebago Chalet owner here on this thread, KristinU,she has a entertaining Blog about her adventures and also some Mods and helpful hints that may be of interest to a fellow Chalet Owner.
Good Luck and have fun in your New Rig.
IAMICHABOD beat me to it! Welcome fellow Chalet owner! Ours is a 2008 and we're very happy with her. Like you, we didn't set out to buy a previous rental but we found this one in our search and I did some poking around online and found this thread, and we decided to take the plunge! That was right about 4 years ago...no regrets! 31C model for us, how about you?
I'm sadly behind on blog posts...I need to do some catch-up!
Cheers!
Kristin
2008 Winnebago Chalet 31C
My camping party: me, DH, DS, and 2 DK9s
Our Blog: www.winnieadventures.blogspot.com
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Bea PA
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Welcome to the forum. We also bought a Chalet in 2015. No problems other than a failed cutoff valve on the propane tank. Only thing we didn't check on the inspection. I had never known of one to fail and probably would not have found it except I left the thermostat on and heard the furnace running.I suspect it was not working for a long time and no one knew it.
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Augydog
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Bought Class C 23U Majestic (Cruise America( Four Winds)2004 in 2012 had minor problems some water intrusion (not bad) had 98K now has 140K good buy less than a 1/4 of org price well taken care of. next one will do the same.
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Follow up on my 2012 27G from Cruise America.
The warranty that comes with is only a power train warranty. It doesn't cover fluids, shocks or bushings. It definitely doesn't cover anything on the coach itself.
Mine needed new shocks, a couple new bushings, and all the fluids replaced which added $2500 to my overall purchase price - I accepted this reality.
However - after the purchase - it was discovered the fresh water tank has a small leak the result of which is mold in the storage area under the bed and under the floor of the shower. We tested everything when we purchased and were pretty thorough but we did not bring a square head screw driver with us and remove panels for a deep inspection. Heck, I had no idea the tank was under the bed until I discovered this issue. The leak also caused the door to get damaged as it soaked up the water on the bottom (wedging it in the frame) and ripped apart when opened.
Fixing the tank, cleaning the mold and replacing the door is going to be expensive and the silence from Cruise America is DEAFENING. I'm now in the Buyer-Beware camp for this company - unless they magically start responding.
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KristinU
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Bea PA wrote:Welcome to the forum. We also bought a Chalet in 2015. No problems other than a failed cutoff valve on the propane tank. Only thing we didn't check on the inspection. I had never known of one to fail and probably would not have found it except I left the thermostat on and heard the furnace running.I suspect it was not working for a long time and no one knew it.
Another Chalet in the club, yay!
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KristinU
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rice_classic wrote:Follow up on my 2012 27G from Cruise America.
The warranty that comes with is only a power train warranty. It doesn't cover fluids, shocks or bushings. It definitely doesn't cover anything on the coach itself.
Mine needed new shocks, a couple new bushings, and all the fluids replaced which added $2500 to my overall purchase price - I accepted this reality.
However - after the purchase - it was discovered the fresh water tank has a small leak the result of which is mold in the storage area under the bed and under the floor of the shower. We tested everything when we purchased and were pretty thorough but we did not bring a square head screw driver with us and remove panels for a deep inspection. Heck, I had no idea the tank was under the bed until I discovered this issue. The leak also caused the door to get damaged as it soaked up the water on the bottom (wedging it in the frame) and ripped apart when opened.
Fixing the tank, cleaning the mold and replacing the door is going to be expensive and the silence from Cruise America is DEAFENING. I'm now in the Buyer-Beware camp for this company - unless they magically start responding.
Oh, ugh, so sorry to hear of the problems! 70 pages and you get to be the unlucky one to experience a pretty big issue...I wonder if a letter to the Good Sam Action Line would help light a fire under Cruise America to help you out?
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IAMICHABOD
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Augydog,welcome to the forum and the Former Rental Club!
You are #87 on the list.Sounds like you got a good deal.It looks like you have put a lot of miles on it. Nice to hear you would do it again.
Happy Camping.
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Ive been lurker for a while, read entire thread before purchasing CA 24a rental 2 months ago. I also got ours in Washington from same place as rice classic above. We also replaced shocks at our cost, but with Koni shocks. Front ball joints, Rear axle bearing, Exhaust manifold, front and rear brakes all replaced by Cruise America @ Ford fleet center in Tacoma. Before we picked up they replaced, toilet gasket, new kitchen faucet, replaced windshield, new hinges on all cabinet doors, New rear bumper, re-caulked entire RV, and put in new battery.
My advice for anybody looking @ CA is to not be in a hurry. Dont leave the lot until everything you see is fixed. We saw ours and created a list and came back a week later once was fixed. I saw another couple that came in to take theirs the same day site unseen from other side of state. We walked through other Rvs just to be nosy and saw issues with each one. I believe people just leave with them as is and either are happy because of price savings or find out later they arent perfect then complain..
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510dogmom
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Hi all, again,
I need help with fixing my CA 2012 23A Majestic. After only 2 weeks of ownership, I managed to destroy my driver's side mirror. Does anyone know the part number? Also, I want to install a back up camera but the local shop is flummoxed because the walls are solid and he can't thread a wire down the back wall. Any suggestions?
Cathy
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