[Peter]

Hi Tim,

I understand all to well what your going through. This month marks our first year of ownership and as everyone knows the learning curve is huge. When my ceiling fiber optic lights quit working, doing what your doing, opening up panels everywhere, I found the light bulb under the sink in the bathroom behind one of the panels. Today after having the Webasto worked on for the 3rd time, at Marathon here in Texas, Bob the tech working on it found what no one else could. He found that the fuel line from the tank to the Webasto unit, which looked ok on the outside, was totally deterioated on the inside and seeping through the hose, we now have a new hose from the fuel tank the the Webasto. This is after I’ve already paid for new gaskets and bearings, and then the second time I was told that it needed a new fuel pump, wrong, all it needed was a good tech to diagnose the problem. The first year has been fixing things, that have been let go for a while, but i think we are getting it under control, and are really enjoying the bus. I don’ t think we will ever stop learning about these coaches, but having this community has really help.

[Dick]

I am a rookie prevost owner. About 6 weeks in. Man that was the best description I have ever heard. I have a 99 Prevost XLII Vision Coach and when I bought it I spent 2 full days with the conversion company owner and new manager. On top of that the owners came in and spent about 6 hours with me. The Prevost ” CLASS” shall we say started at 8:30 am and went until 10:30 at which time I said, I can’t take anymore. My head is going to explode. I learned so much in that two days it’s not even funny. I never drove anything like that before in my life and I drove it around the block a couple times. Went for a ride in it and then drove it about 3000 miles from California to Kentucky. I started out 16 lanes wide ( 8 each way) out of Anaheim and made stops in Vegas, including up and down the strip. Then Hoover dam driving across it. Mesa Verde all the way to the top. Colorado Springs, crossed the continental divide a couple of times and made it home all without incident. BUT I SURE AS HELL WAS LOST when it came to the chassis, conversion etc. I stayed warm, cool, clean, fed all the way. There is more than a LOT TO LEARN. It is like a piece of military grade equpment with the need for a seal team to learn and run the whole thing. All this falls to the captain instead. LOL. It’s a beast! I am only marginally mechanically inclined but I am getting better everyday. The biggest learning curve for me is the electrical system. 12 volt 24 volt. AC to DC, converter, inverter etc. I am still pretty baffled by it all but I manage to keep it all working so far. The air bags are my biggest fear as I don’t even know how to find them at this point. I am sure I will be seeking guidance in the future. I enjoy reading your post’s and appreciate you taking the time to help other prevost owners out.

[Archived]

Bob, This is an unabashed advertisement, but I’m going to say it anyway.

If you can make it sign up for our “Know Your Prevost” seminars, the next one in October around the weekend of 10/22 at East Tennessee Luxury Coach. It is ideal for two reasons. First, we will teach about basic knowledge necessary to help you drive and manage the coach. We cover pre-trip inspections, show the underside of the coach and what you need to know for ongoing maintenance. We help you understand things ranging from towing to inverters and problem solving.

The second, and maybe the most important benefit is you will mix with about 20 other owners and you compare notes about your experiences and conversions, begin networking with people to contact for help, and learn first hand other people’s experiences.

I don’t know if we have the sign up set yet, but it will be soon if it is not. Class size is limited.

[Dick]

Bob, follow Jon’s advice and sign up for their next seminar, it’ll be invaluable to you as a new owner. Finding this website is probably the best tool for owners out there……….I know, the dues are pretty high but hey, that’s the price ya pay.

I’m going to relate our story a bit as a new owner of an older bus. We did EVERYTHING wrong when we bought our bus,(it would take a whole page to relate the whole bit) Jon and Tom would have a heart attack the way we went about it. My experience around a Prevost was riding in our freinds 03 Marathon twice, that’s it. Shoot, I didn’t even know the difference between converters.

Anyway, in the year and a half that we’ve owned our CC, I’ve learned ALOT. Most of it coming from the folks dealing with issues and experiences here. Still learning almost every time I’m around it!

[Chas]

I’ll second Jon’s strong recommendation about the “Know Your Prevost” seminar. We were at the first one (I think it was the maiden voyage) and it was very, very good. This fall’s should be the fourth or fifth session the gentlemen have conducted and I’m sure like the esteemed presenters … they get better with age.

It looks like you’re in Kentucky. Kentucky shares a long border with Tennessee. I am envious of your location because regardless of where you live in Kentucky you’re much closer to Vonore, Tennessee and Jeff Rowe’s East Tennessee Luxury Coach than most of us on this web site.

How old are your air bags? How old are the fluids in your coach? How old are your belts? How old are your tires? How old are batteries? Do all the systems on your coach work? work correctly? set correctly?

If you have any doubt about the mechanicals and systems of your chassis and coach call Jeff Rowe and make an appointment for him to look over your coach. He’ll put you on the road to an effective Preventative Maintenance program.

Welcome to The Club!!!!!