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PT40 vs SP36 - Kurt Horvath - 01-12-2009 07:47 Burton, Now that you've seen a great coach you should be able to see any glairing problems in the coach you mentioned. I think of the price of coaches today and it gives me the same feeling I get when I fill up the coach 238 gallons cost $ 540.26 6 months ago 234 gallons cost $957.00 I wish I was looking for a new coach. The grass is always greener. The starting price in my opinion is not bad for a '88 PT-38 my second favorite BB. It will run circles around 99.999% of any coach you should choose to run with or from. L.O.L. The PT 38 is the Corvette of the BB's They are shorter, more power per pound. I think they would be easier to drive on softer surfaces, I do that a lot .My get slightly better MPG Mileage stated is low, that's not Great .It only averaged 3898 miles per year. That coach has sat still a lot, which in my opinion is the worst thing you could do to a Bird. Take one of the check lists posted on the forms and use it , for no other reason than to keep track of what you have looked at and to cross reference any problems you find that may relate to something else you find questionable. Good score card, set a goal of what is acceptable to you and stick with it. One example it may have great looking tires on it. Check the Mfg. DOT date if they are older than 5 years old you'll start replacing tires the day you buy it. I can hear screaming now! I wouldn't drive her down the road with 5 year old Steer Tires. So that's 2 new tires just to get her home. Use the check list ask questions her, there, everywhere Drive it, feel it, smell it, listen to it, leave your heart at home, trust me a better deal is just a purchased coach away, Most FC's are priced around this area for the same vintage and may be better coach's mechanicly. I was close to several other coaches before I bought mine. So buy a coach with your head not your heart. My goal was to find the most coach I could afford with the thought that I will have her for a long time. So some things I gave in to, to have other more desirable equipment. It costs the same to upgrade a newer coach or an older coach, so make sure your happy with the coach. You'll need a good shop I would give her what Prevost calls Level 3 Service. That covers just about any service the coach would need. Usless this has been done recently Be prepared to start working on her from day one, that's par for the course with any 21 year old Bird. But that's half the fun knowing it you that's making it happen Make an offer, start lower than you would pay, horse trade you may be pleasantly surprised and you may not need a partner/owner Kurt Horvath 95 PT 42 10AC PT40 vs SP36 - Jack and Liz Pearce - 01-12-2009 08:03 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "timvasqz" > > Drive a Tesla and its over for you with gasoline engines in a sports > car. cant be described. > GregoryO'Connor 'Smart Guy (for an Excavator)'. > I hate the quilifying sufix > 94ptCa ============================================================== WOW!! Just imagine, a SP or PT with that engine!! And the trailer behind it with ALL of those batteries!!! What a picture. And if you don't like all of the batteries, think extension cord! Sorry, I couldn't resist putting in my Amps worth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards, Jack and Liz Pearce Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40 D'Hanis, TX for the Winter Buena Vista, CO for the Summer ____________________________________________________________________ |