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My enthusiasm to trade coaches continued despite my initial unhappiness with the dealer I wrote about above.
After a delay he did respond to my initial inquiries, but his proposal actually low balled the value of my coach. I responded with a counter proposal and detailed why it had merit. Later that day I asked for a trade proposal on another coach he had listed on his web site. So he had 2 emails from me, both expressing my desire to spend money.
I never got a response to the last 2 emails that were explicit in stating I was ready to buy. It is not like I am unknown or kicking tires. I have now owned a Prevost coach for 35 years, three of them, and was anxious to get my fourth because the two I was interested in had some features I would enjoy.
I have cash in hand, in fact enough to buy either outright. But I’ll be damned if I have to beg someone for a response so I can spend my money. Those that know me understand i am anal about my coaches, and not only does every coach I owned get a full service and inspection every 5000 miles, I throw away good parts, replace them with new just because in my mind they “aged” out.
Additionally my coach works with two minor glitches I will repair in 1500 miles at my next service event. If I were to trade in the coach I would fix them if that was needed to make the deal work.
But I just happened to hit on a dealer that likely has more business than he needs, doesn’t need to sell any of his inventory, and I find out now I am not alone with my poor experience.
The practical side of things came to bear on my thought process. Except for a few systems differences the newer coaches have nothing my coach doesn’t have. My coach to me is a known. A newer coach is likely to have a number of unknown issues and most importantly it will not have modifications i made to mine over the years to make it far easier to use.
So I am done and will not consider replacing my coach. Thank you Mr. Poor Service Dealer for your shitty customer service. I will not name you here, but anyone that asks privately will be warned about my experience along with some things I have learned from others you have dealt with. The Prevost Community is a small population and word of mouth spreads fast among its members.