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88' 8v92 NC 50grand - erniecarpet@... - 05-16-2008 06:39
Hank, if you win that big one, the would pay for a fill up on your coach, by the time you and Naty come stateside!!!
Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana
83PT40
Livingston, Montana
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88' 8v92 NC 50grand - Henry Jay Hannigan - 05-16-2008 10:36
David:
For your "Vintage" purchase, recommend an early 1980FC31 without
levelers and bags. I loved the one I had and would have kept it but
I loved the 90SP36 which no one wanted to pay for so I sold the
80FC31. Wish I had em both. LOL Also, I made it to the second day
of the $230 entry Melbourne Championship Tourney which restarts on
Sunday at 1230 here. First place pays about $60,000. You can follow
it at crownpoker.com.au and then hit pokernews for the
championship updates etc. LOL
Hank
90SP36
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, David Brady
wrote:
>
> Just like anything else, it's the flaws that give 'em character
> and make 'em interesting. My major complaint against Prevost
> is that they're too perfect. I literally fall asleep behind the
wheel -
> boring. The BB reminds me of my British sports car, a Triumph
> TR250, it hops and weaves, and puts a smile on your face.
> Add to this all the wonderful gadgetry on a BB that keep us
> amused: the electroluminescent dashboard, musical horns,
> altimeter, and then all the systems that linger like long abandoned
> DNA: 4 ways to heat the interior, redundant water pumps,
> redundant air pumps.. And then implicit in all this is the owner
> involvement, BB did a great job over the years of making
> everything accessible, the owner is encouraged to debug and
> maintain these things. I've got 40 tons of HWH jacks, enough
> to easily lift the bus and pull a tire if need be. Things like this
> don't exist on many other brands. Its 40 years of evolution and
> organic growth. Can't be beat, flaws and all. I love 'em all
> and hope someday to add a vintage model to my garage.
> But alas, I'm preaching to the choir.
>
> David
> '02 LXi, NC
>
> Ryan Wright wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM, brad barton <bbartonwx@...
> >
> > >
> > > And you all thought the thread about CDL's would never quit.
Start
> > > insulting someone's newer high-dollar coaches..and we'll need
more
> > > band-width.
> >
> > Agreed. I love my old Bird but I'll buy a newish LXi (I don't buy
> > depreciating assets "brand new") when I have the financial means.
> > There are differences between the new BBs and the old. Whether
those
> > differences are "good" or "bad" is a matter of opinion, nothing
more.
> > My opinion is they're a mixture of both, but the good outweigh
the bad
> > and I fully intend to upgrade - but not for a long time. I'm still
> > barely a new owner here and have countless more years to enjoy
this
> > old Bird.
> >
> > > But we've certainly found some design flaws in our coach.
> >
> > Everything has design flaws. Old, new, you name it, I can point
out
> > design flaws in mine, too. Of course, they can also be a matter of
> > opinion. One man's flaw is another's precision craftsmanship.
> >
> > -Ryan
> > '86 PT-40 8V92
> >
> >
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> >
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> > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1445 - Release Date:
5/15/2008 7:25 PM
> >
>
88' 8v92 NC 50grand - Larry Dill - 05-16-2008 11:24
Het david,
I had a triumph TR250 also... You are right about it's characteristics, I think it was the lever shocks that were the culprit, but it was fun to drive, as is our BB's...
Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB
'Pura Vida'
I had a triumph TR250 also... You are right about it's characteristics, I think it was the lever shocks that were the culprit, but it was fun to drive, as is our BB's...
Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB
'Pura Vida'
----- Original Message ----
From: David Brady
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:01:01 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 88' 8v92 NC 50grand
Just like anything else, it's the flaws that give 'em character
and make 'em interesting. My major complaint against Prevost
is that they're too perfect. I literally fall asleep behind the wheel -
boring. The BB reminds me of my British sports car, a Triumph
TR250, it hops and weaves, and puts a smile on your face.
Add to this all the wonderful gadgetry on a BB that keep us
amused: the electroluminescent dashboard, musical horns,
altimeter, and then all the systems that linger like long abandoned
DNA: 4 ways to heat the interior, redundant water pumps,
redundant air pumps.. And then implicit in all this is the owner
involvement, BB did a great job over the years of making
everything accessible, the owner is encouraged to debug and
maintain these things. I've got 40 tons of HWH jacks, enough
to easily lift the bus and pull a tire if need be. Things like this
don't exist on many other brands. Its 40 years of evolution and
organic growth. Can't be beat, flaws and all. I love 'em all
and hope someday to add a vintage model to my garage.
But alas, I'm preaching to the choir.
David
'02 LXi, NC
Ryan Wright wrote:
From: David Brady
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:01:01 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 88' 8v92 NC 50grand
Just like anything else, it's the flaws that give 'em character
and make 'em interesting. My major complaint against Prevost
is that they're too perfect. I literally fall asleep behind the wheel -
boring. The BB reminds me of my British sports car, a Triumph
TR250, it hops and weaves, and puts a smile on your face.
Add to this all the wonderful gadgetry on a BB that keep us
amused: the electroluminescent dashboard, musical horns,
altimeter, and then all the systems that linger like long abandoned
DNA: 4 ways to heat the interior, redundant water pumps,
redundant air pumps.. And then implicit in all this is the owner
involvement, BB did a great job over the years of making
everything accessible, the owner is encouraged to debug and
maintain these things. I've got 40 tons of HWH jacks, enough
to easily lift the bus and pull a tire if need be. Things like this
don't exist on many other brands. Its 40 years of evolution and
organic growth. Can't be beat, flaws and all. I love 'em all
and hope someday to add a vintage model to my garage.
But alas, I'm preaching to the choir.
David
'02 LXi, NC
Ryan Wright wrote:
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM, brad barton <"bbartonwx%40hotmail.com">
wrote:
>
> And you all thought the thread about CDL's would never quit. Start
> insulting someone's newer high-dollar coaches..and we'll need more
> band-width.
Agreed. I love my old Bird but I'll buy a newish LXi (I don't buy
depreciating assets "brand new") when I have the financial means.
There are differences between the new BBs and the old. Whether those
differences are "good" or "bad" is a matter of opinion, nothing more.
My opinion is they're a mixture of both, but the good outweigh the bad
and I fully intend to upgrade - but not for a long time. I'm still
barely a new owner here and have countless more years to enjoy this
old Bird.
> But we've certainly found some design flaws in our coach.
Everything has design flaws. Old, new, you name it, I can point out
design flaws in mine, too. Of course, they can also be a matter of
opinion. One man's flaw is another's precision craftsmanship.
-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1445 - Release Date: 5/15/2008 7:25 PM