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I don't have one, but have friends that do. They have window separation issues, 03 and 04 have some
serious slide room de lamination issues allowing water to enter. If the issue was caught early you will
have no worries. Some of the units with early C-13 525 hp had over heating issues and needed extra
cooling for the transmission. Cat's had valve clearance issues on both the C-9 and C-13. C-15's are real
fuel hogs. Magna's suffer from Radiator issues like the rest of us. Some had troubles with the sensors
on the holding tanks feeding the silver leaf. There were some soft ware issues to but they should all
have been resolved by now on the silver leaf. Powered front curtains were an issue, some of the
powered window awnings failed, too. Indoor power cutains had a few issues, too. Some folks had
trouble with thin Corian counter tops cracking and loose floor tiles.
Goodyear tires didn't wear well and I thought the coaches with 295's were under sized and should have 315's.
The older coaches with 315's
on the front and 12R's on the rears and tags had scuffing issues with the tag tires. Some of the
coaches have 23,000 lb duals, which is to much for federal high ways and if the Feds weigh your coach
on toll roads you can be forced off. Some of the 05,06,and 07 have less carrying capacity than your
Inspire so watch out. 08 and newer coaches have to deal with DPF filter which can be a head ache.
They have window de lamination, and electric toilet issues just like everyone else. Its very costly to update to Hi def on a Magna so make sure the AV system is up to date. You might find your self loosing
anywhere from 1.5 to 2 mpg because of the increased and higher HP Cat engines. I would probably
look for a Cummins engine myself, but that's just me. You definitely want an Allison transmission
rather than a Cat. The Cummins is a self learning transmission, a Cat is not. It won't adapt to your
driving conditions or style like an Allison will. That big front windshield is very costly to replace. I agree I haven't heard of any checking with paint on newer and older Magnas.
The lighting is more
natural in the Afinity and Magna with the quartz lamps, but the overall light level is 3 to 4 F stops
dimmer and us old folks need all the light we can get. Oh you ever wonder why a Magna has 3 airs?
They need the 3rd air to cool the heat created by all the quartz lamps.
Friends of mine are changing to
LED's. Most but not all Magna's are all electric, meaning more big batteries for the house and more for the big engines. I guess Magnas have PTO issues. Eric has 3 nice ones in Tucson at great prices and of
course, Premier in Junction City has a good selection, too. Good luck.
All that being said if CC had
been is business in 2010, without issues, I would have wanted a Magna.
Loved the idea of the mid
coach desk and the ability to make a few up grades I couldn't on the 530 Intrigue.. Though having the
500 ISM for the Intrigue would have been all the engine I would have needed. Thus allowing me to burn
the older polluted fuel if I wished and hot having to deal with the DPF filter.
TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731
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From: Rod jrodneyrobbins@... (jrodneyrobbins@...) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:16:54 -0000 To: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com (Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com) Subject: [Country-Coach-Owners] Re: are there any known concerns with 07 -08 magnas
I was surprised with no replies. Am I to assume there were no issues with the magnas?
Thanks
Rod
05 Inspire
51473
handling. With my inspire I
have known the issues as in paint checking, fillon roof splitting, dry pto pumps , blistering paint, Faulty
radiators and CACs , fogy windows and possible fridge fire.
there are some items. It
would be nice to know these things to confirm if they had been repaired.
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