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RENEGADE CORONADO 2006 in Connersville Indianapolis South Columbus | IN | Racing RVs | ECORON I still have a professional RV inspection, second test drive, and walkthrough pending at this point. Hope to take delivery on Saturday if all goes well. Dealer has been great to work with.

Got a contract pending on a Renegade/Coronado. Working on analyses and inspections now.

From one rookie to another...Welcome!

I drove a Volvo Renegade and took a ride in a Freightliner Cascadia Showhauler yesterday. It is true what the truckers generalize about these rigs. The Cascadia was just as noisy, if not maybe more so than its Coronado cousin. The ride was about the same too. The Volvo was quiet and drove...

I feel like I must have been looking at nearly a dozen gauges, engine temp, engine oil pressure, trans temp, truck air, trailer air, rear end 1, rear end 2, voltage, speed, rpm, just off the top of my head. Nice thing is that everything is analog and not pushed through some central display...

Well the Coronado had no shortage of gauges. It also had a bit of cab noise. Although I could listen to the engine all day, there were a few squeaks and such that could be annoying on a long rough road. That is why I need to drive other chassis for a comparison.

Headed to TN this week (hopefully) to take a look at (and drive) a Volvo and a Cascadia. I have to be sure the "love at first sight on the Coronado" was the real thing.

The DW and I took a look at a Haulmark on a Coronado chassis yesterday. What an absolutely cool rig! The owner took us for a spin, then let me drive the thing! WOW! The DW noted my ear to ear grin as the big Detroit effortlessly whistled along, skipping through the gears and settled in...

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I've made contact with dealers in MD, PA, IN, and TN. Hopefully, the road trips will begin next week. Hunting these rigs down is tiresome. It seems like the minute we find something we like, it slips away.

Thanks for your insights

Thank you for the offer. If I get a little closer, I may take you up on that.

Bob, thanks for the new links. I am officially overwhelmed with this decision. I have identified trucks in AZ, IL, OH, & MA that I want to see up close! I need a way to thin the herd. Is there such a thing as a "Truck Surveyor, Inspector, or Appraiser?" By the way, since we've been sort...

I have to be careful even looking at those units out of our price range. We did that on a boat once. Found a model and configuration we liked so much that we could not accept anything else. We had to wait a year and a half for one to hit the used market to get to our price point! I've...

I appreciate the compliment, but that one isn't in our price range. $210k is just about the ceiling. Now my DW has changed her mind. She no longer wants 2 bunks, cabover, and a master queen/king stateroom. Now she wants a big cabover, master stateroom, and a garage big enough to be a bunkroom...

thanks for the heads up

That is a great looking rig! Thanks for sharing the photo. All of this RV shopping and trip planning is making me crazy. If the children weren't so darned much fun on trips, I think I'd transfer them to boarding school, buy a rig that fits OUR needs, and vanish for a few months! By the way...

Thanks to all for the links and your insights. I explored all of the links, but haven't found anything yet. The DW and I believe we have settled on a queen or king master, with double bunks and a large cabover bed as our preferred layout, at least 450hp, washer dryer, and twin screws would be...

The children don't mind spreading out on the furniture. They will sleep anywhere. Unfortunately, we find that on long trips it is best if they have their own living space, away from the common area. It keeps the camper uncluttered and everyone a bit happier. Our first travel trailer had a...

I think I am sold. I also think the DW is almost sold. Now if I can just find a unit to fit the bill. Funny, the DW is all but insisting on one of those Lonestar Internationals. That look really appeals to her! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a single one in our price range with...

That is beautiful, but we need a cabover bed and bunks, in addition to a main Queen or King berth. If I am reading the features correctly, it is one bedroom. Everyone else would be on pull outs and conversion furniture. Thank you for sending that my way!

We are just south of DC in commuter country. I confess that I am apprehensive about the 45 footer. I'd love to sit at the wheel on the highway, but I'm not sure getting through town would be much fun. I also don't have any idea of the maintenance costs on those rigs, the likelihood of...

We've been considering a new Dynamax Force HD or a year old DX-3 in the $175-200,000 range. I haven't found many HDT Conversions in that price range that aren't fairly dated.

After a few very trying trips across the mountains with our Ford Excursion/31' Travel trailer and two transmissions later, the DW and I have decided that we need a C+, Super C, or a HDT conversion for our upcoming trip to Alaska. Our current favorite is the Dynamax (in either a Force HD or...