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Gerald,

That term as used here is to bring everything on the coach that is part of a preventative maintenance program to a known status.

Based on what appears to be typical in the marketplace there are few used coaches sold with full maintenance logs or documentation. So as a buyer you have no knowledge of when fluids were changed, when filters were replaced or in the case of older coaches if the air bags or brake chambers are originals for example.

So upon the purchase of a new (to the owner) used coach a lot of owners change all fluids, all filters, belts, hoses, and the routine on going maintenance items. Then if the coach is beyond a certain age (10 years for example) all air bags, brake chambers, Norgren valves, shocks, etc. are changed. Tires and batteries are checked and based on their date codes they may also be replaced.

The purpose of the process is to provide the owner with a known starting point for all the items that typically get serviced or replaced to a schedule based on miles or calendar time. Each buyer and owner is different so not everything I listed may be done, or more than I listed may get done. It all depends on the buyer and the age of the coach.

There are two other situations. One being the purchase of a coach that has fully documented service and in that case the buyer can just pick up on the maintenance as has been previously done. For example if you buy a coach and the transmission fluid and coolant were recently changed those maintenance events can be done again when the mileage or dates require. That saves the new owner some substantial dollars. The other situation is a new owner will just have a normal maintenance event done (such as oil, lube, filters, etc) and deal with everything else on an as needed basis.

I’m of the zeroing out school of thought because a good preventive maintenance program to me is far more important that saving a few dollars by deferring maintenance. Others don’t share that view and that is perfectly acceptable also.

[Andy]

OK, great!l Thanks once again.