Diane- We are on our second Alpine Coach, a 2008. Comments
previously about the ride are right on; drives better than the Country
Coaches I've driven. I think you have to get a tag axle DP to get a
similarly stable ride. The basic design is about easy service.
You'll find all filters easily accessible; side radiator for better
cooling w/out oil fouling problems common to rear radiators. As
legend has it the then owner of WRV took his chassis designer for a
ride in his BMW 600 series, then threw him the keys and said "design
it to ride like that." Can't say it's exactly like a beemer, but its
as good as I've found in a coach.
We had early QC problems in our first which was ordered to pick up @
the factory. All QC problems were addressed. I'm in Sacramento, CA
area and had service at a non-dealer that handled everything easily.
Second coach had only a few initial quality issues. We now have it in
Baja, which says a good deal about my confidence in the quality (since
we picked it up in September and have less than 4000 miles on it).
The 02 has (I believe) a 330 Cummins/Allison 3060 w/a Pac Brake, and 4
wheel hydraulic disc brakes (expensive to buy initially, but easy to
service and great stopping feel). The iRV2 forum (google: irv2 Alpine
Coach Owners forum) has a ton of additional info, and feel free to ask
any general or specific questions there. Before we bought our first
one I read the entire iRV2 forum to make sure I understood the design
and whether the factory supported its product well. I was concerned
the small mintage would be an issue; as you can see I've voted w/my
wallet twice. If the house suits you, I'm sure the chassis will
delight. Good luck. Mike
--- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
>
> Hi,
> We were mh shopping and saw a 2002 Alpine coach, 36ft double slide
model.
>
> Can anyone shed light or own one this line of coaches. I know they are
> small in the market share, but do they make a good product? Is
their PEAK
> chassis serviceable by anyone?
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Diane
>
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