Mark
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The topic of this thread is analogous to timing the stock market. Who can predict future prices of stocks or motorhomes? I’m firmly in the camp of buying what suits your needs when talking about a lifestyle purchase that unlike a stock portfolio, is NOT an investment.
Yes anyone can pay full price, (sounds like your Momma was a fine, influence on your life!) but isn’t that mantra more applicable to purchase of something new? If you aren’t ordering a bus from the manufacturer according to your ideal specifications, isn’t your priority getting something that most suits your needs in the used market? And if so, presuming there won’t be that many such candidates that are perfectly suited to you, what does “full price” mean anyhow?
Get some comps and make sure you aren’t paying way over what it should be, then buy the thing best suits your desires, and enjoy the hell out of it. It’s not an investment, and you can’t take the extra $50k you “overpaid” with you anyhow. And if that extra $50k amortized over the number of years you will use the bus is a big deal, you probably shouldn’t be in the market for one of these $ pits anyhow. LOL
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Yes, i agree with you Chuck. Although, there are many many die hard trailer people out there, and i would guess this would be the Prevost of the Travel trailer world.
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As is the “hood ornament” on the roof over the driver…
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My enjoyment went up significantly once I was able to keep it at home. If I’m working on a project, or loading for a trip I may go back and forth a dozen times throughout the day. Zero planning or commute required. It’s hard to put a price on that.
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Interesting post.
I had both an AT&T and a Verizon phone at the same time and both worked well throughout the USA. There was the occasional times when one didn’t work and the other did. Always found Sprint and T-Mobile to only be useful in large metropolitan areas.
It sounds like the merger Sprint and AT&T has provided much better service, to the level they may be able to compete with AT&T and Verizon nation wide now.
Chuck
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Ok sounds good thanks jeff
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sorry wrong post
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What does coolant testing got to do with Chad’s question?
I have plenty of coolant to test in my expansion tank and I don’t have to crawl under the rear of the bus to get at it.
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There was a cable TV channel that featured articles on what they called high end RVs. I once watched the complete build of a very expensive 45 foot motor home and I knew from that moment on I wouldn’t even want to ride in one.
The chassis was a RV chassis but I cannot remember if it was a Spartan, Freighliner or another brand, but it was a two rail chassis with a rear diesel and it was apparently heavy. From that they showed how it was prepared for the house portion. The entire two rail chassis had a flat floor the size of the motor home added to it. There were cross members attached to the frame rails and then the floor decking was attached with bolts to the cross members.
Then the show switched to how the walls were built and bolted or screwed to the floor platform which appeared to be 3/4″ plywood. As soon as I saw how the house structure was attached it was obvious there was no rollover protection and any collision with something big or heavy was apt to tear the screws or bolts through the plywood allowing the upper structure walls to depart from the floor decking.
Looks like in the photo above on what appears to be a much cheaper and probably less well built motor home no consideration is given to protecting the occupants. In the case pictured above the floor seemed intact because the weak points were the cross member attachments.
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Yes, agree with the OSHA rules. I do remember after reading the low air install pre mount is what they normally do.
Didn’t go into great detail but your explanation is correct.
AL
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Yes this is indeed sad news… such a fine couple to be around. Prayers for all the family.
Larry & Diane
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I like it!
Could be that there is maybe a better “mouse trap”.
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Thank you for your suggestions!
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This is a non slide coach. This set up is how it was when I purchased it. What do I need to change to make it correct?
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Jim,
Check with some other companies, ie Good Sam, Progressive, State Farm. You will probably be happier.