[Bernie]

You fixed it. Good job!

[Bernie]

Buster,

Here is the manual for the Techlon from the same source as Cbus suggested: 1402

I lost my screens and after finding the computer in the overhead of the H, I found the video plug had vibrated out and plugging back in solved the problem. Mine has been upgraded to a different computer, but I still haven’t learned enough to completely understand the system and various components.

Please keep us informed and I would give Steve a call at California Coach, he may have some suggestions.

[Bernie]

Hello Harry,

I am curious who told you banks us Nada to determine loan value?

Nada in my opinion is not worth the paper it’s written on. If you purchase a coach based on Nada value you will be upside down. If you are using Nada to inflate value of your coach you can do that.

Banks determine value with there own set of rules. Someone in this crowd may read this and give us the correct name of the book. My example is this.

All of your large coach dealers will have this book. I drove by Mcmahons, a large dealer and stopped in and asked for the sales manager.

I was selling a coach that booked out in Nada for 265k. I asked him what would a bank loan against this coach, he said no worries I just got my new book and I’ll look it up. I was trying to determine what my coach was worth in real money to someone, I had alot of offers but nobody would write me the check, so I was searching dealers and brokers.

The bank would loan 180k on my coach, so in real money that is what my coach was worth to a dealer. Wholesale my coach was worth 150k and no broker would give me more than that, most would offer 20% below wholesale. Are you getting the picture, we have alot of car dealers and truck dealers on here that own buses. Maybe one of them will chime in.

Later

bv

[Bernie]

Geo, open up your PC email I’ll send you my cell number for ABS talk.

[Bernie]

Sounds great, especially NASA Johnson Space Center. Unfortunately, we’re booked Jan11 for our car club Progressive lunch

[Bernie]

I’m not for paying taxes, the money just gets squandered on state pork and ridiculous pet projects. If you can avoid taxes, OK by me, but I sure would have a problem being pulled over for this tag issue.

I don’t doubt you a minute Diane. Sure would like to know what law those folks broke…

[Bernie]

Tom…

I was told that if you have a “Montana” plate and a different tag on toad you were “suspect” and could be stopped…. then your driver’s licence had better be a Montana licence to match up.

When FMCA had the “Rally on the Red” in Shreveport a few years back they were staking out the Montana tags with different toad tags and giving “hefty” fines… they did this as the folks were leaving the Rally on the last morning… heard they had dozens of people fined big time… That I believe was a big FMCA article soon after it happened.

That’s all I know Tom… no proof at all !!

Diane

[Bernie]

Diane,

Help
me understand that… I was in Law Enforcement for 10 years and can’t
image how a police officer can pull you over for different tags on
the toad and bus, assuming there was no probable cause for the stop.
If the bus has a Montana tag, valid registration and proof of
insurance and the toad has a different state tag again with a valid
registration and proof of insurance, what law has been broken? In
addition, if the driver has a CDL, once again, what law was broken?
Bernie – Is this a law in CA?

I
suppose the state could have enacted a law addressing the issue and
if so, how would that state make the general public aware of that law
while traveling through the state? I’ve never heard of a state
with that law in place, so maybe someone can jump in here with
factual information.

So
does this also apply to the guy with a 5th wheel with tags in
different states? Or even the big trucks towing a car or pick-up
after an over dimension load being delivered and on their way to
the next load.

I
new this thread would be a long one.:)

[Bernie]

David, good to see you on this forum. You can help a lot of folks here.

[Bernie]

Explain that with pictures, Jeff. That is intersting.

Davy

[Bernie]

Tom –

Is that shiny disconnect really there underneath all of that battery corrosion? You KNOW what I saw, battery man..

[Bernie]

Sounds like a lot of fun… safe travels to you both !!

Diane

[Bernie]

Is this one for the PC map?

[Bernie]

John & Cathy,

Highly recommend Taylor Tours

4210 W Opportunity Way, Phoenix, AZ 85086

Cheryl is their Scheduler and Chris Weaver is one of their main techs. They did my PDI on my 2007 Marathon and they know their stuff. The maintain a fleet of around 75 entertainers and treated us right.

[Bernie]

For just an oil change, find a Freightliner shop, or some other truck shop if there is no Prevost shop around. Freightliner dealers are usually all Detroit shops, so they are familiar with the engine.