Much to my surprise a good friend sent me an email informing me he's looking at MH's. Since he's never had not been in an RV in his life (outside of touring ours) it was a bit of a shock.Anyway, he has been looking at used...2005 to 2009 coaches and is bouncing around between a Newell, Prevost/Marathon, and Country Coach. He doesn't want to make the big investment in a new one until he tries one for a year of two to see if they enjoy the experience.They want to spend about 4-6 months a year just touring, always staying in resorts for a week or two before moving on.Any thoughts on how these coaches compare. I said they were all nice and he probably couldn't go wrong with any of them. Knowing Jack, he will only shop dealers that handle the line in question.Your comments are appreciated.

bluwtr49 wrote: He doesn't want to make the big investment in a new one until he tries one for a year of two to see if they enjoy the experience.Could you better define 'Big Investment'? For the year range and manufacture I don't think you find something under $400K. Maybe a Country Couch considering thier history. I'm not even sure if Newell, Prevost or Marathon even have dealers. All are in my 'Rock Star' classification and are big, very well appointed and very expensive.

I would tell him to add in Foretravel and not to go into it withthe expectation of getting another one shortly. I would say any of them that has thefloorplan he likes will work. It is very expensive to buy any one them and then sell it if he wants to upgrade. It is hard to upgrade from those brands. The Newell and Prevost are already 45 foot and most will have three or four slides already. If it was me I would look very closely at a 05 or 06 Prevost. They do nto have the tough pollution stuff on it and they are in high demand.

I want to be able to buy an 06 Prevost to drive around to see IF I like the lifestyle...:B:B....any one of the three will do. Marathon is still in business in Coburg....Dennis

We have a 2004 Country Coach and love it. There is a Country Coach yahoo group where he can learn more info about certain models. I'd say Country Coach may be the least expensive of the list but depends on lots of factors. Country Coach is back in business doing service in Oregon. They have plans to build in the future. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Country Coach if it was well cared for. I also agree that he should look at Foretravels. I think there is also a Foretravel group where he could talk to Foretravel owners.

Thanks for the replies. I sent him an email with the info and suggested he add Foretravel to the list as well but I got the impression he was leaning towards a Newell.

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Executive45
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Aug 12, 2013
I want to be able to buy an 06 Prevost to drive around to see IF I like the lifestyle...:B:B....any one of the three will do. Marathon is still in business in Coburg....Dennis
John_S_
Explorer II
Aug 12, 2013
I would tell him to add in Foretravel and not to go into it withthe expectation of getting another one shortly. I would say any of them that has thefloorplan he likes will work. It is very expensive to buy any one them and then sell it if he wants to upgrade. It is hard to upgrade from those brands. The Newell and Prevost are already 45 foot and most will have three or four slides already. If it was me I would look very closely at a 05 or 06 Prevost. They do nto have the tough pollution stuff on it and they are in high demand.
Dale_Traveling
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Aug 12, 2013
bluwtr49 wrote:
He doesn't want to make the big investment in a new one until he tries one for a year of two to see if they enjoy the experience.
Could you better define 'Big Investment'? For the year range and manufacture I don't think you find something under $400K. Maybe a Country Couch considering thier history. I'm not even sure if Newell, Prevost or Marathon even have dealers. All are in my 'Rock Star' classification and are big, very well appointed and very expensive.

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