Eldorado RV & Marine

I purchased a motor coach from Mel a little over a year ago. The whole buying experience was great. I had done my research on what I wanted and it was nice to hear Mel's knowledge on what to buy and not to buy lined up from everything that I had read up on.

I purchased a 2006 Fleetwood Revolution 40LE with a CAT C9 400HP motorhome. Beautiful coach for its age. Mel and Chris were very helpful throughout the purchase and I highly recommend you purchase your motorhome from them.

My advice is to ask Mel as many questions that you have on motor coaches if you're a first time buyer. I learned a lot from him.

How's the coach been over the past year and 7k miles later?

1. I love the coach & Eldorado RV. Coach has been good.

2. After getting comfortable driving it, I realized the swaybar bushings were missing and the coach was leaning too hard when turning which caused some damage to the body, radiator housing and broke the airbag frame bolt. After those incidents, I went to look for a problem and found it real quick. Repair done by Red River Truck Repair in Sherman.

3. Fridge went out real quick and Eldorado RV so graciously had it repaired. Unfortunately, the repair worked for only a couple months. So we bought a little electric cooler since the fridge isn't cooling, but the freezer still does work.

4. It needed new shocks ASAP. I changed the shocks myself and it's a world of a difference. No more bouncing all over the road. But the rust was so bad, I did have to cut off the bolts and get some fresh puppies to put in there from Ace Hardware.

5. Tie-rods were shot. Chris recommended a fantastic mechanics shop and they are my new fav truck shop. They just did my 1 year/18mo service and replaced the tie-rods and sway bar bushings for me. If it wasn't for their recommendation, I'd prob paid out the wazoo for the repairs. Once again, Eldorado RV for the win.

6. I broke down for 3 days in Arkansas with the motor and trans t-stats going bad. Due to the rust, it was one hell of a job. Bolts were all rusted and broke off inside the housings. In the end, some ding dong put in the wrong thermostats causing the temps to run colder than they should and of course prematurely failed. I replaced with OEM parts, new housings & bolts and was back on the road.

7. Coach always had water leaks. I'm still chasing them. Each time I think I solved the mystery, I find a new one, lol. I had Eldorado RV reseal the AC units, but that didn't fix all the leaks like I thought it would at the time. That was just 1. You're going to have water leaks. I didn't do my part in looking for them, so that's on me. Thank you Eldorado for at least resealing the AC units when you didn't have to!

8. I also had all the tail lights go out. They were old and cracked. water would get in and fry them. I bit the bullet and spend $1k on the LED ones and they have been working great since.

9. Washer didn't work fully. Should have tested in. It washes, but it doesn't dry. Again, lesson learned!

10. Water pump busted. Honestly, I thought I winterized the coach, but I didn't do the water pump behind the wet bay. Whoops! Cheap and easy fix.

There's a lot more I had to do, like the back up camera bc it stopped working on my way home from the dealership, but honestly, they probably didn't know all this was going on. That's just part of owning a coach. If you're going to buy a 20 year old RV, blaming the dealership isn't the way to go about it. It's going to have problems. Eldorado is going to help you get through it. Camping World or Fun Town sure as heck aren't.

I want to again thank the entire Eldorado RV team. It was one of the best buying experiences I've ever had. Mel treated me with respect when I probably looked like a young tire kicker trying to buy an expensive motor coach. I highly recommend buying a coach from Eldorado RV. They treat you with respect, they are knowledgeable and they make themselves available. Chris likes his weekends, but Mel has answered my call or text no matter the day or time and that I respect.

5 star experience all the way!

My wife and I drove down from KC to meet Mel to look at an RV he had. We were greeted by one of his Technicians (Chris) who took us to the RV and did a walk thru with us. Chris explained everything in detail and Mel joined us. Both Chris and Mel gave us the best Customer Service I have had in a long time. Mel gave us tips and explained several things in great detail to us. They took their time with us (we are RV newbies) and were great - Highly recommend Eldorado RV & Marine!

Been doing business with Mel for over 30 years. Mel is always straight forward and forthcoming in all of my transactions. He has always given me the best advice on all the boats and RV’s I’ve purchased. I’ve purchased 3 great used boats with trailers and also an RV.

Great company with outstanding service. If you’re looking for a used, or like new RV or boat, Mel will help you find the boat and RV that meet your needs and budget every time!

I highly recommend this business to all of my friends and family.

We bought a great, gently used, class A Winnebago from El Dorado. The techs went through everything before we picked it up. We took it back a week later for questions we had (new to rv’ing) and a couple of minor things we found while traveling. They took care of the questions and fixed things quickly. The office works with you to help you get what you want, and the tech guys are helpful and dedicated to quality service. We feel a part of the El Dorado family already!