10 Worst American RVs And Motorhomes in US History

[@michaelmartin2276]

These are classics ! Who buys a motorhome and expects to get good mpgs ? I'll bet their reliability is better than most nowadays ! Quality control is awful with newer RV's.

[@wolfguardian8312]

That's 'fer sure

[@DarkElfDiva]

Quality control for new RVs is exactly where it's designed to be. They are bad on purpose.

[@alexbeuerman7608]

Absolutely, everything is essentially hand built in the modern RV industry because the customer demands their trailer or motorhome be offered in 5 different lengths with 3 different floor plans each. Trying to implement quality control practices with a production system like that is pretty much impossible. I'd honestly rather roll the dice with someone's van/bus conversion (or do my own) than buy a commercial motorhome, especially since it is so much cheaper to do so

[@kirksway1]

I take serious exception to the characterization of the GMC motorhome as being overly problematic. In it's day it was far more economical than other RV's but owners were driving them in the city and complaining about the economy of a vehicle that was never designed for stop and go traffic. Many of the units also suffered from poor maintenance and owner neglect. They were only discontinued because GM decided that they would rather use the same amount of production space to build trucks which would turn profit faster due to higher demand. I think the reality of this coaches reliability/durability is the fact that over 75% of them are still on the road today and they have a cult following.

[@SamuelSmith-e1e]

@@kirksway1 I have a 1978 fifth wheel trailer I bought to replace the one I've been living in and it's built ten times better than the 07 I had!! Sometimes the old stuff is better!!

[@tornadotj2059]

Same here, we have one. Well said Kirksway, as you said the vast majority are still on the road. One thing you didn't mention is how great they drive down the road. And these didn't have issues with the front wheel drive transmissions, they were reliable, just as they were in the Toronado/Riviera/Eldorado triplets. I drove a 73 Eldo for many, many miles until I got tired of getting 7 mpg. :)

[@billbirch3748]

Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I started in RV repair in 1979. All these came in for repairs at one time or other. Lot easier to work on and people were happy their rig was repaired. Been in all aspects of the industry and fond memories fixing and updating these old rigs.

[@lennyjonas5417]

This is a clickbait video I guess. Facts, numbers and years are just plain wrong in many examples. Especially the Travco. Travco motorhomes were some of the best built coaches on the road. You clearly have no knowledge about this subject.

[@MrSparks54]

You're absolutely correct. My grandpa hada Travco motor home and he took us all over Canada with no issues. Also dead wrong is the GM Motorhome which are still in high demand and have a near cult following. What a crock of crap video

[@Three60Mafia]

AI generated text and commentary with stolen video footage.

[@williamshepherd1531]

When I was a kid my dad bought a old school bus. Converted it into an RV. We took in campaign hunting fishing. I love it. My Older. brother bought it off my dad. Restored it. Now I set that the family farm in michigan. And we're taking in deer hunting Again this year. School buses make. Excellent R VS. William s

[@Chris_Troxler]

Skoolies are awesome! School buses are very versatile.

[@torque3022]

Straight jobs and school buses have performed for me safely on slick and snowy roads. Many towns use garbage trucks with plows to clear roads during winter.

[@HQdefault64]

My neighbor has a 73' cheiftan in his front yard. Never seen it move and I've lived at my house for 15 years.

[@SamuelSmith-e1e]

My father was a body man with his own shop and he bought a 1964 Dodge sportsman van new!! We put that van through it all with ten kids in the family!! Put on over a million miles on it!! I wish I had one just like it!!!

[@weedpuller2000]

The Chinook is a very well made motorhome. I don’t think it deserves to be on any “Worst list”.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I don't think *any* of them deserves to be on the video.

[@slicksnewonenow]

This whole video is total A.I. BOOLSHEET MISINFORMATION. Almost NONE of these motorhomes were ever much trouble... Mechanically or otherwise. Of course just like anything else, a motorhome or any RV needs regular maintenance... Something that a lot of owners overlook, and that's when the troubles begin. HOWEVER...None of these units ever had "mechanical problems" of the scope this lousy video alludes to... Except for possibly the LeSharo. But any of them with American V-8s in them were normally rock solid and will run even after all these years. One GIANT piece of misinformation is that the GMC Astro motorhomes with the front drive Tornado running gear are "unreliable". Those are nearly bulletproof, other than their rear air suspension tends to get weak and fail after YEARS of being exposed to the elements. ALL of the old Dodge based coaches will literally run forever, provided that you can find the harder every day to find chassis parts... The engines and transmissions are engineering masterpieces that will return their owners with an easy 150,000 miles with no major problems. The Chevrolet P-30 based units can be repaired READILY and are incredibly reliable... and affordable to maintain. Old Ford based motorhomes are much farther and few between, but are still serviceable. So, yeah... Whoever came up with this drivel needs to have their head examined... One thing I can guarantee you is that whoever this clown is, he's NEVER spent more than about fifteen minutes in one of these great old coaches.

