Looking at 05 Journey 39K

Don and Kim · 10-29-2010, 04:39 PM

Hello,
Considering moving up to a diesel from our class A gas coach. Came across the above mentioned one. It has 30k miles on it, looks like its been cared for by the pix. Will be going out to see it soon. Looking for tips to check for any troublesome issues for this model. I believe it has the 350 Cat.
Thx, Don

1ciderdog · 10-29-2010, 07:21 PM

I bought a 2004 39K with about 30K miles about six months ago and the only problem I had was mechanical - the fan bearing had to be replaced. My wife loves the floor plan - lots of storage, etc. If you have any specific questions send me a private message. bobgilson at frontiernet.net

tcbetka · 10-30-2010, 06:41 AM

We recently considered one such unit very seriously. But in the end, 2000 miles was just too far to go right now to look at a unit--just didn't have the time in my schedule. This particular unit was in Mesa Arizona, and I believe it is still available. If this happens to be the one that you are looking at, the unit looks to be in great condition. I also talked to the salesman several times, and he seems like a very good guy.

If that particular unit in Arizona would have been closer to us, I have a feeling that we probably would have purchased it. But I had a couple of friends (Winnebago owners) look over the videos and all the photos, and they could see no real concerns. One friend owns a 2007 Journey in a similar floor plan, and he told me that unit was every bit as nice as his is. It does have the 350 Cat, by the way.

I also called Winnebago on the construction of that particular model. They said it has been their best-selling model. So I bet that would be a very nice coach, for a very good price...if it's the one I am thinking of.

TB