StuartT wrote:
I am looking at a 45' coach (I'd prefer not to be specific yet) online at PPL in Houston, and I would offer $100 to anyone reasonably knowledgeable about DP's to give it a visual inspection for me. I don't want to fly out there just to find out it's a dog.
Drop me a PM if you are interested.
Post this over at irv2 there are a few people that live nearby and go there often. I was looking at a coach there and two people ended up looking at it for me so I didn't need to fly out. Here's what they had to say about a coach they listed as very good +
Mike,
To put it bluntly, this poor vehicle has been "rode hard and put up wet" (Texas for "it needs a LOT of work - translated = money) The pictures on PPL's ad do not indicate the true condition.
Leather on the pilot/co-pilot chairs is heavily cracked. Both sofas are badly stained and appear to have been "lived on". Wonder if this was a full timers vehicle? They did have an animal as the chair skirt had been chewed/ripped. Windscreen was cracked from top to bottom in front of the co-pilot. The 3-M coating on the entire front of the vehicle looked terrible and needed removal then repainted $$$. The slide awnings were ripped to the point of replacement needed, not repair. Carpet was stained (probably beyond cleaning). Looked in the engine compartment - couldn't see much for all the dust, dirt, grease and wasp nests. Storage bins were the same. Exterior paint had the "checking" which is known in this era Monaco. Ours has it but not as bad as this vehicle. Tires were a hodge podge from the 2010-11 time frame. good tread and slight cracking.
It was in such bad shape that the maintenance would be VERY suspect but we had no time to find nor inspect the records.
I'm a do it yourself type with a steel barn and concrete floor - Wouldn't even think about this one. If you do, a mechanics inspection and engine/transmission oil analysis should be done before money changes hands.
Stickers indicated a San Antonio vehicle and it was apparent it had never been inside so sun "worn" everywhere.
Sorry to be so negative,
Here is the other
Good to hear XXX had the same opinion. Everyone looks at stuff differently and has different tastes and opinions of what is good and bad. I was very hesitant to call it a POS, but that is the best description one could give for it.
I am with you on the PPL deal. Lots of people rave about them, that is the only reason I went down to look at a couple coaches. To me, that is the absolute worst place you could take your coach to sell. They dont care about the coaches, they just sit out in the weather and get hammered. They don't clean them or do anything to them to take care of them. We had some crazy high winds come through recently, they did not take the slides in on any of those coaches, several awning were ripped and torn up as a result.
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The salesman told me this coach was in great condition and would buy it himself. He explained to me they work on salery and no commission so he could say that. I'm glad I found someone to look at it real quick for me before I flew from ct to tx.?
OP, glad you are looking at something different than your previous posts. Friend had too many problems with theirs and traded it on a EXE which they like a LOT.
I agree with the above... let us know as their is a lot of good free advice and a little not so good.:B
I agree with the above... let us know as their is a lot of good free advice and a little not so good.:B
