Opinions Please!

[Stump Jumper]

I am looking at a 2006 Holiday Rambler Ambassador 38PDQ. 15,000 miles with a Cummins ISC 330. Very good condition, but will need tires in the near future and does not have a washer/dryer combo, which the Boss wants. Sale price is $75,000 from a private owner. From my research on the internet, this seems like a good deal. Opinions please...

[KIX]

Sounds like a good deal to me too......assuming it checks out good.
There are coach "re-fitters" that can install a WD. I don't know of any in PA but I'm sure someone will know where you can get a WD installed.

[papaw.1]

Like KIX stated check everything out from top to bottom.Good Luck

[Stump Jumper]

Any known issues with the HR fiberglass roof, the Cummins 330 or the Roadmaster chassis?

[Poppa J]

We have a 2005 Ambassador PST. we love it. I hope it all checks out for you. The only thing that I can say to a look at is the road side living room slide. Had to have ours adjusted a couple of times to get it to close rite.Good luck and safe travels.

[JTBond]

I owned an '05 40PLQ, same engine. I put 45,000 miles on it, sold it a year ago for $80K. Loved the coach. I towed a Ford Expedition behind, it was loaded to the max and it worked perfectly. I was mostly flatland driving, gulf coast area. Sounds like a good buy to me.

[rguarin]

Sounds ok but U need to check which chassis it is on. If it is a Road Master R4RR chassis has it had its Trail Arm checked for cracks. I had a 2005 Cayman with the R4RR chassis that the Trail Arm were cracked replacing them was a little over $3000.00 and ride package was another $3000.00.

[Steve Ownby]

Originally Posted by rguarin

Sounds ok but U need to check which chassis it is on. If it is a Road Master R4RR chassis has it had its Trail Arm checked for cracks. I had a 2005 Cayman with the R4RR chassis that the Trail Arm were cracked replacing them was a little over $3000.00 and ride package was another $3000.00.

No worries on the trailing arm issue. The Ambassador was moved to the RR8R chassis a couple of model years before. The engine, transmission and generator are all highly respected. If the tires are OEM you should build the cost of a set of tires into the deal. The OEM shocks were Monroe's and are done by now so figure on replacing.

Here is the brochure:

http://www.holidayrambler.com/Static...ambassador.pdf

[Galvanizd]

Sounds ok. but I bet those are original tires??? If they are , I might negotiate tire replacement. Either way , Go price replacement tires and replacement costs. If you are FMCA, you can get tires for about $3400.00. Tires are fairly important so if there's an issue (like age) , might want to plan on the replacement sooner than later. That way you can figure what you'll possibly pay. If its plumbed for WD, you can pick a Splendide combo up for around $1200.00 bucks at CamperW.

The "hot" item right now seem to be the refrig. Cooling units etc. might want to check whats in this one.

[nodine]

Originally Posted by Stump Jumper

I am looking at a 2006 Holiday Rambler Ambassador 38PDQ. 15,000 miles with a Cummins ISC 330. Very good condition, but will need tires in the near future and does not have a washer/dryer combo, which the Boss wants. Sale price is $75,000 from a private owner. From my research on the internet, this seems like a good deal. Opinions please...

That coach should be pre-plumbed for a washer/dryer combo. You can install it yourself. Our coach did not have the washer/dryer and the wife wanted one. With the help of my son-n-law I put one in. Locate the area where the vent will need to exit the coach and wait for a cool morning with condensation showing where the framing is under the skin. Mark the area with masking tape and you will know where to cut the hole without hitting the frame.

Bob

[Stump Jumper]

Thanks for the replies!

[ahicks]

When the boss sees how much cabinet space she'll be loosing, she might have second thoughts re: W/D