Tgator1 wrote:
Lj, Thanks for all that. Just makes me wonder, what do you do with all your free time? Sounds like a fine coach! It's a little bigger than we want. Do you have it advertised on a website where we could see some of the details, especially of the interior?
I did look at the Foretravels, and they do have some for sale that are under 38'. DW thinks we would be taking a big chance on units that are 11 to 15 years old. Lots of high priced parts and high labor costs involved with DP's. May also involve down time while on a long trip (i.e. Alaska for 3 months). I know even a new one could have problems, but would have warranty for some things. Comments from experience of owners of older DP's?
A fully sorted high end coach at 15 years old is much less likely to give you trouble thann a brand new one suchas the Canyon Star you are considering. And driving to the factory service center and camping there is not my idea of fun.
I've had two breakdown in three coaches.....the first, in the Tiffin Allegro was a wire that rubbed raw (It had full electrical drawings and I found it while waiting in the service center's yard for the tech to come) It was a $300 charge even though it took less than an hour to fix because they worked on a pre-assigned labour chart. ....the second occurred when the ac compressor seized and burned the fan belt on my last Beaver Marquis. The CAT service guys in Bethel PA were able to come up with a sheave and a belt to get me back on the road after removing the ac compressor. I just used the house air after that.
In both cases I was on the road before noon the next day. Didn't seriously impact either trip.
I bought Beavers instead of Foretravels both of the last two coaches because the Foretravels I could afford were old enough that they had cramped bathrooms and both DS and his wife are broad enough that it could have been a problem for them. American Coach, with their separate, narrow, commode rooms were ruled out for the same reason. As well, Beavers often seem to be available at distress prices and in both cases I got really good deals (~65% of NADA wholesale) from dealers who weren't quite sure how to handle what they had.
