2007 Four Winds reviews

My favorite for years 102,000 miles of long distance driving towing our car.West coast /east coast ,alaska etc. Always maintained where ever we were . just bought a new 45 foot to live in and now next to our new house. The v10 runs perfect, great generator, cold air, new hands free radio, one new roof air, auto tow bar, 3 TVs one small one by bunk beds. A share of scratches and small dents - nothing major. new tile replaced carpet ,sofa bed couch taken out and replaced with two chairs. A new sofa if wanted can be purchased. New main awning ,no leaks roof in great shape and treated, body has some fading but waxed last year. Excellent tires. can be seen anytime 352-255-3590, 1202 Northshore Drive Eustis Fl 32726. Show less

This RV is amazing and well equipped. The floor plan is phenomenal and spacious. I haven't experienced any significant mechanical issues and also haven't ever towed anything with the RV. We have no experience with warranty/support. Show less

When I purchased my 40G Mandalay Brand New in December 2008, the first thing I noticed is that this brand/unit had many more features of much more expensive Class A Diesel Motor coaches. The fit and finish was excellent, and the entire rig looked and felt like one of the high end coaches much more expensive in price. The ride was very smoothe, comfortable, and the steering &* handling & brakes were incredibly responsive. This coach is truly "riding on air" during operation. We went through the usual 12 to 18 months of "Warranty Work" because we purchased this model brand new; instead of getting the same model from a dealer that was a "demo unit" which the dealer had taken through warranty repairs to bring it up to 110% functionality. Over the last 10 years, we have thoroughly enjoyed ownership of this unit, and have traveled ~33,000 miles so far. Along the way we decided to install a third 15000 btu HVAC Dometic Penguin II C/HEAT PUMP, LCD HD Televisions, top of the line Pioneer in-dash NAV/FM-AM-SIRIUS Radio system (as the original radio actually died in the first 6 months of this unit's life-it was a cheap Ford made radio system. We upgraded our KVH In-motion Satellite System to v5.0, which received HD signals, and it works incredibly well stationary or in motion; the picture on the TV's is incredible through use of Direct TV. We had a full size & feature propane oven installed when before it was delivered, and ensured there was a four burner propane range. Over the years I have changed and updated the interior lighting system to all LED High Output light bulb systems & replaced the ceiling fluorescent lights with Diamond Group LED#52643 Ceiling lights. I purchased through EBAY, the necessary LED replacement bulbs for the built in light fixtures, and what an improvement LED Lighting truly is in our coach. LED bulbs and fixtures really cuts down on the heat gain from the lights proper, as well as illuminating the entire coach as if there is daytime sunlight inside the coach. One of the slight downsides to this model is that it has need for more HP in the Cummins-Allison Setup. At 400HP, the ISL TURBO 400HP Cummins is a great engine on flat, level terrain, but in the inter-mountain Western USA with 6% & 7% very long grades, there are times that when towing a full size SUV, it will take quite along time to scale the uphill grades at 35-40 mph even in Gear#3. With experience and practice I have learned to better handle the Allison Transmission Gears so that the 400HP ISL TURBO seems to manage the hills better if one leaves the cruise control engaged & active before ascending these steep uphill grades. If anyone who has a 400HP ISL TURBO has any suggestions on better use of the Allison gears to maintain cruising speed uphill without sending the temperature of the engine over the safe range, please let me know your insights. One thing I truly enjoy about this coach above other more expensive coaches; which may cost 3 times the original MSRP of my Mandalay ($850,000 - $1M); is the enormous basement storage areas. Quite frankly, I have never found another coach with as much usuable and workable storage as this Mandalay 40G. Over the years I can say that as an RV'er, one can never have enough usable storage (inside and in the basement areas). One other downside to the 2007 Mandalay, is that the Onan 8000KW Genset is not powerful enough to run all three 15000btu Domentic AC HVAC's all at once despite the fact it is needed in the long Arizona and USA Southwestern Desert areas to adequately cool down the entire rig. So we have learned to close off the rear section of the Mandalay, and use the midcabin and aft Dometic AC's while traveling, plus a large high speed fan. That seems to beable to keep the mid and cabin portion of the coach cool enough to travel through upto 110'F heat (with the dash A/C running full blast and the coolant in the system fully recharged). I checked into upgrading to the Onan 10000Kw generator, but unfortunately the space for the genset in the Mandalay does not allow for the extra size of the larger, more powerful 10000Kw Onan Generator. If anyone has upgrade their Mandalay (2007 or 2008 model years) to a more powerful generator (10000Kw or 12500Kw) please let me know how you were able to modify the genset space to accomodate the larger Onan sized generator. All in all, I am very very happy to own this Mandalay 40G, and despite the fact it is a decade old now, it still looks and operates like a rather young, newer coach. Feel free to send me your experiences with your Mandalays (40G, 40F, 42A OR B) Show less

This RV has been great for our family with small children. The bunkouse has been a fantastic option in a motorhome-we don't have to break down the dinette for someone to sleep! My wife drives it easily, set up is a breeze and there is plenty of room for everyone. Some of our best memories have been in this RV! Show less

We felt the interior had plenty of room even while the sliders were in. Liked how the shower was separate from toilet. Could be a little more space on the single closet side of the bed. It would be better if the stereo could be controlled in the bedroom. Handles well driving, very comfortable. Is a touch sluggish towing. Not sure about warranty. We're not original owners. Show less

We have loved the RV for our travel to Ohio every summer for the last 4 years. It was perfect for towing a car and my Harley in the garage. ...My wife and I bought a pull trailer and leave it in Ohio and this is the only reason for selling my Fun Mover. ...This RV would be ideal for anyone who likes NASCAR or going to the desert with their "toys". Show less

Very spacious, durable, good storage available, strong motor for trips into Rocky Mountains. Love the builtin generator, used it while driving in hot areas, cools off the whole RV. Ford Chasis very reliable and dependable. Show less

This is our 1st RV and we are very satisfied with it. The slide gave us plenty of room to move around with our family of 5 (incl. 3 teenagers) without getting in each others way. We have plenty of storage inside for all our wares and clothes. It has 120 cubic feet of exterior storage and I keep my tools,air compressor, camping gear incl. a big portable BBQ and 8 camp chairs all in the outside storage. We used a 5-bike bike carrier on the tow hitch to carry our bikes. I do as much maintenance as I can on the house and I haven't seen any shoddy work. I leave the engine/tranny and brakes to the pro's. I haven't towed anything yet, but the combined gross weight it 20,000 lbs. compare that to the Chevy model which is 16,000 lbs. As for driving, this baby does real good. If you're familiar w/the climb to sunset point north of Phx, I was able to cruise up it without difficultly at 50 mph. That's because it has a Ford V-10 and a 5-spd tranny w/overdrive. Yes I'm very pleased with this RV. Show less