Looking to buy your USED Phoenix Cruiser, shorter the better !

Hi Ya'll !  I am new here and I hope it is OK for me to post here.
I had a 1999 Phoenix Cruiser that I loved.
I kick myself for selling it during a divorce, but I did!

Now, I want to buy another Phoenix Cruiser.
I love the Ford V10, and I would prefer the large back bathroom.
A "bed" is not desired,,,,a jack-knife couch or electric couch would
work just fine.
Does anyone have something that might work for me????
Thanks!

If you are brave enough go to Portland there's a 2100  for sale on Craigslist.
All the 2003-2004 PCs have 3  big storage cabinets above the cab and no electric dump valves to mess with.

Don't know how brave I am...(Portland is a frightening place right now) but I wil checkout the Craigslist in Portland for sure !
Thank you for the tip !!!

Hi suzziq4u,

Since 2004, the large back bathroom has been available only with twin beds, like models 2551, 2552, and 3100.

Models 2100 and 2400 are the only models without a permanent bed, but their bathrooms are much smaller.  Model 2100 is the smallest PC measuring 21'-7" over-all length without the rear ladder.

Portland?  I don't know what to say.  We live 25 miles west of Chicago.  We avoid the city except near O'Hare airport where my brother lives, where I grew up.  I feel sorry for the innocent dealing with the madness.  Chicago had 8 Walmarts within it's city limits until the George Floyd disaster.  7 of the 8 are destroyed.  That's just Walmart.  I don't know about other stores, but I imagine they have similar statistics.  It gets personal too.  Gangs using Chicago-rent-a-bikes close in on someone parked in a car without a means for a fast get-away.  They surround the car, rip the person out, beat them up, and steal their car, leaving the person and rent-a-bikes behind.  And that is happening in so-called "Good Lake Front Neighborhoods".  The value of homes in the suburbs are on the rise with people leaving the city.  That dang Mayor Lori Lightfoot lets everything happen.  We have a Chicago cop in our family.  The stories are ridiculous.  I could go deep and talk politics for pages and pages.

Sorry for the rant but it's got me furious.

Hi Ya'll !  I am new here and I hope it is OK for me to post here.
I had a 1999 Phoenix Cruiser that I loved.
I kick myself for selling it during a divorce, but I did!

Now, I want to buy another Phoenix Cruiser.
I love the Ford V10, and I would prefer the large back bathroom.
A "bed" is not desired,,,,a jack-knife couch or electric couch would
work just fine.
Does anyone have something that might work for me????
Thanks!

Call the factory and/or Camper's Inn.   They used to have some inventory of used PCs.   RV trader is also a good place to look.

https://www.rvtrader.com/Phoenix-Usa/rvs-for-sale?make=Phoenix%20Usa%7C79715412

Hey Ron    ((((((((waving furiously from TEXAS))))))))  I can not FULLY understand your feelings....but I LOVED Chicago, it was such a fantastic city!
I lived there for several years when I was in my 20's.  Worked for the Gaslight club downtown on Huron Street and lived out by the airport...in Lamplighter Towers.
Back in the day.....it was up-scale mini-penthouses!  (4 of us shared the high rent)
Back then, the city was mostly safe.  I had 2 uncles who were Chicago policemen and I have always supported Police in anything they do.....hard for me to
understand WHY they are still willing to risk their lives for idiots who are trying to kill them every chance they get?
....Your Mayor........I am trying to stay reserved when I say she is a frigging NUT JOB !!  Hopefully people there will vote her out....
but the damage has already been done.
    I am not far from Austin, Tx which has its own problems right now.  Seems that when there is a "Left" mayor calling the shots......the "Shots" really do ring out.
Defunding the police gets my temper raging too.....everything for politics.....and the people are the biggest losers in the whole thing.  We need to get rid of ALL OF THEM in Washington and just start over.  Since WHEN did you become a "Millionaire" when you worked for the government????  Pay-offs.  Big time.  Favors.
Ugh.....anyway

There is NO WAY I would venture into Portland....or St. Louis....or Seattle....or Chicago.  I try my best to not even go into Austin,......people have lost their minds!