[@flaviocontreras2679]

The entire channel is AI generated clickbait. "Don't recommend channel" from the links on the right is the solution to these.

[@CaptainKevWright]

As the proud owner of a LeSharo (you actually feature my wife inside ours in your video) you are pretty spot on. That’s the problem with a vehicle being ahead of its time, it sometimes comes out half baked.

[@edletain385]

The replacement VW-powered Rialta was a nice small RV after the Renault-powered one didn't work out. However: once again the cooperation with the European partner didn't work out well. Many VW dealers couldn't or wouldn't work on them and parts were limited and expensive. I did hear that many VW dealers didn't have a hoist in their shop capable of lifting it, only expecting VW vans to come through the doors. So unlike US chassis class B & C RVs, it was Winnebago or nothing in a lot of locations. We were tempted but got a Ford 350 based Class C instead.

[@holiday1]

Everything about this video is wrong or seriously misleading, this video should be pulled. Nothing is correct 😢

[@highping1786]

The Winnebago Laro portion seemed fairly accurate. We had one with a 4 speed and it could hardly move it was so underpowered. I think this is another sh!tty AI channel tho.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Since I've never owned a motorhome, I don't know what they're like to drive or own. But I question the knowledge of the narrator. Unless he himself owned any of these RVs, how can he be sure how good or not they really are?

[@timcoyle50]

Had a 1985 LaSharo and loved it!

[@MSteiert-ch3jn]

I own a 1973 Brave. Mine has a 413 Chrysler engine. I have 70000 miles on it and don't see the end for it. The layout beats a lot of other motorhomes of and after the day.

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

There is a 1971 Winnebago not far from where I live... & I live in the UK! Oh & I used to own a 1971 Dodge Charger myself!

[@dodgevannerrentz6452]

what a load = click bait. A friend got me to watch as we have the very innovative Xplorer 21 and are VERY happy with them. Don't know of any that were built in 1967 or even 1968. To say they are cramped inside is not realistic. I invite people at shows to step inside. The first thing they say is how much room there is and how surprising it is to be able to stand up! And to blame an RV for it's engine. In this case it was the very reliable 318ci built from 1957 and on into the early 2000's.

[@johnhenryholiday4964]

How amazing.... Winnebago was such a bad coach yet..... Here they are today..... still in business.... ummm somethin isn't adding up here.....

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

Longevity and quality don't always go together. And newer Winnebagos are absolute garbage.

[@Curt-ge9gc]

The Best RV I have owned is my 1983 Silver Eagle Tour Coach. I bought it from Hank Williams Jr in 1989, when he bought a new Tour Bus. Aside from removing a stack of 3 Bunks to enlarge the Bathroom. It still remains the same as Hank Jr. Had it built.

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

So it was 'Hank's Tank' yes?

[@JoeL-re1dc]

You'll have to update soon. From my research, many that are buying a newer RV are ending up with disasters in poor workmanship and companies that refuse to stand behind their products.

[@STRANGExDAYSx]

I know someone with a retired FedEx truck turned into RV. It's perfect and dependable. We just got finished rebuilding the motor in the summer.

[@josephrogers2843]

Winnebago Braves are great. The 318 is a very reliable engine. Your video is skewed.

[@LaRaineBarton]

Did the winni ever get the 440?

[@slicksnewonenow]

​@@LaRaineBartonI know that Winnebago used the 440/727 in a lot of their motor homes... But I also know that the 318s used by the various manufacturers WASN'T the standard 318 MOPAR passenger car engine... It was a "wide block" Industrial Engine that was meant for torque and low end performance. Also... The transmission used in the motorhome industry was a 727 "LoadFlite" that had no pitch switching torque converter and had straight cut gears... Very "severe duty".

[@LaRaineBarton]

@@slicksnewonenow Don't know much about Mopar. Thanks for the info.

[@thumperpaul]

These are mostly very innovative and cool RV’s.

[@TA_Plus_Hemi]

I saw on of the fwd GMC RV's restored and headed somewhere Labor Day weekend. Two tone green and cruising at 75 mph

[@seeburg220]

That's the Palm Beach edition, available from 1975-78.

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

You're sure it wasn't a spaceship?

[@highping1786]

I'd always heard great things about them so I was suprised to see it on the list. I'm thinking this is another AI channel filled with lots of mistakes.

