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Is a Prevost right for me, appreciate your help?
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While I can’t answer all of your questions, I spent nearly two years facing the same dilemma as you: A New Class A motorhome or a pre-owned Prevost. After much research, reading every article and thread on this and other forums and talking to owners of various brands, I chose to go the pre-owned Prevost route and last week purchased a 2014 Marathon.
While I gave great consideration to the bells, whistles and various multi-slide layouts offered by Newmar’s King Air, Foretravel’s Realm, Entegra’s Cornerstone and Winnebago’s Grand Tour, my final decision came down to two factors: Saftety and Service After The Sale.
The RV industry has experienced record sales over the past five years and in my opinion, the quality of Class A models has suffered as manufacturers are operating at capacity and selling everything they can build. The dealer service centers are so backed up there’s no way to expect any type of service in a timely or reasonable manner.
Another factor I felt important was the amount of Prevost Factory Service Centers that are scattered coast-to-coast as well as the converter I chose answers the phone 24/7 and has multiple service locations.
While I went well over my initial budget, from what I’ve experienced during the inspection and PDI process during my brief time as a Prevost owner, I have full confidence I made the right decision.
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Andy, what happened to your signature?
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Hey H J,
If you have not figured it out yet. The people on here love to help others spend their money. And whatever RV or coach you decide to purchase. I urge you to look into the tyron safety bands for your steer tires. Watch the videos on the tyron website. Should you ever have a blowout , they will allow you to steer and stop the coach safely. And keep you from possibly doing a rollover.The TPMS Pulse tire pressure and heat monitor is also a great safety feature. Good luck with your search. BTW, I have no affiliation with tyron or TPMS. They just are products that i believe in.Safe travels,
RockyJeff and Lindsay
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Andy,
Would like to see a pic of your new coach!
Did you keep the Flxible?
Safe travels,
Mark
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For $160k, you can get a brand-new high-end gas coach or a really cheap (in every sense of the word) diesel coach. For a high-end production coach (Country Coach, Foretravel, Newmar), you would be looking at a 10-15 year old unit, but you will be able to get slides. $160k will probably not get you slides in a Prevost, but you will get the best-built coach, period. For me, the parts and service access for a Prevost is lightyears ahead of what you coud expect in a production coach.
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Hi Corey, We plan to spend May through September traveling the country, primarily out west. Our plan would be to settle into a park for a week or so and travel to places of interest in our toad. We also have friends, (hey I can have friends) and family around and would visit them. My guess would be 6000 to 8000 miles per year.
It’s a funny thing, I was concerned where I’d find someone to work on the coach in case of a breakdown or any form of maintenance? You guys struck again by providing the answer before I asked it. I read it to my DW and she said “honey, there are busses everywhere, there has to be places to fix them”! My DW, I sure know how to pick em!
I was reading one of the coach write-ups here on the forum and here’s what it said;
1998 Prevost XL 45′ Parliament Conversion
$149,9900
Engine: Detroit Series 60 Mileage: 150,000
Upgraded electronics in 2007 so it preforms like a new coach – Pre EGR 12.7L Detroit Series 60 – Best fuel economy and performance of any Prevost on the road – Incredible floorplan with split galley – Recent interior upgrades – New tires and batteries – Priced for quick sale at $149,990. Please contact Ken Robertson at (727) 748-5986 / (888) 571-5755 / ken@parliamentcoach.com or Ben Cummings at (727) 465-4377 / gene@parliamentcoach.com.
Part of it says “Best fuel economy and performance of any Prevost on the road”! What does that mean and how can that be? While we’re on the subject, what mileage is expected on a Prevost of the 96 to 01 era?
HJ
Here’s the gally in the coach, I like the dinette and it also has a closed off toilet area that I like.
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HJ, if that’s how you’re going to use it…you want a Prevo!!! Believe me, we’ve been there. If you want I can find the nitty gritty on that coach for you…..our bus is there now. Geo. 941 779 5018
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While I don’t want to detract from this thread, Yes I kept the Flx and she now has company in the garage. After all, who can part ways with a bus that won a Concours d’Elegance event?
