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Starting search for a used Prevost
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Also roof air or basement air-12v or 24v house- my 97Bus with a 96 chassis was the 1st year that leveling system added Diversion valve(stays level when aux tank is empty) There is a name for this add can’t remember- 40ft verses 45ft. Wood or Laminate cabinets Lots of things to think about big thing is Delamination on LX2 buses ask to see paper work it’s big bucks to fix
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The CC proprietary mother board/daughter board design has never caused us any issues. It was well designed and robustly implemented. The only downside is many of us have built custom holders for things like ladders or folding bikes that fit in that first pass through bay where the electronic cabinet is located so if you ever do need access it is a pain to remove all that stuff. Given all the benefits of the CC design ethos and build quality I would not hesitate to buy another.
Jerry
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I’m right there with Jerry. Very few house problems over the last 5+ years we have owned it. We regularly travel between Illinois, Texas and California. We have the Country Coach version of OTR bus A/C. Works great!
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Having owned 3 Prevost coaches over the past 25 years, 2 with 8V92 and 1 with S-60, my number 1 deal killer would be a 8V92, Number 2 deal killer would be Cruise Airs. Give me a S-60 with IFS and roof top A/C and I am a happy camper. If you want the straight skinny, ask JON or FULLTIMEBILL. They also have owned both.
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To the comment about CC “co-mingling” chassis and house systems – I don’t understand that one. CC added on top of the Prevost level low system an automatic leveling function implemented by simply triggering the same valves used by the level low system, controlled via a chassis mounted set of level switches made by HWH. No co-mingling. The 12vdc house and 24vdc chassis systems are completely independent one from one another via two separate alternators and no battery isolators or combiners. No co-mingling. There are two AC compressors, one for the dash mounted Prevost AC and the other to cool the house via two independent heat exchangers. No co-mingling. The electronic cabinet in the first bay only serves to allow push button switches located throughout the coach to control lights, fans, pumps, etc. via relays. No co-mingling. None of the Prevost systems were altered or eliminated that I am aware of. Seems nicely integrated without co-mingling from what I know.
Jerry
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I can’t disagree with anything in the above 2 posts! The additional benfit to series 60 vs. 8V92 is the gain of 1-2 extra MPG!
Jeff and Lindsay
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For me it was the price point. I couldn’t afford a bus with a Series 60.
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I’ll be the oddball here, I WANTED straight front axle for the same reason I didn’t want slides – simple with fewer potential issues.
When we found this one that checked all boxes – Series 60, OTR A/C (R134A), dark interior (that was a tough one), exterior color(s) we liked and NO roof airs (simply due to building height at home) – I was super happy when I looked under the front end when 1st saw it – and was SFA.
Wouldn’t have been a deal breaker but certainly a plus for me.
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Billy and Lisa bought a great coach for THEM. THEY created THEIR OWN list of boxes that needs to be checked and THEIR coach checked the boxes for THEM.
Everyone looking for a coach needs to create a list of THEIR OWN boxes that THEY need checked. But at the same time, there is nothing wrong with asking the PC Forum members for their opinions and experiences and then make decisions.
After almost ten happy years of Prevost coach ownership, we’ve found things that we really like, maybe don’t need, and would like to have … but no deal killers for us. Some of the aspects of our coach we like were just dumb luck … like the second vanity sink. Wasn’t on our list of boxes and wasn’t on our radar.
Good luck with your search. Keep asking questions!
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Having also gone through this recently, I ultimately landed on private bath, roof tops, S60, no aluminum tanks, no crazy air operated stuff and simple systems.
As for IFS vs SFA, I was not specifically looking for IFS but after driving 3 different SFA examples – none were providing me with the Prevost ride that I had heard so much about when transitioning from S60 powered 43′ Wanderlodge. Yes, they rode better, but not OMG better. Then I drove an IFS – DONE. Then I had lots of work done on the suspension – Holy Crap does this thing drive good. To that point, at my bus barn when I turn the bus around to move the rear or front over the pit, I have a utility light pole perfectly positioned to make what should be an easy ‘Y’ turn more of a precision driving test. In the SFA 43′ Wanderlodge that has a wheel base 5′ shorter than a 45′ Prevost RV chassis, I had to hit turning points perfectly to get the nose around w/o hitting the light pole. My success rate was maybe 75% and it was always close. Now, with the IFS Prevost, it almost doesn’t even matter when I turn, just crank it over and the darn thing looks like it’s pivoting around the drives – amazing. Yes, you still got to get the back around, but so far the ease and quick turning capabilities of the IFS have been one of the biggest surprises and challenges for me in the transition. Man will this thing turn!
Again, this is just my experience.
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Hi,
What would be the price of a 56 passenger Prevost Coach Bus?
And which model is most popular for mass transit?
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