[@heathhill7802]

For $250,000.00 you to can get away without any problems mentioned here . Ya ,I'd be lucky to any of these old boys . Can you imagine, the most expensive one on the list back then was less money than a cheap Chinese shitbox that will spontaneous combust just sitting in your driveway. Man , we Americans have really lost it .

[@mray8519]

UNLIKE many commenters i thought THIS VIDEO WAS A FUN REVIEW of the oldies. Thanks.

[@pjrazvoza4343]

You clearly don't like Winnebago, all of the motorhomes you featured in this video are innovators to the RV industry if it weren't for these included there would be no industry today as we know it making The vehicle's mentioned icons of the RV industry! Your presentation was notable your facts are not correct for a lot of, but not all of the content.

[@daleolson3506]

They deserve the bad press. The build quality is horrible.

[@slicksnewonenow]

​@@daleolson3506gotta agree about the build quality of A LOT of the early units, especially those that were wood-framed... But the old "ring of steel" construction that several of the manufacturers used was top notch! We had a '78 Travco 32 that I sorely miss... That joker's body was completely framed in 2" square steel tubing!

[@lloydbrewer4229]

The old Apache & Brave Winnebago's were cutting edge and many are still on the road. Not bad for crap eh? Jesh​@@daleolson3506

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Regardless of all the things wrong with the Winnebago Brave it is this vehicle that got my blood pumping and my heart beating fast for living in an RV and hitting the road. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find the model used in the show. The thing that always concerned me was that it always looked like it would roll over. But I loved it anyway.

[@samthecarguy1143]

O have a newer winnebago bumper pul and Iove it, but the old winnies were trash. Notice how all 4 winnies look the same. They’re basically the same motorhome in different sizes. You don’t see them because they all got junked.

[@iderx]

I guess the homless in Los Angeles are very thankfull for all these RV flops

[@Loogieiphone]

Fun Fact: The fleetwood bounder also make a good meth lab

[@kylebrown6951]

Awe I was CLICK BAITED didn't see the pink motorhome 😞

[@roman8724]

The GMC motor home is an icon 🤦‍♂️ 9:42

[@kevinburford1645]

One of the motorhomes that you forgot that had problems as well was the ultra lite motorhome powered by a corvair motor in the rear and the flooring problems that it had.

[@old-corvair-guy]

Yes I will agree with you. Us corvair people will always love them.

[@HelicopterDad-u5b]

The GMC motor home was the best and most innovative of its time. It’s extremely sought after, therefore the clown that produced this video has zero knowledge.

[@iket.9930]

Anybody who worked in the RV industry actually building these units knows how wrong this video is. You also know that regardless of the manufacturer all used the same construction and materials. The only exception was Revcon. I was in the business from 1975-81, the last two years as chief service technician for my state's largest RV dealer. Looking back there's no brand that stood out as being the worst, everything mechanical needs maintenance and things do break while in use (or when used after left sitting for extended periods of time). My dream RV back then was a new Revcon. They were easy to work on and looked great. Seeing some of the 1960's units on here brought back fond memories of them and their owners.

[@karlfonner7589]

All these motorhomes look good to me because they are smog exempt

[@milhousevh4445]

Nice that a car from the 80's based on a car from 2010... That's futureristic

[@tomh507]

This channel is really cranking out the ill-informed, AI-narrated and AI thumbnail clickbait crap

[@slicksnewonenow]

Yes... And the General Public is CLUELESS to how damaging it's going to get... Regardless what the subject is.

[@seeburg220]

@@slicksnewonenow Exactly! We need to report these hack job videos en masse.

[@mr.slim6188]

Good thing the Brave came with a standard drivers seat

[@DarkElfDiva]

"Questionable Reliability" should be Dodge's slogan.

[@code4forlife]

Your Video Has So Much Miss Information.

[@highping1786]

That's how AI channels work. They pick a topic that should generate lots of interest and then sh!t out a slightly accurate video.

[@angieandretti]

I might argue that #5 is the BEST motor home in US history!!

[@stephenbrown571]

Wow a vechical meant for driving came equipped with a driver’s seat. Who would’ve thought that was standard equipment.

[@veiledzorba]

I always thought the Cortez looked like a milk truck.

[@spamanator666]

Talks about the older Chevrolet Chinook Concourse that he says ended in 1980 but then keeps showing 1990/2000s Ford versions...

[@masterbond9]

yea, i dont know how much you actually know about this subject. the GMC motorhomes are a very highly sought after RV, and you seem to have some serious beef with winnebago. also, even modern RVs have some of the problems you mention in this video

[@jonathanodell8854]

Wow the winnebago " brave even came with a drivers SEAT!!" ❤ gotta buy that model won't have to drive standing up who knew!!!😂

[@highping1786]

Sounds like something AI would say.

