After two years of being footloose and on the road, my wife and I had thought that an upgrade to a tag axle diesel pusher of an older but "classier" model might be the way to, might also be a help to my 'White knuckle " mountain driving.
Anyway, it is taking a lot of searching to find a used unit that is an upgrade from our 2008 Georgetown XL 378. There are very few good floor plans out there and sometimes I think a computer programmer has designed the floor plan when offered the chance to up to 40,43 or 45 ft. More bloat.
We narrowed our favorite down to 2005 Beaver Patriot-a 40 footer that I would have bought but the tag-diesel combination left no net gain to basement carrying capacity. The other was a same year Beaver in the Vicksburg model-the 42 ft gave the storage I wanted.
But since this was the first time I have dealt with a dealership, I was astounded by the arrogance and deceit of a the sales team. From the 'I don't know" answer to every question I asked, the lost service records even though the dealership had sold the unit in 2006, and the pressure to make a deal BEFORE they would take me on a test drive, even with their own driver.
Every thing looked good except for a slobbery breather on the C13 engine, a roof with indentations and the Alladin system wiped clear of the computerized mileage or engine hrs-the generator had 1800 hrs which gave me a feeling that it didn't match the 48000 Miles on the odometer.
Was I wrong to walk-even with my wife screaming that she wanted it for mother's day(it was cheaper to buy her a night out with flowers.)
What kind of roof does the 2005 Beaver Patriot Thunder have-what would have failed that would allow a 8ft long by 2 ft wide indentation in the roof that has a water height line, looks like it holds water and no signs of water damage inside.
Sure want a beaver-but not one that is a money trap.
Anyway, it is taking a lot of searching to find a used unit that is an upgrade from our 2008 Georgetown XL 378. There are very few good floor plans out there and sometimes I think a computer programmer has designed the floor plan when offered the chance to up to 40,43 or 45 ft. More bloat.
We narrowed our favorite down to 2005 Beaver Patriot-a 40 footer that I would have bought but the tag-diesel combination left no net gain to basement carrying capacity. The other was a same year Beaver in the Vicksburg model-the 42 ft gave the storage I wanted.
But since this was the first time I have dealt with a dealership, I was astounded by the arrogance and deceit of a the sales team. From the 'I don't know" answer to every question I asked, the lost service records even though the dealership had sold the unit in 2006, and the pressure to make a deal BEFORE they would take me on a test drive, even with their own driver.
Every thing looked good except for a slobbery breather on the C13 engine, a roof with indentations and the Alladin system wiped clear of the computerized mileage or engine hrs-the generator had 1800 hrs which gave me a feeling that it didn't match the 48000 Miles on the odometer.
Was I wrong to walk-even with my wife screaming that she wanted it for mother's day(it was cheaper to buy her a night out with flowers.)
What kind of roof does the 2005 Beaver Patriot Thunder have-what would have failed that would allow a 8ft long by 2 ft wide indentation in the roof that has a water height line, looks like it holds water and no signs of water damage inside.
Sure want a beaver-but not one that is a money trap.
