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Contact Pierre at Featherlite in Sanford and be sure to tell him your a PC member. He may refer you to Corporate, but he may be able to help.

Featherlite Sanford, FL

[Alvie]

Thanks a lot.

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We purchased a Featherlite Vantare and Jim Marsh ofLuxury Coach Consulting came highly recommended. He offers training, delivery/transport as well as a concierge service. Best money we ever spent.

Jim delivered our coach to us and spent a day with us training us on all the systems. this is a link to his website.

http://www.viplcc.com

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While a day’s worth of training is very good compared to the amount of training a lot of owners get, everyone should know that as our coaches have become more sophisticated and have more features even a couple of days of training will be borderline adequate.

Each owner has to determine the depth of training desired or needed. With touch pad control systems an owner needs to know what each “page” does, where to find the functions in the touch pad, and which touch pad has which functions. The touch pads control everything from the lights to door locks to the generator to the awnings to theaudio visual systems so a couple of hours dedicated to the basics alone can be expected.

If the coach has slides, the obvious need is to learn how to operate them, but there is so much more, such as the basics relating to manual operations in emergencies, such as how to over ride a failed safety device.

The coach has its own systems that need to be understood. What do the lights on the dash mean and how should you as an owner react when one lights?

All the house systems need to be understood. How do you heat the coach? Cool the coach? When do you need to run the generator? When do you use inverters? How do you set the inverters for your use of the coach?

Where do you read all the values needed to keep everything working, from voltages to temperatures? What are the limits?

Then there is the list of service providers. Who do you call and when?

Before you even begin to drive have you been shown how to do a pre-trip inspection, a DOT brake check, how to set tire pressures, how to check fluids, belts, and learn what are normal gauge readings?

My point is there is so much to learn it is overwhelming and maybe a day will get the job done for some with previous ownership experience, but I doubt it. Are there any experienced owners who think a day of training is enought?

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No way is one day enough , somebody that buys one needs to live in bus and drive bus for awhile to learn all the systems, and use bus the way they will use it

[Randall]

I have had 3 Prevost Liberty coaches over a 26 year period. I have had the current one 4 years. Despite my previous experience with Liberty conversions when I bought it 2 days was spent getting trained and trying to learn the coach and when I drove it home after the two days it was still overhwelming. I am comfortable with it now, but until you spend some time living in and driving one you don’t even know what you don’t know.

There is a glaring lack of training provided to new owners. I am completely aware few owners want to be mechanics or work on their own coaches, but owners still need to know how the systems work on both the chassis and the house, because if they do not, they won’t even know when they don’t work until stuff starts to get dangeous or expensive.

[Bill]

Thats why Mr. Marsh’s consierge service is so valuable. He answers your calls 24/7, helps you trouble shoot problems. I did not mean to give the wrong impression that one day of training is enough I was just trying to say how much he helped us out.

[Dawn]

jim Marsh would be an excellent resource. Would also highly recommend Donnie Myer in Sanford. Donnie has lots of info on featherlite coaches. In my opinion Donnie Myers RV Service is the absolute best place for service on Featherlite Vantares.

[Michael]

I agree , Donnie Myers is the go to guy for Vantare.

He has always been able to find whatever problems we’ve had and get them fixed in a timely fashion.

Chris