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

I've seen a 1971 Winnebago RV... in the UK!

[@KenjiShinomori]

I'm pretty sure some of this footage is from Regular Car Reviews too..

[@jamosgarage9006]

Those GMC and Cortez motorhomes are neat. For now I'll stick with a pull behind camp trailer.

[@briantomcollins]

Seems like a motor seap would help half of these. 200+ hp out of a 400+ ci motor is pretty sad. No wonder that GMC was shite on mpg's. Besides Winnie's toaster on wheels, great styling on most of these.

[@corvetcoyote443]

Those GMC motorhomes are the coolest motorhomes ever like the one in the movie Stripes.

[@Friedbrain11]

The Brave was mechanically just fine. It had a very reliable engine/trans but was a leaker otherwise. The GM was a great motorhome.

[@tgland02494]

What’s changed RVs and motor homes are built as cheap as possible with leaking roofs trim that starts falling with in a couple of trips. It’s money over people

[@mibnsharpals]

AI enters the room and fails. Many of these examples were quite popular. Yes, they had their mistakes, precisely because they were small series and there were problems with quality control.

[@backcountryboondockers]

Id take anyone

[@seeburg220]

This guy knows nothing - NOTHING about motorhomes. For instance, the GMC motorhome IS a tremendous success! How many other RV's from the 1970's are still running and still look good? Not many, save for Airstreams and a handful of Winnebagos. Of the nearly 13000 GMC's produced, over 9000 are still known to exist - and that's documented! This is a suspected A.I. hack piece and nothing more.

[@hotpuppy1]

I disagree with several of these being 'worst'. Several designs were WAY ahead of their time and had problems due to the technology of the time being inadequate.

[@DontCryAboutIt]

I'm having trouble believing most of the powertrain reliability for USA made v8s and 3sp auto. When well maintained and abused they are extremely reliable.

[@markweiner3896]

Well, you know that RV stands for "ruined vacation".... sometimes. Now, the real question is, do you like driving it and what's the fuel efficiency? If you're getting 6 MPG and you don't like driving your rig you won't go very far. There's a real difference between 6 MPG and 18 MPG..... and over 200,000 miles of driving that number is shocking. I don't know, a lot of technology changes from these old 70s motorhomes compared to today, you'll have to evaluate that on your own. Many newer models have safety features you won't find in any of the older models. One thing that is important; only Class B motorhomes built as a factory van and converted to an RV have federal government safety standards like air bags. This is very important, in my opinion, and the absence of airbags in Class A motorhomes pose an additional risk even in 2024.

[@seeburg220]

Just reported this video for Misinformation. The 3 dots to the right of the share button.

[@JosephGoins-m1y]

I would get the van The second one put a idi in there 7.3

[@epix1718]

Rather have many of these over most new models available which are built with extremely subpar qualities.

[@AintScaredGarage]

If you want to see the one in the thumbnail, dont bother again from this person, CLICKBAIT!!!

[@cowfrank]

I think this is the same people claiming Dodge Darts were plagued with mechanical problems. Absolute B.S.

[@travisgrimm]

If it dont look the same front and back, I dont even want it.

[@1957rickster]

At 3:54 : what about that motor picture grabbed from some stock photo site! That sets the stage for content misinformation. GMC HOLDS THE RECORD for longest RV average vehicle registration. The only thing notable but not mentioned is the continuous poor reliability of Dodge chassis.

[@kylejuve5494]

You nailed the moment Bool sheep video

[@Squirrel200]

1972 Revcon rv

[@VB-bk1lh]

Another clueless commentator rambling on about somethind they know nothing about. I didn't hear a single legitimate complaint on any of these. All are older models that were well respected when new by those who owned them I grew up with both a Winnebago Brave and a Fleetwood Bounder both were very good RVs and both had minimal issues other than typical age or weather deterioration issues The Brave was good for at least 20 years or so, it started to have wood rot i the body up front under the hood and windshield areas and at the very rear around the rear roof seam. It was fixable but it got traded in on a much larger Bounder. The biggest complaint with either was engine access when it came to things like changing belts and hoses, otherwise it was all good power train wise. The Bounder got sold just before it turned 30 after I noticed it was showing some rust in the body supports and door frame. Mostly just from years being in a salt air environment. It got typical mpg, right around 9 mpg. with four people and their luggage. Simply making sure the waste tanks were empty and that you weren't carrying unnecessary weight helped the MPG a lot. If gas didn't go so high, I likely would have kept it and fixed the rust issues.

