New Monaco

[wc.morris]

We have had three Monaco Motorhomes, 1996, 1998 and 2005. We love our motorhome but are thinking about trading for a new one. How many people have had the old Monaco motorhomes now have the Navistar motorhome? How does the quality compare? Would you buy a Navistar product again?

[Steve N Sal]

Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy your time here. I can't really comment on your question but I'm sure you'll get some expert advice shortly. Enjoy your future travels, be safe and Happy Motoring!!

[rg neumann]

We have had 3 motorhomes but only the last is Monaco Vesta. The two previous were Roadtrek & Leisure Van Serenity. Both were b & b+ and were considered top of the line. Quality/ fit of the Vesta is equal or better than the other two. We like the Vesta 32 ft with the Max Force diesel. Mileage is good 14mpg or so,have has some minor recalls but other than that no real quality issues. Believe that Navistar is determined to build a quality mh and moving their manufacturing to midwest helps many of us not living on the west coast.

[TurboDaveTX]

We bought a 2011 HR Endeavor 43 PKQ in late September 2011. This is our third diesel and sixth motorhome. Our previous was a 2003 HR Imperial and a 1998 Dutch Star. We had all sorts of problems with the Imperial during the first year. The dealer was totally incompetent and it spent something like 80 days out of the first year in the dealer shop and I ended up having to take it to Wakarusa to the HR service center twice before all the issues were resolved. After the issues were resolved, we loved it, except it had two slides.

Mr. Morris, we looked at the 2003 Endeavor when we bought the 2003 Imperial, but didn't feel that the quality was there. We looked at the 2011 HR Endeavor several times and there seemed to be very few things it didn't have the 2003 Imperial had, like a few lights and other bells and whistles. The 43PKQ floor plan struck me as rather strange at first, with the kitchen is in the front, living area in the middle. The second time I looked at it, I liked it much better. The third time at a RV show, I sat in the living area for about 30 minutes and realized the layout was more like an apartment than anything I had seen. We bought it and so far, we love it. I believe this is an Oregon built coach [built in June 2011] and it has a Cummins 425 and does not use diesel adatives for emissions compliance. This may have been a one year deal since Navistar moved their production back to Indiana as I understand, and am not sure if other 2012 models are using Cummins engines with similar emission systems or if they are using proprietary Navistar engines.

According to the brochure, this coach is 44' 3", has four slides, a residential refrigerator [glad to get away from the gas-electric fire hazards], an apartment sized washer and dryer, a sectional and a couch, and a king bed with a Sleep number matress. The chassis is the same chassis the Imperial and the Navigator use. We love it and have not had a single problem with the 2011 Endeavor so far.

[ArmyEOD]

Not sniping or trolling, but

The Endevor/Diplomate are built on the R8RR or R10RR Chassis, the Navigator/Signature are built on the S-Series Chassis. Chevy and Cadilac if you will, both GM but for from the same. Sure wish I had the S-Series.

[DHart]

Can't speak to the older Monaco quality, but our 2011 HR Endeavor 43 DFT (Diplomat twin) is fantastic. We are exceptionally happy with this rig.

Our new 2011 HR Endeavor 43DFT