Recommendation on new motor home

[HOMERFROMLAWTON]

We have talked about I buying a new motor home for about two years and time to turn a thought into reality. I thought i had what was perfect for us picked out A Fleetwood and after what i saw for troubles people have had with theirs time to rethink. Here is what me and the wife are looking for and we want as large of water capacity preferably at least 100 gallon tank and a towing capacity of 8,000 pounds we will be towing a or truck on a trailer. The tow trailer weighs about 2,500 pounds and most cars and trucks over 4,000 pounds . What i am looking for is good recommendation with a motor home of lest 8,000 pounds. Price does not matter $175,000 to $350,000 will be a good guide, What makes a motor home with at least 36 to 45 foot+100 gallons of water capacity and 8,000 towing capacity. if my thinking is wrong about the towing capacity please share your opinion. Water speaks for itself. i have no problem flying 1,000 miles plus to purchase. if the motor home gets good recommendations. The wife says new only, me i would prefer used, I keep telling here she is a high maintenance woman, but she does not see i that way. First we started looking at a diesel powered and felt like the difference would be worth the added cost. On the if my understanding is with diesel costing more per gallons than gas, the gas is .disel is more powerful but needs an additive that cost about $13 per 15 gallons of diesel. We currently live in Corpus Christi and have committed to relocating to Costa Rica. Please no remarks Costa Rica or countries i have to cross to get there. Yes some parts are dangerous. I am a big boy and can think on my own. I mention Costa Rica some people go berserk offering their unsolicited advice when they have never made the trip. I am in contact with people that have just made the trip, and one man for the third time. They tell me they had no problems. Neither of us speak Spanish but we both have portable translator boxes Almost all the countries are on the us state department's list of do not travel, but so is England, France, Costa Rica, most European and African countries and the reason most are there is over petty crime. I plan to make Costa Rica my home. Thanks to fact the government has borrowed so much money, the us will not be as good as it once was. We all have our opinions, but looking how the national debt has grown and continues to grow, the good country we have loved to live in in my opinion will not be a safe country in a few years. we do not plan to live in the motor home, will use it for recreation thru all the Americas. Like any new vehicle a motor home will have problems but i have always made my own repairs. and if you have recommendations on a particular dealer I am all ears.
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[Jim]

I plan to make Costa Rica my home.

I'm wondering how hard it will be to find parts for a Class A in Costa Rica? I'm in Franklin NC, and can't find most of what I need. CR is going to really be a challenge! Basic stuff (tires, batteries, plumbing fittings, generic electrical) will probably be fairly easy, but anything specialized, slide-out mechanisms, leveling jacks, proprietary electronics, I'm guessing will be hard to source locally. (if not impossible) So that's a consideration when choosing the perfect RV.

 

[redbaron]

I recommend you look at a late model ventana from Newmar or Dutch star.

Stick with a freightliner chassis. San Jose has a freightliner distribution center and many of their trucks are Freightliner.

Don’t buy a Spartan chassis.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

We have talked about I buying a new motor home for about two years and time to turn a thought into reality. I thought i had what was perfect for us picked out A Fleetwood and after what i saw for troubles people have had with theirs time to rethink. Here is what me and the wife are looking for and we want as large of water capacity preferably at least 100 gallon tank and a towing capacity of 8,000 pounds we will be towing a or truck on a trailer. The tow trailer weighs about 2,500 pounds and most cars and trucks over 4,000 pounds . What i am looking for is good recommendation with a motor home of lest 8,000 pounds. Price does not matter $175,000 to $350,000 will be a good guide, What makes a motor home with at least 36 to 45 foot+100 gallons of water capacity and 8,000 towing capacity. if my thinking is wrong about the towing capacity please share your opinion. Water speaks for itself. i have no problem flying 1,000 miles plus to purchase. if the motor home gets good recommendations. The wife says new only, me i would prefer used, I keep telling here she is a high maintenance woman, but she does not see i that way. First we started looking at a diesel powered and felt like the difference would be worth the added cost. On the if my understanding is with diesel costing more per gallons than gas, the gas is .disel is more powerful but needs an additive that cost about $13 per 15 gallons of diesel. We currently live in Corpus Christi and have committed to relocating to Costa Rica. Please no remarks Costa Rica or countries i have to cross to get there. Yes some parts are dangerous. I am a big boy and can think on my own. I mention Costa Rica some people go berserk offering their unsolicited advice when they have never made the trip. I am in contact with people that have just made the trip, and one man for the third time. They tell me they had no problems. Neither of us speak Spanish but we both have portable translator boxes Almost all the countries are on the us state department's list of do not travel, but so is England, France, Costa Rica, most European and African countries and the reason most are there is over petty crime. I plan to make Costa Rica my home. Thanks to fact the government has borrowed so much money, the us will not be as good as it once was. We all have our opinions, but looking how the national debt has grown and continues to grow, the good country we have loved to live in in my opinion will not be a safe country in a few years. we do not plan to live in the motor home, will use it for recreation thru all the Americas. Like any new vehicle a motor home will have problems but i have always made my own repairs. and if you have recommendations on a particular dealer I am all ears.
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Buying new or used, I would still recommend an inspection by a professional. You certainly don't want to have troubles during your travel down the CR if they can be avoided. You can read about RV horror stories all over the internet about just about every make or model. I recommend that you pick and choose a unit with a floor plan that will be comfortable for you as long as your water and towing and chassis requirements are met. If that works out to be Fleetwood, so be it. I would go with it.

 

[JBright11]

Simple, reliable, with as few doo-dads as you can get away with and that provides the level of comfort you desire would be my recommendation.

Good luck.

 

[osuallen]

with that budget, you are definitely in the used category. You cannot touch a new quality Class A with those features for that amount. I would have the same recommendation as @redbaron.