THANK YOU for the info on the different Cruiser models......I have been out of the RV loop for about 6 years but itching to get back on the road again.  Those
models give me more search options.
I actually enjoyed reading your rant......good to know that I am not the only one upset with the direction out beautiful country is heading!!  At least we DO still
have free speech....for now anyway.

I am still on the search for that perfect Cruiser....I KNOW someone out there has EXACTLY what I am looking for !!!

Hey Don & Patti.....THANKS for the info !  I will check it out.
BTW:  I ADORE your fantastic State !!!
Colorado Springs.....Cripple Creek......and Hartsel!!!!
I can not wait to get back to those beautiful mountains!

Hey Don & Patti.....THANKS for the info !  I will check it out.
BTW:  I ADORE your fantastic State !!!
Colorado Springs.....Cripple Creek......and Hartsel!!!!
I can not wait to get back to those beautiful mountains!

We love it here,

Thanks for the info CalCruiser......I will check out those sites too.....
I had to laugh when I read your description of Austin....YOU NAILED IT !!

From your description of a large rear bathroom , it sounds like you had a 2300, which was like the 2400 , but with the kitchen and bathroom locations reversed. Check out the good looking 2005 Dynamax Carri Go 2320 near Sacramento that's listed  on eBay. It's identical to the discontinued PC 2300. How both Phoenix USA and DynMax acquired the tooling and plans  from Carriage remains a  mystery.

YES !!!!!!!  That is EXACTLY what I am looking for (with less miles of course) but it has everything I want.

I am a frequent buyer on Ebay...but never a motorhome...or a car.
That is a place I did not even think of checking....but I will be watching it now.

Trying to find ANYTHING without a slide-out is near impossible.
Thanks for the tip !!!

You will  have everyone marveling in disbelief  if you bring a Dynamax to the Phoenix Cruisers Travel Club gathering next year  haha!

We acquired our 2003 2350 with  46k miles, but the V10 is built for  much heavier motoromes and is  supposed to be good for at least 175k, plus that's an E450 so the chassis is heavy duty . If you  do decide  to go for it stop by in  SoCal before heading east.

That ford V 10 engine is amazing.  Before I had the Phoenix Cruiser I had a 36' Damon Intruder........and it had the exact
same engine!  I was shocked when I found out the PC had that same engine....but just goes to show how much that engine
can do.
I did not know they were good for 175K miles....now you got me thinking about that one again (on Ebay !)

I will have to do a little more research on it !!  (Thanks again.....)

I bought a '93 Miata Le on eBay  (was it ages ago or yesterday?) and the trip was memorable(?)
It is a leap of faith. After multiple conversations with the seller (these days video chatting is available, much better) I felt comfortable with the situation and went for it. Flew to the East Coast and had a great time bringing it home, smiling all the way with the top down, in perfect weather, (maybe I made that part up...)

Ended up my knees were happier not getting in and out of it.

If you go for it, spend some time near the seller (6 ft. min.  a few days would be good) to get acquainted with the coach. Look at maintenance records first and be sure the seller has it road worthy.

Dougn

I am a frequent buyer on Ebay...but never a motorhome...or a car.  That is a place I did not even think of checking....but I will be watching it now.

Trying to find ANYTHING without a slide-out is near impossible.

Beware of eBay when purchasing any vehicle over 9 years old.  Their famous "Buyer Protection" does not apply.  Don't ask me how I know.  If buying from eBay, you need to rely on lots of current pictures and a current CarFax report. Do NOT rely on eBay's Auto-Check report that is available in the eBay sale.

You are so right regarding a slideout.  Nearly every Phoenix Cruiser has at least one.  We had to special order our 2007 PC-2350 to avoid one to gain the wall space required for the dinette we highly value.  A trouble free, well sealed slideout is something I don't have to be crossing my fingers over.  Our PC turned 13 years old this year, and the fun has just begun for us.  We plan to own it for 35 years (or more) until our driver's licenses have been taken away from us.  No slideout means no trouble over the (very) long haul.

BTW: That Carri-Go does look nice.  I wonder what the reserve price is.  We considered a used Carri-Go in early 2007 until we learned the older style a/c unit it had, stood too tall to pass under our garage door.  That 2005 on eBay has the current day low-profile one.