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bronco865


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I have a friend that is considering buying a new Sports Coach.  Another dealer said they are an entry level motorhome.  Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with this brand?  Any input is appreciated.  Thanks.



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Never trust the words coming out of a dealers mouth....It's good that you are checking that statement.

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Sportscoach is entry level, but seems to work OK for those who are not fulltimers. I have chatted with owners a couple times, mostly because they often have wild exterior colors, and they were happy. I have not encountered any fulltimers I can remember with a Sportscoach, except the really old ones before Coachman took them over.  Looking at the new ones on Coachman's website, I am bothered that it only has a 12,000 lb front axle on a 40' diesel pusher.  Most 40' DPs have at least 13,200 lb front axles, because the 12,000 ones are easily overloaded.



-- Edited by bjoyce on Wednesday 4th of November 2015 11:23:40 AM

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definitely entry model diesel pusher. Pretty reasonable price for what u get verses a tiffin or newmar etc
but definately built cheaply for sure
12000lb front axle is fine for a unit as lite as they build these units. its only got a little 340HP Isb
 it only has a GROSS rating of 33K and hitch rate of 5K 

you take a 4 slide 41 ft unit  with a 340HP ISB  its only capable of hauling XX

number of lbs etc  pretty  much a slug on mountain passes

My 40ft AB weighs as much empty as this one does at max allowed load(33K) and my FA is 14600

 



-- Edited by ticat900 on Thursday 5th of November 2015 06:16:37 PM



-- Edited by ticat900 on Thursday 5th of November 2015 06:18:44 PM

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