RV: Quality of Jayco Motorhomes?

>On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:00 -0500, Bob Giddings <bobg@escapees.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Anybody have any luck, good or bad, with Jayco products?
>
>No Personal experience, but from what I've seen I like them.
>
>I've talked with people who have them and they like them... alot.
>
>Hunter

I saw this 1995 28 footer with a Ford 460 V8 at a dealership.
Came in on a trade-in, hardly used and well kept. 20K miles. It
is quite a bit larger than what I was looking for, but it grew on
me after I drove it. It was pretty quiet, and handled better
than most. They were asking $17K, which is about $3K higher than
I'd like. It had electric levelers and a backup video system.

I drove on down the road and checked out a 2002 Gulfstream
Yellowstone 22 footer, from a private sale, then came back to
look at the Jayco again. Right at closing time, when I checked
into the office, the sales manager informed me somebody had just
called and put a deposit down on it.

Just as well. I can't make up my mind that quick on anything.
But I told him if the deal fell through to call me and I'd
consider it.

Bob, who is sort of looking for a 24 footer, and would rather
have more pricing power.

>>>
>>>> Anybody have any luck, good or bad, with Jayco products?
>>> No Personal experience, but from what I've seen I like them.
>>>
>>> I've talked with people who have them and they like them... alot.
>>>
>>> Hunter[/color]
>>
>> I saw this 1995 28 footer with a Ford 460 V8 at a dealership.
>> Came in on a trade-in, hardly used and well kept. 20K miles. It
>> is quite a bit larger than what I was looking for, but it grew on
>> me after I drove it. It was pretty quiet, and handled better
>> than most. They were asking $17K, which is about $3K higher than
>> I'd like. It had electric levelers and a backup video system.
>>
>> I drove on down the road and checked out a 2002 Gulfstream
>> Yellowstone 22 footer, from a private sale, then came back to
>> look at the Jayco again. Right at closing time, when I checked
>> into the office, the sales manager informed me somebody had just
>> called and put a deposit down on it.
>>
>> Just as well. I can't make up my mind that quick on anything.
>> But I told him if the deal fell through to call me and I'd
>> consider it.
>>
>> Bob, who is sort of looking for a 24 footer, and would rather
>> have more pricing power.
>> [/color]
>
>I would advise you think very carefully about Gulfstream. There have
>been a few exceptions that have been decently built, but they are the
>minority. The quality control at their plant is non-existent.[/color]

One test I use is just to drive it and listen. I don't mean for
dishes and the like. The Gulfstream, though practically new, was
creaking and popping and groaning in all it's joints and walls
and cabinets just going down the road.

The two Tiogas I tried were not much better. The '87 Born Free
was not so bad despite it's age.

The Jayco, 7 years older than the Gulfstream, was quiet, except
for wind noise. Not much different than driving a fairly new
heavy truck.

Bob, who can't abide rattles.

On Jul 19, 5:49 am, "Mike Simmons" <mike...@yhti.net> wrote:

> It's not a MH, but I have been a Jayco owner since '99 and have been very
> pleased.  I am President of our local Jayco club and not a single member has
> ever had a major or for that matter any kind of minor problem of substance
> with their Jayco's.

I'd have to agree with that... I owned a Jayco 12' pop-up for nearly
10 years and can't think of a single problem we had with it. I bought
it nearly new from a woman who used it for a single trip home to
Ontario from Florida. When I subsequently bought the ZII Zeppelin, I
traded the Jayco in for only $500 less than I originally paid - it was
still in immaculate condition. When I went back to pick up the new TT
three days later, the pop-up had already been sold.

David "The Hamster" Malone

On Jul 21, 9:57 pm, Pegleg <Peg...@usnavyret.mil> wrote:

> That's all well and good BUT...what about their Motor Homes?Fivers?

What about them?

All I'm suggesting is if their lower priced entries are very good
quality, they likely put the same care and quality into their Motor
Homes and Fivers... hopefully someone out there that owns one will
chip in and confirm or refute that supposition.

David "The Hamster" Malone