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Post Info TOPIC: 1st Time Buyer...Newmar Pusher


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1st Time Buyer...Newmar Pusher


Hey there, thanks in advance for any input!   So I've been shopping diesel pushers in my price range for a few months now and am getting close to pulling the trigger.   I'm looking at an '06 Newmar Ventana w/Cummins 330 and an Allison 6.  It's got 3 slides and only 25,000 miles.   But on today's testdrive I felt a shimmy when I got it up to 65mph'ish.   My dealer is sighting "tire pressure/wear" and is going to look at it.    Are his explanations plausible?   Do class A's require alignment attention like autos do? 

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Welcome aboard........
I would venture to guess just BAD tires.

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Koop wrote:

Hey there, thanks in advance for any input!   So I've been shopping diesel pushers in my price range for a few months now and am getting close to pulling the trigger.   I'm looking at an '06 Newmar Ventana w/Cummins 330 and an Allison 6.  It's got 3 slides and only 25,000 miles.   But on today's testdrive I felt a shimmy when I got it up to 65mph'ish.   My dealer is sighting "tire pressure/wear" and is going to look at it.    Are his explanations plausible?   Do class A's require alignment attention like autos do? 

Cheers!!

 

K


yes they require alinements for sure, low tire pressure can cause  shimmys, plus tires out of balance .At 25K miles tires should still be good tread wise but are aged out

if the tires are original they should be replaced because there 9-10 years old. I would have the dealer find the date codes on the tires and if original insist on all new tires



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Agree with the above, most likely, tire balance, alignment, tire wear, or a combination of all three. If the tires are original they should really be should be changed out. As stated above TV tires age out before they wear out. To be safe, tires should be replaced every six to seven years regardless of looks.


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Thanks! Dealer is putting on new rubber next week. I put down my deposit today. Will be stateside within 10 days!!!!!

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Sounds great..........Excited for you. Be sure to follow-up with pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.



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