Advice please on new diesel pusher
Hi. New member here, about to purchase my first motor home. Lived aboard a large boat for many years, understand the experience, just want to do it on land now due to age and physical restrictions.
http://www.mediacampingctr.com/2005-american-coach-american-tradition-42-4-slide-used-diesel-pusher-pa-i816725
I am seriously considering this coach, which is old enough to have depreciated enough for me to afford it, not only going in but the annual cost of operation, of which depreciation is always a biggie on these things. The coach gets 7mpg. I'm a retired financial planner so I did the numbers on mpg and for my usage, not an issue.
I would love some feedback on the Spartan chassis, which I'm told is a good one. Are there any serious maintenance issues on the chassis/air bags that kick in at ten years, fifteen, some point?
I've owned a hole in the water, just trying to understand the land equivalent.
Coach is coming with all new tires, and is immaculate. The prior owner owned a race car of some kind, not Nascar..., and boy his wife must have been a neatnick. Even clean under the slides.
Almost all the systems on a large coach are similar to those on a larger boat, so all the hoses and connection issues are pretty clear to us.
I went looking for a used Buick, and found what I think is an older Cadillac. I like the idea of a tag axle and the fact that if you blow a tire in the rear your day is inconvenienced, not ruined. I'm a maintenance nut, so not heading out without checking everything thoroughly anyway.
I originally went out looking for one of the MB coaches, and the rear berth was just too small for us. Boy that 14mpg sounds attractive.
But if I drive 10,000 miles a year and having a king bed makes my wife happy, well, so be it. We are retired and want to travel. This seems like a marvelous way to do it, particularly if you don't like to fly.
Ok, thinking of offering around 130K for this coach with the all new tires and everything allegedly checked out. Does that sound about right? Haven't checked NADA or rvtrader yet, but I know this would be somewhere on the higher end of pricing. For a nice coach, worth it?
I appreciate all your input. If I have posted in the wrong spot, please educate me. I have been a long time member of TractorByNet.com as my primary hobby is retirement farming, but in the off season, I've got the itch to travel. Drew
http://www.mediacampingctr.com/2005-american-coach-american-tradition-42-4-slide-used-diesel-pusher-pa-i816725
I am seriously considering this coach, which is old enough to have depreciated enough for me to afford it, not only going in but the annual cost of operation, of which depreciation is always a biggie on these things. The coach gets 7mpg. I'm a retired financial planner so I did the numbers on mpg and for my usage, not an issue.
I would love some feedback on the Spartan chassis, which I'm told is a good one. Are there any serious maintenance issues on the chassis/air bags that kick in at ten years, fifteen, some point?
I've owned a hole in the water, just trying to understand the land equivalent.
Coach is coming with all new tires, and is immaculate. The prior owner owned a race car of some kind, not Nascar..., and boy his wife must have been a neatnick. Even clean under the slides.
Almost all the systems on a large coach are similar to those on a larger boat, so all the hoses and connection issues are pretty clear to us.
I went looking for a used Buick, and found what I think is an older Cadillac. I like the idea of a tag axle and the fact that if you blow a tire in the rear your day is inconvenienced, not ruined. I'm a maintenance nut, so not heading out without checking everything thoroughly anyway.
I originally went out looking for one of the MB coaches, and the rear berth was just too small for us. Boy that 14mpg sounds attractive.
But if I drive 10,000 miles a year and having a king bed makes my wife happy, well, so be it. We are retired and want to travel. This seems like a marvelous way to do it, particularly if you don't like to fly.
Ok, thinking of offering around 130K for this coach with the all new tires and everything allegedly checked out. Does that sound about right? Haven't checked NADA or rvtrader yet, but I know this would be somewhere on the higher end of pricing. For a nice coach, worth it?
I appreciate all your input. If I have posted in the wrong spot, please educate me. I have been a long time member of TractorByNet.com as my primary hobby is retirement farming, but in the off season, I've got the itch to travel. Drew
