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03-30-2017, 10:21 PM
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Registered User
Oklahoma Boomers Club
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Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
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New member from Oklahoma city
Hello members. We want to purchase a 2017 Dutch Star 4369 the end of April. We have decided on the floor plan finally and found several through out the country but are not sure which chassis is the best choice. We have found both freightliner and spartan on the ones we like. Any real differences on the two or problems any one has had. We went nuts finding the floor plan we liked now have a choice on the chassis. Thanks for the help.
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03-31-2017, 05:51 AM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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Glad to have you here in the forum with us.
It's sort of like the Chevy/Ford thing. However many high end coaches use Spartan.
Happy Trails!!!
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
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03-31-2017, 06:25 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Central Massachusetts
Posts: 830
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KayandJohn
Hello members. We want to purchase a 2017 Dutch Star 4369 the end of April. We have decided on the floor plan finally and found several through out the country but are not sure which chassis is the best choice. We have found both freightliner and spartan on the ones we like. Any real differences on the two or problems any one has had. We went nuts finding the floor plan we liked now have a choice on the chassis. Thanks for the help.
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Both brand chassis are excellent. If you take a poll here I think more people would select Spartan but only because they perceive it to be better. In real life usage I don't know if it makes any significant difference.
I think if I was ordering a DutchStar, I would select Spartan. If I was buying one from dealer stock I don't think I would let the chassis brand sway my decision either way. Pick the floorplan, colors, options you really want and a dealer you trust and don't worry about the chassis.
Good Luck with your shopping, the 4369 DutchStar is awesome.
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2015 Newmar DutchStar 4369 (sold )
If I knew retirement was so much fun, I would have done it in my twenties!
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03-31-2017, 07:46 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,578
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Hi Kay & John! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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03-31-2017, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma
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Welcome to the forum, neighbor! We live in Edmond, and have a 4054 DSDP on order, expecting to pick it up mid May. We ordered a Spartan chassis, but have had two other coaches on a Freightliner chassis.
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03-31-2017, 09:27 AM
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Registered User
Oklahoma Boomers Club
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
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Thanks everyone for the replies. We are going to buy one from dealer stock because to order a 2018 would delay us from getting one until at least mid July.
It seems that the ones I have found with our floor plan all have FL chassis. I retire in mid June and we can't wait to get on the road and meet fellow rver's.
Kay and John
soon to be 2017 Dutch Star 4369 owners
2017 ford edge toad
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03-31-2017, 05:22 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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Welcome to the forum and irv2 Kay and John.
Here is a Owners Guide for you and here is a link to TSB's and recalls, yes the 2017's have some.
All the links below in my signature will help you out for your new 2017.
Enjoy the forum, enjoy your to be coach and many miles of safe travels in it.
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03-31-2017, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Welcome to the forum! PS: a "TSB" is a technical service bulletin (assuming you didn't know that already).
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03-31-2017, 10:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: cayucos, ca
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We have a 2017 4369 DS. We have the Spartan chassis. Why? Disc brakes all the way around. Much stronger chassis than FL. 2017 is only year without up charge for Spartan
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2017 Newmar Dutch Star 4369. Spartan chassis w/full disc brakes. 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee toad
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03-31-2017, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 329
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Hope you live near a dealership since Newmar just instituted a very anti customer policy re sending warranty parts directly to their customers. My coach is now out of warranty, but I'd find another brand unless you don't mind your coach spending weeks at the dealership for trivial repairs.
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2016 Dutch Star 4313
2015 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie Diesel, Blue Ox Adventa, Air Force One
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04-01-2017, 10:56 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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Only time I use parts from Newmar was what I bought from them at their store when I visited for warranty service there, any other problems I got parts from off the internet and probably cheaper.
Only time was at a dealer was for a recall never service work.
All three Newmars visited their center at one time or another for warranty work, instead of going to dealer, worked in trips we took, dealers in NE had no clue how to resolve a problem, only one was left after 2008.
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