[glen]

Dr Gary, we have an 02 single slide. I was lucky and did not educate my self enough, we have always admired the Prevost, but never thought we would own one, ha ha. I am not an expert, but have Prevost servive center do an servive on to check out the complete chassis and for delamination. It will cost 4 to 5 hundred but it could save you 20 to 40 large to correct. Finding a interior that fits you need could take some time. When you find the right one you will not be sorry.

Larry & Miriam Nelson

2002 XLII Vision

2019 BUICK Envision

Hurricane, UT

[Roscoeapproved]

Any buyer of an XLII needs to have Prevost verify skin delamnation is not a problem. Only Prevost can evaluate a coach for delamination. If in doubt say “Only Prevost can evaluate a coach for delamination” five times.

Having said that if the coach has had the repair that involves vertical strips that cover the gap between the panels delamination has been eliminated as an issue.

In the absence of knowing the permanent repair has been done visually, paper work from Prevost indicating the coach has been inspected and is not having delamination issues is an equally good indication you will not get stuck with 10’s of thousands in repair costs.

As to build quality and reliability you have to look at two separate items. The first is the chassis and the best way to be assured you are not likely to have serious issues is to have log books or records that show continued maintenance to or in excess of the Prevost requirements. Absent the existence of documentation you are relying on pure luck. This is despite the owner being a nice guy and telling you it was well maintained.

The house portion of the coach also needs some inspection. Around 2002 coach conversions did not reach the level of complexity seen today, but they likely had some type of proprietary converter installed control system that uses touch screens to perform most if not all the coach doings. Most of the systems in that vintage controlled all the audio video equipment, turned on lights, started the generator, controlled the A/C units, locked bays and doors, etc.

That part of the conversion requires the buyer to make sure every function is demonstrated to verify all the functions will operate as intended.

An XLII has a relatively good record with no real issues. But like every coach problems can occur and repairs have to be made so prior to letting money change hands just take the time to operate every single knob, dial, switch or lever. At least that way you will get some basic training and you will verify everything works.

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Jeff and Lindsay

91 Marathon XL

[mark]

There is no such thing as a Prevost Country Club. I will guess that you are referring to a Prevost Country Coach. If it has one of the most awesome paint jobs you have ever seen, it’s likely a Country Coach. However, don’t let looks fool you into jumping into something that could cost you dearly! The XLII chassis is a risky purchase if not verified by Prevost (no one else) as not having delamination issues. Without that knowledge the potential repairs exceed $40,000.

This is not the fault of Country Coach and the Country Coach product is an excellent coach. You just have to ensure that you don’t confuse the 2 because you like one thing or another.