Pre Owned Luxury Coach showdown

Love my FT and I would only trade it for a Prevost of a certain year. I have 168k on mine now and a buddy has 309k on his. I would stay away from the cat engine too. A cummins or Detroit ard the way to go. You can still take your FT to the factory for a total remod. I have done that with the inside of mine. Factory support is great and the remodel shop is the busiest part. I made my 01 all electric this past year. The tanks and holding tanks a nd build quality are very good and the ride is great too.

Well, with over 10 years of ownership and hoping for another 10+ it's been a good MH. I've only had to fix one cabinet and that was because the LR slide hit the corner of it and after seven years of this it finally split. Cut a little off and glued it back together. Replaced the old non digital TVs and the sorry HVH sat dish which would not be required with a 06 or newer rig.
I love the solid handling of the 10 airbags... like Foretravel, Newell, & Prevost use for half the money. OK, half of Newell and Prevost.
So yes I'm biased towards the big Monaco products without a Cat engine. I hope the new Monaco can match the handling without using outboard airbags but I doubt it not that I'll be buying one.
I did not look at the floor plan of the EXE I linked above as I was more interested in finding a 07 with less the 20K miles for under $200K as an example of what's out there price wise. I also have some concerns about the full wall slides but then many said the same about the first slides... time will tell. Agree that there is too much black inside and out.

JimM68 wrote:

Ivylog wrote:
Actually neither. The Beaver is beautiful BUT it has a trouble prone Cat C15 Acert engine... Do a Google search and see why I say this.
The Foretravel is a nice 10 airbag monocoupe MH but only 40'.
For $35K less than the Foretravel I'd go for a 45' 10 airbag monocoupe MH like this. I'm going to enjoy the Foretravel lover's comments.:B

It figures you'd recommend a Monaco...

Gotta say, I AGREE!

Not a lover of either but for me hands down the Foretravel between these two units. On the Executive i hate the paint colors,toilet out in the middle of nowhere and omg the bed plastered against the wall.

Ivylog wrote:
Actually neither. The Beaver is beautiful BUT it has a trouble prone Cat C15 Acert engine... Do a Google search and see why I say this.
The Foretravel is a nice 10 airbag monocoupe MH but only 40'.
For $35K less than the Foretravel I'd go for a 45' 10 airbag monocoupe MH like this. I'm going to enjoy the Foretravel lover's comments.:B

It figures you'd recommend a Monaco...

Gotta say, I AGREE!

Foretravel..!!

Aesthetically speaking (my personal opinion) the Foretravel has a much more modern paint scheme and interior. The Beaver really looks "Vegas" and dated (lots of gold and Brass). The Prevost is really nice but has some dated bits too. Did Liberace throw up in those outside bins? I think given a choice you'd really miss not having a slide though. I don't have a dog in this fight as I can't afford any of them, but that's just my opinion. You see what I drive so take it with a grain of salt.

Foretravel.

Miramichi cruiser wrote:
Well I like the Beaver but I am not a big fan of the drive train. This Prevost however, I am really considering even though it doesn't have a slide. Wow...I am sure it would haul a**

Prevost

You might want to join Prevost Community to read more about older Prevosts and what to look out for. They are built solid as a rock but there are certain things that may need attention. (www.prevostcommunity.com).

The site is free but you have to be approved before you can gain access as they don't want spammers. That site actually helped us make the decision to buy a Prevost as we also looked Newell's.

MM.

FORETRAVEL!!!!!

toedtoes wrote:
Um, you're Canadian. It would be unpatriotic to not buy a Beaver.

There are too many segue's with the whole "Beaver" name, I am just going to leave it alone! :B

I should be given a 50% discount on Prevost since they are from Quebec!

WELCOME TO CANADA!