Corey
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I would say you are in good hands with Steve.
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I am not familiar with who possesses expertise in that area, but I would urge that you be an active participant in the process. Obviously you want to see the inspection and be comfortable with the detail, but if you are an active participant you should insure that you have pressed every button, turned every knob and whatever they were supposed to do did in fact happen.
At the very least plan on a day, maybe more. There is so much detail and so much potential for you getting a very expensive surprise you need to make sure everything works, you need to review the maintenance documentation to verify continuing scheduled maintenance and you need to include having Detroit / Allison dealer running the codes and history.
You want to know the date codes of the tires and batteries. You need to drive the coach and pay close attention to the gauges.
It is a real value if you know exactly what you are buying and what services or repairs you or the seller are going to be faced with.
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What Diane said.
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Is there a way to install a connector that you can leave pertinently installed to the bus connection? Then I could run the connector with the 50 amp cord through the hole and attached it the pre installed connector?
Harry
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Geese….haven’t we beat this to death ?
Weigh your coach, guy’s
And, I don’t want to start WW-3 over tire pressure, engine oil brand, grade, oil filters, or under arm deodorant.
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Many Thanks. We just wanted to extend our appreciation for the effort of Tom, Jon, and Jeff with his crew on the Seminar. Special thanks to Mark and Gail for inviting us into their coach, Fred for the use of the flashlight, Gary for sharing the Grand Vista, Mike and Karen for a full timers view, Rick and Vicki for a live aboard vessel view and Harry for…well, you know, being Harry. We enjoyed it immensely and left with a wealth of knowledge
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Part two:
Putting out a call for folding tables. Please let us know if you bring one. We have about 40 people to seat. Everyone bring their own Zipdee chairs or chair of choice. Lazyboy?? -
Thanks Mike,
I think you like visiting Sweden. July/Aug is the best time of the year.
A few pictures of our -00 Liberty H3-45 none slide. If I remember right it was coach #456
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Welcome Lars & Carina Strom.
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And even they can be sketchy…ask anyone with a new Escalade. Geo.
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Eric,
As soon as you see the switch try to use the external plug cord on both sides just to verify everything works. The receptacle on each side of the coach has its cable go to a heavy electrical connector and you just want to verify the two halves of the connector are still tight to one another. That way when you need to use the out side plug you know they both work.
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Roger
Glad you finally got it fixed.
Ron
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My way of looking at this:
Both coaches, “being well maintained” could serve you well. The question is how much wear and tear do you have on the “housing” structure, the a/c’s, the steering mechanisms, furnishings, televisions, electronics, etc., etc. that come with an additional 1000 hours of use? How do you quantify that? How do you identify that? Were the 90M miles HARD miles and 140M miles more gentle on the coach under consideration?
When you consider the hours on the engines, the 140M mile coach has 150% of the use of the lesser mileaged coach. Using 50MPH and 140M miles equals 2,800 hours versus 1800 hours on the lesser mileaged coach.
The question is what has been “maintained” on the 140M miled coach? By this point, there are certainly some steering isssues even though probably moderate as steering rods, bushings, upper and lower control arms… and boots all have greater wear and tear… the radiator has been used more extensively and the entire coach has had greater exposure to the environment of driving, etc. during this time period.
Your example assumes “well maintained”… that implies that a lot more has been spent on the higher mileage coach so the analysis becomes crucial when examined….
I feel that a theoretical examination of coaches with a closer mileage relationship makes a better discussion… If you take a 2003 coach with 140M miles versus a 2001 coach with 90M miles.. it is different than a 2001 coach with 140M miles and the 2003 coach with 90M miles… ..
It’s Friday afternoon and I have probably been at the computer too long… this is giving me a head ache…
Look forward to others and their comments…
Pres
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US 23 from Ann Arbor to Brighton is under construction with some nightly lane closures. You can expect SLOW travel during peak travel times.
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The rivet XL is metal skin.