2018 Jayco Conquest Motorhome

Moz · Newbie

2018 Jayco Conquest Motorhome

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome to the gang Moz, enjoy here and out in the playground.

I have a aluminium teepee so don't know much about motorhomes, only to say there are heaps out here in the playground so can't be too bad.

Keep Safe out there.

montie · Guru

Jayco build on both Fiat and Mercedes Benz chassis.

The Fiat is Automated manual and the Benz is full automatic and a much better proposition.

Also the Fiat is FWD and the Benz RWD.

Steel Dog · Veteran Member

Hi Moz,

We currently have a 2018 Jayco Conquest 25.3 on a Fiat Ducato base and we find it to be excellent. The Fiat base has a wide rear axle for stability and we have never needed to use the stabilisers to keep it steady when stationary in windy conditions when set up in caravan parks. The the Auto/Manual transmission is a pleasure to drive once you get familiar with it, also as it is a manual gearbox that has the computer control the clutch and gear changes it is fairly economical on fuel. For us front wheel drive is not an issue as we don't go off the 'black top'.
There is plenty of information on YouTube.
Happy travels.

Steel Dog

oldbloke · Guru

Ran into a woman last year at Mildura. Jayco, very similar to what your looking at. She bought it new. TBO it was a lemon. Many issues, even a hole in the floor near the battery box. When it rained the house battery box was filled with water. It was a sad story and every time she had a warranty issue they insisted she drive it back to Melbourne. Even when a dealer was only a few km away. I felt very sorry for her as she had sold her house to buy the RV.

I would go over it with a fine tooth comb. Perhaps get a pro in the check everything.

-- Edited by oldbloke on Friday 28th of August 2020 06:53:19 PM

montie · Guru

oldbloke wrote:
Ran into a woman last year at Mildura.

-- Edited by oldbloke on Friday 28th of August 2020 06:53:19 PM

Happens to us all....she said...he said...all second hand info.

Do your homework!

Dougwe · Chief one feather

oldbloke wrote:
Ran into a woman last year at Mildura. Jayco, very similar to what your looking at. She bought it new. TBO it was a lemon. Many issues, even a hole in the floor near the battery box. When it rained the house battery box was filled with water. It was a sad story and every time she had a warranty issue they insisted she drive it back to Melbourne. Even when a dealer was only a few km away. I felt very sorry for her as she had sold her house to buy the RV.

I would go over it with a fine tooth comb. Perhaps get a pro in the check everything.

-- Edited by oldbloke on Friday 28th of August 2020 06:53:19 PM

I sure hope you didn't cause too much damage when you ran into her, OB disbelief hmm

oldbloke · Guru

Dougwe wrote:

I sure hope you didn't cause too much damage when you ran into her, OB

Lol. Was only doing about 5kph. Lol

All jokes aside, it was a pretty sad story.

Yes, due diligence. TBF, you hear these stories about a few brands

PeterInSa · Guru

Some info here:
www.caravancouncil.com.au/motorhome

If you have been looking for some time now, you must be happy with the layout of this Conquest( spoke to a member at a CMCA Rally who was on his 3rd Mh in 3 years or so, finally found one his wife was happy with the layout).

Have never owned/driven an RV with a slide out as we go off the Tar, not sure about any problems with the slide out(or Mh structure) if you go off the Tar for any distance.

Tony Bev · Guru

Welcome to the forum, Moz

I have a 2006 Jayco Conquest on a Fiat Ducato chassis, but know nothing of the 2018 model

I will point out, that Fiat Commercial (different than Fiat cars), service centres, are very few, and far apart

They also do not seem to carry many, off the shelf parts, for the 2006 model

PeterInSa · Guru

Moz
Suggest you also check the fiat ducato spare wheel winch lift, sometimes these can have problems and also ask has the front suspension been upgraded as sometimes driving on rough roads the front bottoms out. To me neither are major issues.