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tagcat · 02-28-2016, 06:06 AM

I am seriously thinking about trading my 40' 2004 Monico for a new Jayco 29' ME. Ford E- 450 Need less time in shop! More time on road,About 5 months a year.
Any owners of the unit have any feed back? never had a Class c.Dealer has one in stock thinking about going in on Monday and trading in.Then there is no turning back.Will have to write a check for about $ 40000.
Hoping for more dependably with the 2 year warranty.

Clayobx · 02-28-2016, 06:14 AM

Good luck!

nothermark · 02-28-2016, 06:21 AM

I have seen a lot worse layouts. Too many other variables to understand. Make sure it is comfortable to sit any where there is a sit spot including the toilet and try it slides in and out.

Rider99 · 02-28-2016, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by tagcat

I am seriously thinking about trading my 40' 2004 Monico for a new Jayco 29' ME. Ford E- 450 Need less time in shop! More time on road,About 5 months a year.
Any owners of the unit have any feed back? never had a Class c.Dealer has one in stock thinking about going in on Monday and trading in.Then there is no turning back.Will have to write a check for about $ 40000.
Hoping for more dependably with the 2 year warranty.

A friend has one and loves it. We bought a Jayco 31UL Precept instead of the class c. The dealer laughed and said come on in when you are ready to buy a larger Seneca...won't happen. We love the Precept but will definitely downsize to a class c if we purchase another. Just our lifestyle. Plus you pop the hood and there's the engine. And you have airbags! Good luck.

Anthem46 · 02-28-2016, 06:29 AM

Last year in our GOOD SAM CLUB, two couples traded down. The husbands are happy BUT the wives were not happy at all. Lost to much space!!!!!!

Stevewb · 03-04-2016, 09:27 PM

It was a huge change for me, but after one year we love our Greyhawk 29mv...2015
Loss of storage from the A did not make as much diffefence as I thought, we just carry less crap, our old A had stuff we never even used...
The ride and handling in the C is so much more refined and comfortable.
The big loss of fresh water capacity, and less grey water and black water capacity does make a difference, as we like to dry camp at times, but we have adjusted to this change quite well, and carry a few 5 gallon fresh water cans with us...
We upgaded the measly one 12v. house battery to 2 6v. golf batteries, what a huge improvement for dry camping...
We had our A for 15 years, no regrets with our new Greyhawk 29mv...

jwmaustin · 03-04-2016, 09:42 PM

We traded from a C to an A two years ago and likely will never go back. The difficulty in putting a body on a van chassis made for odd sized bins that had doors that flipped up not to the side. There were several things we just wanted like a washer/dryer that of course played a factor. It was nice to feel like driving a truck but not sitting as high and having the overhang in the front made for a claustrophobic experience. But the biggest advantage for me? That was the accessibility of the water bay. Just my two cents.

Bill