Diesel Guy, My wife and I had never owned any kind of RV, in fact we had never even owned a pup tent when we bought our 2001 Diplomat. As soon as I drove it home from AZ I drove it to the local Cummins service center and had the ECM scanned and all of the oils changed and a lube done. I drove it to Elkhart, IN and had some remodeling done and had the seals replaced on the 2 slides. Out of all six tires 5 of them were original and the sidewalls were cracked. Six new tires, 2 sway bars, 8 new shock absorbers, and a new residential refrigerator.
If I were to do this again I would have bought a much newer coach instead of spending a lot of money on an older one. I have had to replace a lot of other things that I am not going to list but these motorhomes are a nice way to travel if you have a pet or pets. We have met a lot of nice people doing this and will keep doing it until we cannot afford to, or we develop some kind of health problems that would prevent it. George R. 2001 Diplomat
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George, 2001 40' Diplomat PBD
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