Dean
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Girards are NOT to be out when raining! According to the tech support guys. Found that out when troubleshooting an issue with windsensors not working.
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If that doesn’t work, call me Bill
310-242-7880
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Wow what a difference those clean lines and fabrics make… great job !!
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Great Topic and reading how everyone got into their bus.
I picked up our first RV the day before my oldest daughter was born in 2000. It was a 26′ Tiffen Allegro. We had that for 4 years and traveled extensively until we had daughter number two and ran out of space. We upgraded to a quad slide Newmar Dutch Star while on a trip. I always wanted a prevost and we looked seriously for three years until we found our current 2007 Marathon dual slide bunk coach. We found PC right around the time we purchased and everyone here has been a great help ever since. We took our kids out of school last year and traveled for 15 months and traveled to all 49 states. It was an amazing experience and we can’t wait to do it again!
We have met so many amazing people along the way. In our opinion it’s just the best way to travel!
Bill
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I’m with Jon when it comes to safety. Not a fan of waking up to people looking in your windows, tapping on the door and constantly being asked to “see inside.” When I’m on route to a destination I stop to gain some shuteye and good rest. So I’ll pay whatever it cost for that to happen. Simply put if I’m not comfortable or don’t feel safe I can’t sleep. So a Walmart isn’t much of an option…for me. Just like a hotel when traveling, I’ll pay whatever it cost to feel comfortable to get a good night’s rest. A Prevost is a “head turner” and unfortunately it can turn the wrong head at times. That being said, a high price doesn’t mean a higher sense of security. But on average there does seem to be a correlation between the two majority of the time lol.
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While perusing older posts, I found this thread and I must stay that if I was a an Owner, I would jump at this type of opportunity.
Maybe step two of these types of informational seminars is having one that’s centered around the theme:
Considering a Prevost.
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I printed out your directions as we’ll be leaving Wednesday working our way to Foley. Our first stop will be Meridian, MS. I wanted to break up the drive as it’s 420 miles from TN.
See ya!
Mark
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Good deal, Phil & Joanne on Friday and Corey & George for Saturday.
There you have it folks, better be kind to your bartenders, they take fuel money for tips…
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I volunteer Corey (I’ll supervise) to tend bar. Geo.
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We live in New Hampshire, but have been all over New England in our bus and have never had a low over pass issue. NE is no different then any other part of the country. You do not have to stick to interstates.
NE is a beautiful place to visit. You won’t regret the trip.
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I would go even further and say it might even take a generation to get back to how it was, or even not at all.
My reasoning is two-fold, both related. Firstly the buyers of new conversions. During or after the crash, there will have been a fair few folks who had their fingers burned and worse. That means a good number of them are very unlikely to take on such a large (non-house related) debt again. Even if the banks were as willing to lend again. Talking of which, was it the lax lending of the banks that allowed a number of people to get a loan for a Prevost that under ‘normal’ lending conditions, would not have occured? So after 2008/9 that probably leaves cash buyers or those who could afford to pay cash but still prefer a loan – the sort of people who banks like lending to! Maybe also, some of those buyers who can afford, are looking at buying something entirely different as a Prevost conversion is last years ‘must have’ toy.
The second reason is production capacity. Just like S&S builders, a good swave of production capacity has been removed and even if they wanted to, doubling production to make up is never likely to happen for a whole host of reasons; finances, suitable premises, skilled labour and so on. Also, none of the current active convertors is likely to want to expand to such a size that they risk implosion when the next dip comes. (which it will to a greater or lesser extent) When you remove such a large part of the total prodution capacity of a (complex) product, it is always going to take many years for that capacity to be replaced. Just think, if Chrysler had gone bump, could Ford & GM have replaced all Chryslers sales with their own? Unlikely. And new buiders coming into the market to help with capacity? Maybe, but they will need time and lots of it to prove their credetials and reputation etc.
I think it is a similar storey with capacity and overall sales with S&S builders. I’m not sure all their sales are going to return either. Both because of more cautious bank lending again and also because of the numbers of builders, especially large ones like Monaco that (effectively) went to the wall. Newmar, one of the ones that obviously survived, I believe used to build 150 coaches/month. That figure is now less than 50. Their sales are increasing, but I would think it very unlikely that they allow it to reach the previous peaks without very careful consideration (and investment)
All in all, I would conclude by saying that the Prevost market got too inflated in the run up to the crash and has taken a serious hit subsequently to re-align itself with reality, just as the markets do. I’m sure it is a similar story with the boat builders. In the meantime, the second-hand market values increase as has already been noted and good buses at a good price get harder to find. At least there is a little reprieve for sellers as their sale values increase slightly! For buyers, not so good.
Net result for me personally? Maybe I pay a bit more and have to search a little longer for my ‘baby’. Fingers crossed for everyone who wants to change their bus or buy their first one.
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No. SMI did my install in my 2010 Tahoe. They put in an air switch in the Tahoe that triggered a small LED they stuck on the back of the rear view mirror with velcro. I could easily see it in the backup camera. The Tahoe does not have power to the brake lights when off, so they couldn’t tap into that circuit to power the LED. They just used a small, cheap air switch and wired it up to the Tahoe’s battery with the brake-away and it worked great. I don’t know why anyone would run wiring all the way to the front of the bus for that little LED. You need to have power for the brake-away anyway, so it was much easier, and one less connection to the bus. When I moved the system to my 2012 Tahoe, I put the LED on top of the dash. It was just as easy to see, and no wire dangling from the mirror.
I don’t have that vehicle any longer, and am not currently using the AF-1, but I still have it on the bus if I ever get another toad I want to install the AF-1 on.
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Yup! JCarroll has it right. When the blade parks with force on it, it learns that folded over position and in most cases chatters when put in use. Keeping the force off the blade lets them retain their molded-in form so they flop back and forth as they should.
Something else most drivers of all vehicles don’t do is wash their wiper blades. Instead they replace them as worn out when they don’t wipe clean. Just use a whte paper towel (no dyes in the white towels) and rubbing alcohol to clean the wipe-surface. The blades will work like new.
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But what happens though if you just want to ‘ease off the gas’ a little rather than apply any actual braking? Does the Jake still kick in?
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Sorry to read about this problem. I would not be concerned about the repair at all.
In the hands of a truck frame shop and notice the two words… “Truck Frame” this is and easy repair for an
experienced frame repair mechinac, no big deal.
What part of the country are you in ?
AL