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90 Southwind 454 Chevy P30 Chassis 98 Windstar in toad 4 down Last November 7Pm 55 miles West of Sheridan Wy on I90 going up a hil at 70MPH hear loud "Bang" with total lost of power. Immediate;ly thought "Oh &*% I've blown the tranny"" Coasted to stop. Crawled underneath with flashlight surprized to find tranny intact, but discovered last segment of drive shaft missing! Contacted Good Sam (thank goodness I had reactivated my coverage before leaving on trip) Got excellent service and was towed into Sheridan campground. Of course being Friday night knew was stuck for several days. Fortunately there was truck service shop needby. They came out and measured for new drive shaft and early Monday got us on the way. No more problems on that trip and returned home. However, in prepareration for another long trip east this summer, took unit for complete service (belts, fluids, lube, etc) discoverd lt rear springs. shocks were falling off, entire rear axle about to come out and tag axle supports broken!@ Upgraded to 99 Safari Zanzibar with 300 cat & 6 speed allison. 8400 miles trip completed in much more comfort than with Southwind! Paul468Views0likes0CommentsRe: First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
I am looking for my second Class A moving up from 90 Southwind to DP. I ahve a very short time frame in which to make decision and buy due to forthcoming business trip that will take me for WA to FL to OH to MO and back to WA. I am considering about 4 different used coaches and would like to know peoples experiences with these units: 98 or 99 Tradewind 38' - Freightliner 300 Cat Allison tranny 99 Sarfari Zanzibar 39 ' Magnum chassis 330 cat 2000 Sarfari Cheetah Ditto all appear to be comparably equipped similiar miles. I can find very little about the Safari line and don't see many people on the forums listing them as their coach. Any help appreciated Paul487Views0likes0Comments
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