And the signature has been updated. I’m in the midst of my maiden voyage, so if you see an almost new Marathon towing a bright red Hyundai Veloster, give me a flash and turn on the CB to CH 19. I say that as I’m not sure if the CB is working well. I can hear, but I’m not sure others can hear me! I’m already on the road and left Marathon over the weekend and headed to Music City. Next week I’ll drive to South Florida with a quick stop at Prevost Jacksonville and will be cruising I-40, I-75, I-10 and I-95. I’m keeping my daily mileage reasonable and I’ll quickly say I’m loving the Aware system! I’ll keep her for a few days at the Jupiter Palm Beach Motorcoach resort before giving her a short rest in the garage awaiting the next adventure.
Now, let’s get back on topic and assist HJ in finding the right coach!
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HJ,
You can figure roughly 6 MPG and be close. Lots of factors. Wind , Hills , Tow vehicle or not. Your driving style, etc. Then there’s Generator usage.Safe travels,
Rocky
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The votes are in and have been tabulated and the winner is Prevost! Thus says my DW and when she’s right, she’s right! The winner is really me but we’ll keep that between us! It did not take us long to know Prevost is what we want and know I need to find one.
My DW said “you got me here now get me a BUS”! I asked when she’d like this “BUS” and this woman of mine says “well yesterday was Sunday!
I sure have my work cut out for me. I’ve been looking at, driving and lurking around motorhome websites for longer than I’d like to admit. I feel like I know about as much as someone can know without actually having a motorhome! But it’s all been plastic coaches, see you have me saying it now! And now I’m tasked with cutting the research and get my girl her “BUS”! I’m working on my MUST HAVE’S as we speak. I’ve read Jon’s “PREVOST SELECTION Narrowing the choice” and that’s really helped.
Quick question guys and I hope you will have the answer for me. Many times when I come here there is no button allowing me to make a post. And 100% of the time I can’t make a post from my iPone. Any idea of what’s causing this? I mean, who could be without talking with you guys and survive the life?
Thank you all so much,
HJ
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HJ,
I don’t have any issues posting with my Mac or IPhone. Uploading photos, now that’s a different matter regarding the pic’s orientation.
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send 2 wreckers and flatbed or two for all
the loose pieces in a motorhome wreck. Send a wrecker for prevost (bus) wreck. Sticks and staples (motorhome) are disposable. I have had 2 front tire blow outs on coaches. neither were a event-other than aggervation or repair. Go to red bay for factory repair and they have a alotted repair time if it goes past say 3 hrs=come back in 6 weeks..or if you have another problem on way there and think they will fix it=forget it come back for another appointment much later. The ones you mentioned are wantabee coaches; but or just motorhomes. Newmar would come closer than most. As you can see I have made my decision 2 decades ago. Bob
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Bob nailed it about picking up pieces.
I watched a TV show about the building of a “luxury” motor home. I think it was a Newmar King Aire but it was typical of almost all RV construction.
The chassis was essentially a flat top platform. Beneath the flat deck which was to become the floor of the RV was the fame rails and mounted on them was the engine and transmission in the rear and the front and rear axle structures. The bays would be hung under the platform and the house would be above.
What blew my mind and made me understand why a conventional RV gets scattered all over the place in an accident is the walls of the RV were just bolted or screwed to the platform decking. In our Prevost coaches we sit enclosed in a welded cage type structure which is not going anywhere, even if the coach rolls over. But to see the entire upper structure of the RV bolted or screwed to a flat deck was a surprise because when some forces are applied those fasteners are going to be pulled out of or through the decking. And then the top and walls are leaving the chassis.
Jeff and Lindsay
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That is not a pretty thought but an accurate one! I’ve been through the Newmar facility and Jon is exactly right! They use a “Hang Wall” construction method and although I never thought about it in the terms Jon mentioned. It’s obvious from their building process that is what would happen as Jon said!
Some Time ago I saw a video about a Prevost driving down an off a ramp on an interstate. As I remember the story someone stole the Prevost and the cops were chasing them. I remember how this Prevost flew down the ramp and hit a car, slammed into a truck, tool out half the bottom of a bridge, sunk a submarine and started a raid on Arizona.
Ok, I’ve gone off the rails a bit here, I may be wrong about the car! But this Prevost hit 4 or 5 different things and kept going. It was an incredible video and I’ll bet some of you saw it.
I wasnt thinking about a motorhome back then but remember thinking “that things a tank”!
HJ
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