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Re: Help Selecting a Motorhome for Fulltimers

Reply #25 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6136
More on the subject......

  • A coach with slides is a box with holes in the side that are plugged with a moveable plug. They are subject to leaks in very wet times.
  • My coach (2002 Intrigue - Suite of Dreams) has the Hurricane hydronic heat with a separate electric/LP water heater and both work great. (Xß fingers crossed!)
  • We live on our coach for almost half the year. We cook outside as much as possible and my wife misses an oven for in side cooking. The microwave convection is a poor substitute in our opinion. The fridge is adequate... but not like home. It needs defrosting frequently.
  • Dealer network for service needs improving but that is one of the prices paid when buying from smaller manufactures....

I don't think I will ever buy anything but Country Coach. Read as much of the postings in this and other user groups to get a feel for the problems. You won't see much on the plus side but will see the problems.

Dick May

2002 Intrigue, #11438
 

Re: Help Selecting a Motorhome for Fulltimers

Reply #26 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6158
YOu've got a great list of excellent motorhomes. For my 2 cents, here are my thoughts:

We've lived in our 2001 CC Intrigue Suite of Dreams for 2+ years now and have loved it. We think the S of D is the best floorplan for fulltiming for the awesome storage it offers. We did add a whole passenger side of builtins to it though (Davis Cabinets, Junction City).

I like having the option of electric or propane for the refrig contrary to some other opinions. We've occasionally been in areas or situations where we had to switch to propane and then it was nice to not have an all electric coach.

CC's leveling system on airbags is terrific and not included in some of the coaches you're looking at.
We've had excellent service for the CC whenever we've needed it.
Driveability is fantastic...BUT only if you have your tires properly inflated. We complained about wandering, etc. and were told by someone on this forum to make sure they were inflated properly and found that after adjusting the tires only the 10 pounds or so they needed that our coach now has no wandering at all..in fact I can take my hands off the coach for 15 seconds with no correcting needed. We couldn't believe that this amount of change would make a difference but it did. We called Toyo before we did it to make sure we were doing the pressures correctly for the weight.
We've even looked at the newer coaches, but love ours. The newer S of D hasn't the carrying capacity of ours due to added weight of the bigger engine, etc. Speaking of bigger engine...what's the hurry? We go up big inclines at 45 mph...fine...the rest of the time we're cruising at the speed limit with no problems. No big deal.
No matter what you'll love the fulltime lifestyle...it's a terrific way to see and experience this country.

Best of luck with your decision.
Jan McNeill, Fulltimer
2001 Intrigue 11320