[AL]

Yes it does answer my question… thank you very much… Many other folks were wondering about that too! It’s great to know these things.

Thanks,

Diane

[Davy]

I have owned 4 XLII’s and have never noticed any loose panels—until a month ago. I happened to be at the front corner of my front slide and thought I saw a crack between the stainless and the sealer at the bottom in the curve. Put my fingernail in and sure enough, it was loose. Checked the rear slide and saw the same thing. Went around the coach tapping and pushing on panels at joints. Found one panel very loose about 10 inches long and I could push it in a quarter of an inch. I went in and called Bill Jensen and told him what I had found. He told me that since my coach is less than 5 years old, it would probably be covered, but Canada had to make the call. He asked which service center was best for me and I told him Jacksonville. He had me call John, Service Mgr. in Jacksonville. John told me they were doing two at a time, so we set an appointment for July 16. I called a week ahead to confirm that my appointment was still good and Cindy, Branch Manager told me she needed to call Canada as they had not approved it yet. Within 20 minutes, she called back and told me it had been approved and that I may have to pay only part of the paint cost. When I took it in, they had everything ready and showed me a coach they had just finished other than paint. They are putting plenty of rivets along top and bottom and at each end of each panel The belt mouldings top & bottom cover the rivets there and they cover all end rivert with polished stainless to match what is already there. It really looked good and with the number of rivets going into each panel, I think this will cure their problems. The repair takes 6 plus weeks.

I will add that while there I saw a wrecked XLII where it had really hit something hard right under the driver. The bumper and front supports were bent all the way to the front wheel well. The main frame rail had everything peeled back, but the connectors were still attached. The access door was gone and a piece of plywood there. After this hard crash, the coach looked driveable and I would bet it was driven to there! Seeing that makes you appreciate how Prevost busses are built.

[jack]

Ed,

We would sure like to see pictures of the end result. If you can’t post them, send them to me and I’ll do it for you. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.