2002 Winnebago Class A - Diesel reviews

The Chassis and Drivetrain of this RV are fantastic. The air ride is very smooth and it's designed to last virtually forever. It's very well built, and includes most key features motorhome seekers would be looking for. Everything about this RV is designed to last. Show less

I have owned my 2002 winnebago journey Dl 39qd for almost 4 years and three of them my wife and I lived in it. We did a good bit of traveling and I loved every mile of driving this winnebago. All I can say is nothing but good things about our winnebago journey. The driveline on it is heavy duty and its ride is so comfortable. Buying this motorhome was a good investment and I would buy another one. Show less

This motorhome is both comfortable inside and powerful. It can accommodate, comfortably, a group of four. It has made both long and short trips without any serious mechanical or other functional issue. Occasional maintenance work and replacements have been needed during our ownership, but that has been the extent of the care required. Show less

My wife and I sold our home and decided to live full time in a motorhome. We looked at most brands and fell in love with the Winnebago Journey. The floor plan was perfect and the quality was top notch. I was a maintenance mechanic for a major chemical plant for 28 years so I really inspected the mechanical parts of the motorhome. I was very impressed with how heavy duty everything was built. We have been living in it for three years now and the motorhome has been great! I have found that the worst thing you can do when owning one of these Journey's is to let it sit and not be driven. The only time we stayed in one spot for several months. I did not use any fuel stabiliser and algae grew in the diesel fuel and clogged up the fuel filter. Thankfully I had stored extra filters on board and spending 20 minutes replacing it we were riding strong again. That was not a quality issue however with the Winnebago, this was my fault. The motorhome is built on a custom Freightliner chassis and a very strong Caterpillar Diesel engine that will last for many hundred thousand miles. When I first bought it I thought that it was going to be hard to drive. I was wrong about that for sure. I found out that it was easy to drive and very safe with having ABS and the engine brake. Even pulling a car dolly with a 2005 Ford Five Hundred ( which is a four door full size car) was a breeze. I feel very confident behind the wheel, even at 80 miles an hour. It handles great! Winnebago really hit a home run with this motorhome. One thing that you realize when driving the Journey is how quiet it is at highway speeds. It has no rattles or vibrations and rides so smooth. It reminds me of when I would ride in my fathers 1974 Ford Grand Torino Elite. Like riding on a cloud of air. Honestly there is not one thing that I can think of that Winnebago could have improved on with this motorhome. There are some class A builders out there that do make a beautiful motorhome. However now when I look at them and living in a quality built Winnebago, I can see how cheaply they are built. In the future if I ever buy another motorhome, it will be a Winnebago Journey. Show less

At it’s relatively short 32’ this class A diesel has a fantastic layout. So much room for your clothes in the easy to access lighted wardrobe with three doors for hanging clothes and room for shoes in the same cabinet. A fourth door is full length for dresses or coats and perfect for our small dyson vacuum. Six drawer dresser under worked perfectly for things we didn’t hang. Over the bed are more compartments for extra sheets, blankets, and seasonal clothing, think winter boots and sweaters. The bedroom has a sliding solid wood door for privacy when needed. The bathroom is bigger than many apartments I have seen. Full sized shower with plenty of headroom for a 6’3” large man. Full size sink and medicine cabinet. It even has a built in hairdryer and laundry hamper. The four door fridge with two freezer compartments and ice maker has tons of space. The extra filter for the ice maker and separate water spigot saved us a ton of money on ice and bottled water. The double sink, 3 burner stove, micro/convection oven, built in coffee maker, and tons of cabinets made cooking great meals a breeze. The dinette, sofa, and swivel captain chairs allowed for plenty of company in the lounge and provided sleeping quarters for our married son and two grandsons when they visited. The quality and comfort of the cabinetry and seating is so evident. We looked at brand new rigs before buying and the seats on many were not as comfortable and the cabinets were not as well built. The drawers were not constructed as well as this rig. Everything is so solid. The power of the Diesel engine towed our 4500 lb. car up the mountains w/o a problem. And the engine brake safely brought us down. Cruise control on the highway makes a long trip so easy. Hydrolic leveling jacks makes set up quick and the diesel generator runs quietly and economically keeping everything cool when needed. The basement storage held everything we needed with extra room for bringing boxes of items to give to our children living far away. There is much more to say about how good Winnebago is, but take a look for yourselves. Show less

We have had a great time in our RV's. This would be an excellent coach for people wanting to get started RVing or moving up to a larger diesel pusher. The engine has been well cared for and being a diesel it is just getting "broken in". A new queen mattress and a delux sofa bed sleeps four adults comfortably. The dinnette also converts to a bed and is for smaller people. Convection oven microwave and gas burners with 2 pantries and storage, cooking is easy. The fridge and freezer are small and the ice maker does well. Show less

We are the first owners of this rig and it was our first Class A Diesel. It is a dream to drive and we haul our 2014 Ford Edge without any problems whatsoever. We are snowbirds and every year around Halloween we take off for Yuma, AZ stopping at Las Vegas, Lake Havasu and Parker, AZ along the way. We have done this for 13 years and basically we have seen it all. We would not hesitate to climb in again and take off but we are going to pursue timeshares and they don't accept RV parking. Summers are spent in the Northwest. I'm 6'3" and the full 60" x 80" bed is a must for me. the flat floor living room extension gives us plenty of space and the computer desk/table gives me plenty of work space. Show less

Rides like a charm.cruises with power, easy to manuver. This RV grows on you. A pleasure to operate. Show less