[@kenromaine2387]

What about the Ultra VAN motorhomes from the mid 1960's?

[@Bmwhacker-fl4qj]

This guy clearly doesn't know what he's talking about with many of these RV's...right on a couple. Like most of the "worst of" and "best of" videos.😅

[@bnast6849]

Motorhomes should have diesel engines and the biggest problems are solved. Fuel efficiency, power and reliability.

[@BillWendell-y5c]

AI mashup, but still entertaining....Um Chinook Concourse up to 1980, showing late 90's Fords....V8 engine overheating, yeah if it's got that 1918 Liberty 8.

[@avnmech]

Love the talk about the Dodge Chinook but yet you showed a Ford version.

[@grapevine412]

The first one they showed was a Chevy and then they kept showing a Ford..

[@Dewayne-v4r]

There is one of those dodge explorer in the field behind my house. Need tlc lots, lol

[@jme36053]

I’m more into rear diesel engined models built on existing bus frames. Proven technology worth the expense. If you can afford and RV get one to last.

[@dthomaswilliamson33]

Report this video for misinformation

[@ajf5823]

Today’s new mass production RVs are awful, overpriced, poor quality houses on wheels that fall apart the minute you drive them off the showroom floor

[@saudpm40]

What about these RVS? Forest River Travel Trailer Keystone Travel Trailer Winnebago Travel Trailer Jayco Fleetwood Travel Trailer Thor Hurricane Coachmen RVs Gulf Stream Dutchmen Coleman Chinook

[@alanjohnson2853]

I think the Bounder is the RV meth lab of choice on ‘Breaking Bad’! Winnebago still produces POS RVs to this day.

[@roberttravis7896]

What about a 1974 Rev Con?

[@mrffej66]

This is a ridiculous video I made it through the first three and it's so bad I couldn't watch anymore. The Chrysler 318 and 727 transmission are bulletproof. I personally had an 87 Bounder and all it did was run. I never had a problem with that RV

[@wysguy91351]

The bounder was entry level not luxury

[@w210black]

10:00 the rust bucket from Ben 10

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

A slap dash mash up of incorrect information. Also it is not pronounced Chin---ook. it is Shin--ook.

[@rangerman9241]

318? Some had 440s!

[@kenhanson4015]

There are incongruities between the narration and images shown.

[@kokonut1350]

Right off the bat, thumbnail's AI-generated 😂😂😂

[@trashyspeeds266]

It would be a pretty damn cool RV tho. But yeah. Defo ai

[@lewishenderson7004]

we traveled the country in our bounder, traded it in on a monoco so the wife could have a couch.

[@solohoh]

Wasted money and environmental disaster, if one (or both) don't get you the other will -- if you have a conscience.

[@veiledzorba]

All RVs leak - its just a matter of time...

[@avnmech]

Dodge Explorer was definitely not from the 1980s

[@johnstagg7901]

I owned a 1972 international swinger motor home with a 392 V8 engine! It broke down in flagstaff arizona around 20 years ago. I went to a auto repair shop in that town to get help to repair the engine and the shop attendant stole a $50.00 bill from my wallet. Another shop offered to repair the engine for$5000.00. Flagstaff is a very bad place to break down in especially with a motor home! It is a get place to get ripped off!

[@medicgaming2024]

Why did bro add the 1987 fleetwood bounder it is my favourite RV and i like it so much is because i watched breaking bad also because it looks beautiful i tryed to find one in germany but couldn't find one but i am a 6 year old kid anyways and yes i am watching this on a iPad

[@ryantalarico5749]

I have a original early seventies Winnebago BMX bicycle anybody interested I think it was a promo you buy a window bag of to give your kid a bike

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

most RVs -- especially travel trailers -- built today are garbage

[@wolfguardian8312]

Those RV's got horrible gas milage...about 5 to 8 MPG 'n had only 25 gallon tanks

[@seeburg220]

What RV's? Mine has two 25 gallon tanks and I get 9.5 mpg. 12k lbs. 1977 GMC!

[@roman8724]

Tell me you know 💩 about RVs without telling me you know 💩 about RVs😂🤣🤦‍♂️ 17:17

[@johnarmenian]

Wtf is this video and why did youtube suggest this out of everything

[@alexbeuerman7608]

The vast majority of these are from the 70s and 80s, yeah of course a malaise era american engine is going to be a gutless pig with bad gas mileage let alone if it's powering a vehicle the size of a bus.

[@georgemartin4636]

What was the best

[@tonym3598]

is that thumbnail ai genarated?

[@saginaw60]

Mobile toilets!

[@raymondromanos1479]

Click bait, don't bother watching.