Holstein13, I'm not sure what you mean about 'inside out' on the hub on the tag. It's the wheel itself that is designed that way. I, too, agree that matching the back wheels look better, that's what I liked about our current coach. Like I said earlier, no coach is perfect, there are small compromises on any brand selection.
Also, the exterior material was not a major focus for me as I've never heard of Kevlar. I just knew that I wanted the strength and rigidity of a Prevost shell. It came up later in conversation with a Marathon converter salesman that Prevost use Kevlar. We purchased from Liberty Coach and we never got into discussing the exterior materials as I was SO focused on the inner workings. Liberty Coach uses all copper piping on the inside, the interior of the wet-bay is amazing as are all the constructed bays. That's why the price is what it is, these are the Rolls Royce's of RV's.
Another reason why the exterior may appear smoother is the many, many, coats of paint and clear coat. I do recall hearing the process and they sand in between each one to give a glass-smooth appearance. No two Prevosts conversions are painted the same, all custom designed.
All King Airs will be made the same depending on their floor plans, all Prevost H3-45's are not. The shell IS a 'Prevost' but what the converter does to the inside and placement of all the inner workings is different. I investigated all three major converters... Marathon, Millennium and Liberty Coach. All are very nice
Marathon puts their generator radiator in the front behind the grill, Millennium puts their radiator on the roof and Liberty Coach puts theirs in a bay compartment separate than the generator with a grill at the bottom of that bay for air circulation. Some converters use Aqua-Hot some use Wabasto. Everything was so well thought out with the Liberty Coach conversion that we leaned towards Liberty Coach but all the converters are top notch. Oh, and Liberty Coach has air horns AND a train whistle. :C
When looking at Newell, what bothered me were the bi-folding bay doors. It was evident to me that you could easily pinch your hand or a child's hand if you don't grab the door correctly to close. And, you have to touch the paint to close the bay door (I don't want hand prints on the paint, LOL!) You can close a Prevost bay door with the handle as they swing outwards (a couple of the doors swing upwards but have a handle to grab to close). Also, I was not wild about the Newell having a pneumatic entry door. Again, every coach has a compromise, you just have to have a check-off list and go with the one that fits best.
Prevost doesn't offer an engine larger than 500 hp. That was a concern to me so I drove two brand new ones and the power from the Volvo was very acceptable driving up long inclines in Southern California.
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