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A bit early, but since we know we’ll be eastern U.S. next summer….we’re most likely.
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Kurt enjoy Rocky Point. I’m sure ” fair price ” could be negotiated. My current definition is the price of the Emerald coach on the Liberty website . -
Tony,
I don’t think you have a retarder. Can you send a photo? I think the first step is to figure out what you have, then figure out the 300.
FWIW, I had Jakes on my first coach and they had a 2 position selector, a hi or low position and it was a small pad like the Allison pad. I would see 300 on my pyrometers when they were engaged. Do you have an 8V92?
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I had to be towed earlier this year. I had to use the low level system to get the front of the bus high enough for him to get under. I also had to utilize a trick I learned on this site where I lifted the tag axle up so I could get the front even higher.
One other thing that this tow driver learned the hard way when towing another bus was that he needed to loosen the mirror on the passenger side. His boom would have destroyed the mirror if we had not loosened it and move it out of the way. He would have destroyed my mirror also if we had not loosened it.
I have learned a lot from this site. Thanks everyone for the input.
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It was not limited to one side or the other, or swing out or lift up styles. All had something loose.
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I suspect that is why I have 4 inverters in my Liberty. I think it will run 3 Cruise Airs off of inverter power, but I have not yet tried it. I usually run only 1, sometimes 2 with the dash air. I have been able to stay cool so far while driving, and most of the time while parked.
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It does, thanks!
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Michael: Its not a Prevost. If you look at it, understand that it is NOT a Prevost. Look at this motorhome (notice I don’t use the term “coach”) as you would other higher, end motorhomes. It should NOT be priced like a Prevost. Any comparisons to this coach and a real Prevost are nothing more than “puffing statements” being used to try to market the motorhome.
While we were searching for a Prevost, I had mentioned to a couple of people what we were looking for. One party was two brothers who just north of us have a used car, new/used trailer sales and service operation (George and Corey have done business with them). Very nice people. One day I get a call from one of the brothers. His brother is standing next to a local car dealer, vintage road racer, collector car dealer whose father was one of the “Japanese car dealers” in the Milwaukee area (George and Corey probably know who I’m talking about) at one of the big collector car auctions in Arizona. The message being relayed to me is the vintage guy “has a motorhome just like a Prevost for sale and I should look at it”. I wasn’t sure what it actually was.
A few months later we were at Road America and saw a poster for the motorhome for sale on a bulletin board. It was described as a Featherlight Vogue, 1999 as I recall, price was at like $99K or a touch lower. We walked by it. It wasn’t a Prevost. I didn’t want to waste the time of the seller (who I am vaguely acquainted with) so we didn’t look at it. We wanted a Prevost.
I’m sure that for the right person and the right price, a Featherlight Vogue is a good motorhome.
But it ain’t no Prevost!
I believe the “Vogue” is a creation of Harvey Mitchell who back in the 90’s was a high end motorhome/motorcoach dealer who actually converted Prevosts. Some of the other guys on the PC know the lineage better than I do.
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tried to call without any answer. My phone is 5617025142. Please send me the pix, am interested!
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Mark, if having a gunner following you gives you comfort you might want to rethink that. When we have seen these caravans over the years they are typically set up around smaller conventional RVs and maybe the guy might be quite adept at getting a typical motor home back on the road, but he will likely not have a clue how to help you if a slide will not retract or you get a stop engine light from a bad sensor.
I cannot speak for others, but when we took month long trips we had an agenda that had us visiting specific locations along our route, but we learned some days 50 miles was all we wanted to drive because we wanted to relax, or 400 miles was what we wanted to drive because we were excited about where we were going. My point being we really liked having no schedule. We really enjoyed being able to stop somewhere completely unexpected to enjoy something we never anticipated.
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What I was trying to say is I doubt if it is just a matter of changing glass. If that was the case it would be a weekend home project. I suspect when all is said and done to get the 2 glass front there is going to be all new front body parts and I think that could even extend into some interior trim also. Then if that is the case there is going to be paint.
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I agree with Dan. I would start by checking voltage at the Chassis batteries.
But by your description of other things wrong such as the Cruise Airs won’t come on there is something else going on but it might just be coincidence. Start with the basics.
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I’ve changed my mind, I’m not gonna use SCA charged coolant for the gen. I have 2 gals of TSC Traveller Long Life full strength coolant to go back in.
I have the genny ready to pull from its compartment. I plan on replacing the fuel and coolant hoses too while I have it out to re-do the heat/sound barrier material.
Pics to follow soon.
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We have come to an agreed value. It took a while but we finally got on the same page thanks to Dave at Liberty and Dave at MOTORHOME EXCHANGE; as well as the input through this thread. One lesson learned in this process, is to obtain up front, specifically what will be required by you, for implementation of the “agreed value” on the effective date. Had all the cards been laid on the table in mid June, I would not have had to deal with it 45 days after the policy went in force on July 1. But for now, I’m good till July 2017. Thanks to all!
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Scary thought. Many moons ago, Went with a Friend of mine fishing, He pulling his shiny 20 foot Ranger Bass boat, about 2.30 in the morning, raining like a dickens south of Del Rio Tx., pulled over to get rid of some beer. Yeah, drinking and driving was a right of passage back in Texas 1983, Looked back at said boat and it was gone. Just pretty trailer sitting there in the rain. He didn’t have the strap locked. Backtracked and found it about 15 miles north on side of rode were it slid to a stop. Next morning at daylight, Rancher helped pull it back on with his tractor. He wouldn’t take no money but did ask and get about 4 cases of Budweiser. Old Rancher is still laughing if He’s alive. Things happen. (This is not an Oilfield Tale)