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  • Posted by George on May 3, 2015 at 10:25 am

    looking at a marathon coach 0554. Anyone know this coach, it been for sale by marathon then by owner now by legacy. The coach seem to be in great shape , but no records. Both marathon and prevost do not have any records of service. This coach was also listed on this site in the past.

    Thanks for the help

    George looking hard for my coach

    Archived replied 11 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Archived

    Member
    May 3, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    I don’t know the coach but I have several comments. You cannot go wrong with a Marathon. They make good coaches and that looks like one of them that has been well cared for. You can detail one until the cows arrive back home, but this one shows that it has had extra care.

    It has OTR and that adds value.

    But the lack of maintenance information forces you to assume everything needs to be done, or at least very carefully evaluated. I would want to change every drop of every fluid. I would replace all filters, from air to oil to fuel to power steering, etc. on both the coach and generator. I would question fhe age of everything , including air bags, brake chambers, etc and in the absence of information to the contrary would assume they need to be replaced. If you pull an air bag at random and the date code is fairly recent at least you know they are OK.

    My gut tells me that is a good coach.

  • Archived

    Member
    May 3, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    Thank john for you thoughts. I agree on Over the road, it’s a must. I agree on all fluids to be change along with breaks, air bag. I going to make a deal with one stuplaction, must take it to marathon for PDI. Of course I will pay for it. If all is ok she coming home.

  • AL

    Member
    May 3, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    We looked very seriously at this coach but opted for a slide coach two weeks ago. It is a Marathon. The owner put new tires, new floors and new TV’s so my guess is that maintenance was also done.

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