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Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / July 2008Quality of Jayco Motorhomes?
Sort of half by accident today I found myself looking at a 1995 Jayco Eagle 283 LB Class C. There's not many times I use the term immaculate, but considering the age this would be one of them. I drove it, and for a change actually enjoyed the drive. It only has 20K miles on it. Anybody have any luck, good or bad, with Jayco products? Bob >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 >>Anybody have any luck, good or bad, with Jayco products? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >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. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Bob, who is sort of looking for a 24 footer, and would rather > have more pricing power. 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.  SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life >>>> Anybody have any luck, good or bad, with Jayco products? >>> No Personal experience, but from what I've seen I like them. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >been a few exceptions that have been decently built, but they are the >minority. The quality control at their plant is non-existent. 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. > Sort of half by accident today I found myself looking at a 1995 > Jayco Eagle 283 LB Class C. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Bob Not personal, but I do think they make the best product of all the manufacturers in the same price range. Gwen loved her Jayco fiver. Friends of ours just sold their Jayco fiver for a surprising amount. The company puts a little more intelligence into their design than a lot of others do. YMMV SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life >> Sort of half by accident today I found myself looking at a 1995 >> Jayco Eagle 283 LB Class C. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >The company puts a little more intelligence into their design than a lot >of others do. YMMV The best designed motorhome I've looked at was a Born Free 23'. Unfortunately it was ancient, an '87, and lots of things were breaking on it simply due to age. But I really liked their use of space. Had it been 10 years younger I'd have gotten it. However, it's a real fixer-upper, and I'm not in the mood. Bob Just looked at a Jayco 5er last month. The salesman went into the speel- after comparing it to the others on the lot, the qaulity seemed much better. When I sell my 36' HR Endeavor (please Lord, soon!), we'll more than likely end up with a Jayco 5th wheel... Signature2008 Sonata SE- His 2005 Grand Cherokee-Hers AZ home for sale near Laughlin, Las Vegas, BHC: http://www.realtor.com/realestate/golden+valley-az-86413-1089865380 > Sort of half by accident today I found myself looking at a 1995 > Jayco Eagle 283 LB Class C. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Bob > Sort of half by accident today I found myself looking at a 1995 > Jayco Eagle 283 LB Class C. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Bob Bob: 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. Mike > 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 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:22:51 -0700 (PDT), "David \"The Hamster\" Malone" <malone@ca.ibm.com> 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 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >David "The Hamster" Malone That's all well and good BUT...what about their Motor Homes?Fivers? > 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 |
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