PKworks
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Trying to get real people's opinions on the reliability of buying used Class A or C (leaning toward C) from Cruise America??
You can bet your bippy Cruise America monitors the maintenance costs, mileage, etc. on their units and have data showing when the unit is likely to start giving them trouble. That's when they sell it to you. Doesn't mean that particular unit has a problem (or even a near problem), just that data shows it is time to get rid of it. You could luck out, but my feeling is the odds are against you.Lou Schneider said:Would you buy a used truck from U-Haul? The same arguments apply - both received professional maintenance throughout their lives, but most of the time they were used by people who didn't care or didn't have a clue about their proper operation. And both vehicles are relatively stripped down models at the end of their economically useful lives.
What was wrong with the engine? No compression sounds like a bad valve.Hurr1cane! said:I have recently purchased a former rental from Cruise America in Florida. We had a few of them to choose from and being a mechanic I knew some basic inspections were needed. Engine compression, leaks on the engine, trany, rear end, then all the motorhome items. They were nice enough to have it on the rack for me to go underneath and check every detail. I had no issues other than what I felt was normal rental wear and rental tear, and the buying process was easy since I didn't need to do any financing. Then after 4 weeks of ownership I noticed at idle a little roughness in the engine and low power when accelerating. Since I was still in Florida and not far from where I bought it, I took it back to them and they sent it to a Ford garage for checking out. They found no compression in cyl 1. I now have a 2008 Majestic with 166000 miles on it and a new engine. The process was long but since I live here it was not an inconvenience. It took 3 weeks and we now have it back. They also noticed it had a ding in the windshield and had it replaced as well at no charge. I would recommend them for the pricing and just be diligent about the inspection process as with anything used.
I'm like you, just because I don't own it, doesn't mean I beat the crap out of it. But not everyone subscribes to this basic principle, some people feel, because they have no ownership or responsibility to take care of the rental property (car, truck, house, motorhome, etc.), they do things with it, they wouldn't normally do, if they owned it, and were paying the bills on it.TheNewhalls said:I've rented a lot of cars, trucks, trailers and one motor home and never mistreated any of them. I think most people take care of the vehicles they rent. Like in all things there will always be some that don't, but they probably don't take care of their own property either. If we are to believe that the general public can't be trusted to take care of property they rent, then that would include a lot of people on this forum, and we know that's not possible.