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NEW OWNERS
Today I received some photos in an email of a bus that needed road service. The story behind that however prompts this thread.
The day a new owner takes possession of his or her new coach is likely to be an exciting day, but that mile wide grin that new owners get can be erased in a heartbeat. Our coaches are not simple devices that anyone can jump into and drive into the sunset to enjoy for a long time.
Those of us who have years of experience find there are so many things a new owner needs to learn our advice to new owners is to take the time to learn the coach. Know its limitations. Learn its systems. Learn how to access information. Learn how to read the information the coach gauges are telling you.
A very large percentage of coaches purchased each year are sold by private sales or by dealers that might not possess the expertise necessary to teach a new owner all that is needed. As a new owner or potential owner it is important that you get as much information about your coach as possible.Your enjoyment of the coach depends on what you know. Your ability to avoid trouble depends on what you know. Knowing the coach not only saves you a lot of grief and money, it is a great stress reliever.
Far too often we have learned a new owner was either misled by someone selling a coach, or failed to get important information relating to operating the coach. That is not the new owner’s fault. These coaches are so complex a new owner can never be expected to even ask the right questions.
So if you are a new owner, take advantage of the knowledge here. This is not a sales pitch for PC. This is a strong suggestion that will help immensely. And if something puzzles you, or you need help make sure you ask the question. Please……..
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To the owner of a new or different coach I would like to add:
As far as the members of Prevost Community are concerned…THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION!!!!! so, ask away.
Thanks Jon, Tom and everyone else in this community for answering questions I didn’t even know I had.
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Might there be a Driving School that a new owner might go to that would give an education in handling a 45 foot 50K behemoth. I am a great drive, but that goes out the window when getting behind a big Coach. I am not embarassed to say I know less than anyone in here and want to learn. I wonder if there is a place to go to get the information on system when no buying a new Coach where the converter will spend lots of time schooling the purchaser in each and every system of the new Coach. I would suspect learning about the systems before buying would also be beneficial in determining the value of a used Coach. Thanks.
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You might consider this:
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Michael,
The members on this site can provide you with the best classroom education on Prevost conversions possible. While every one of us is still learning (kind of like saying we are all student pilots) we all have opinions as to each conversion, the systems, the chassis, what works best under what conditions, etc. We can literally talk about all aspects of driving a coach and if you want what it takes to maintain if.
If you want to get a head start go back through the posts on the various topics. I believe we have just about everything covered from OTR to roof airs versus Cruiseairs, H models versus the X models, the Level Low system, tires, towing, and we even have some confessions which give you a clue about what not to do.
I won’t say driving is like the family car, and I want to make it very clear that if you have never driven a large vehicle with air brakes you will benefit from getting a copy of any state’s commercial driver license book and reading it. They are all available on line.
The worst thing you can do is stay in the background and not ask question. The second worst thing you can do is believe all the answers. What you will get are opinions and you have to sort through the information to determine how the answers apply to your needs, what is important to you, and if the information relates to how you are going to use your bus.
If you are a pilot it is like reading a high wing versus low wing debate, or dealing with full or partial flap landings.
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