I have had very few problems with parts or support with my 2012 Monaco Knight. We purchased the coach new from Lazy Days in Florida. I suspect that coach has the Maxxforce 10 engine and you will probably receive negative replies advising to avoid because of that. I have had very few issues with my Maxxforce 10 but many think it is a bad engine because of all of the problems with the Maxxforce 13 which is found in large trucks. That engine did have many issues but most owners of the Maxxforce 10 have been happy. Most who reply negatively do not have actual experience with the engine. The Maxxforce 10 engine does not like to be idled for long periods and will result in a clogged DPF. We pull a Jeep Wrangler in the mountain areas and have found power to be adequate. It has an exhaust brake so confirm that is working as it should. One nice thing is that engine does not require any DPF fluid that is common with most coaches in that age range. The coach you are looking at is very low miles for that age and my concern would be it hasn't been driven enough. Not a problem if properly maintained but I would check the maintenance records closely and make sure it has not been sitting without any use for long periods of time. The Maxxforce has two fuel filters that are easy to access but would want to make sure those have been changed annually and that it does not have stale fuel etc. My coach has 29000 miles which I consider very low but try and drive it at least once a month regardless of camping plans. In my opinion too low mileage can be worse than coaches with higher mileage so just be careful with that. There was also a computer update that should have been done on that engine so I would confirm it was done.
Good luck with your search!
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