Health and the Bluebird?

[Leroy Eckert]

Are you talking about the 90 WB or the SP? The WB needs a lot of work does not have records and was a bank repo. I have that info second hand. Cheap is always cheap, I think. lol

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion

erniecarpet@... wrote:

There is a nice looking 90 real cheap on vintage birds.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston,
Montana

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[Leroy Eckert]

This is all second hand info.
The coach probably is a nice project and could be a great unit when completed. You might get it for $50K cash on the barrel head. Then go after it. It has an interior similar to mine so it may and I say may be a Royale . It could be a New Dimension which was offered in 1990 according to old literature, I suppose few made. It would take more work to find out, if you ever found out. It does have Primus which is good. It has a Universal genset so it may be an early 90. Mine has a Kubota. I can't really see other detail items like door handles, dock lights etc.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion

erniecarpet@... wrote:

The 90 WB was a repo? Didn't know that. I have seen some of the pics and it looks like a pretty nice project. I could undertake that, if business was better.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana

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[Leroy Eckert]

Correction. It was a repo when the current owner purchased it.
Leroy

erniecarpet@... wrote:

The 90 WB was a repo? Didn't know that. I have seen some of the pics and it looks like a pretty nice project. I could undertake that, if business was better.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana

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[Ryan Wright]

As others have said, most of it boils down to maintenance. All coaches
require it, but most of us are driving older coaches and the older you
get, the more maintenance there will be. That's just the nature of the
beast. If you find a well maintained coach that has been used, not
left to sit, that doesn't have a bunch of little things wrong with it,
you'll be ahead of the curve in this department.

Now, here's the thing: As with any vehicle, it's an awful lot more
affordable if you can do the maintenance yourself. Last weekend, I
discovered a part on my generator has failed. The part is $45.00.
Labor to install it looks to be $1500.00. I'm going to climb under
there and try to do it myself. So, your financial situation comes into
play here and I suspect that many people selling for health reasons
are also selling for financial reasons, as in, "I can operate the
coach, but I can't climb under it and fix it anymore and it's too
expensive to pay others to fix it."

Here's what you ask yourself: Are you able to sit, stand, and/or lay
on your back for a couple hours at a time while performing basic
mechanical work akin to working on a car, or, are you able to pay
someone else $100/hr to do this work for you? If the answer to either
of these questions is yes, then you should be just fine on the
maintenance department. The only remaining question is whether you can
drive a big heavy RV. I find my coach is a joy to drive. It actually
relaxes me. My previous RV, a '66 Dodge Travco, was very taxing to
drive and tired me out quickly. My Wanderlodge is 12 feet longer than
the Dodge and 4 times the weight and is much easier to operate.

What I'm trying to say is that these coaches really are quite easy to
drive. My suggestion would be to find one, take it for a spin, and if
you're comfortable behind the wheel, buy the sucker. Given your health
history, I'd recommend your wife be comfortable driving it, too, as
having another driver on board will avoid putting you into the
position of driving somewhere you "need" to go when, for whatever
reason, you shouldn't be driving.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Dave wrote:
>
> My question to the group: Any idea's about the physical health
> required to own and maintain a 'bird'? Major things to avoid?
>

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> As others have said, most of it boils down to maintenance. All
coaches
> require it, but most of us are driving older coaches and the older
you
> get, the more maintenance there will be. That's just the nature of
the
> beast. If you find a well maintained coach that has been used, not
> left to sit, that doesn't have a bunch of little things wrong with
it,
> you'll be ahead of the curve in this department.
>
> Now, here's the thing: As with any vehicle, it's an awful lot more
> affordable if you can do the maintenance yourself. Last weekend, I
> discovered a part on my generator has failed. The part is $45.00.
> Labor to install it looks to be $1500.00. I'm going to climb under
> there and try to do it myself. So, your financial situation comes
into
> play here and I suspect that many people selling for health reasons
> are also selling for financial reasons, as in, "I can operate the
> coach, but I can't climb under it and fix it anymore and it's too
> expensive to pay others to fix it."
>
> Here's what you ask yourself: Are you able to sit, stand, and/or lay
> on your back for a couple hours at a time while performing basic
> mechanical work akin to working on a car, or, are you able to pay
> someone else $100/hr to do this work for you? If the answer to
either
> of these questions is yes, then you should be just fine on the
> maintenance department. The only remaining question is whether you
can
> drive a big heavy RV. I find my coach is a joy to drive. It actually
> relaxes me. My previous RV, a '66 Dodge Travco, was very taxing to
> drive and tired me out quickly. My Wanderlodge is 12 feet longer
than
> the Dodge and 4 times the weight and is much easier to operate.
>
> What I'm trying to say is that these coaches really are quite easy
to
> drive. My suggestion would be to find one, take it for a spin, and
if
> you're comfortable behind the wheel, buy the sucker. Given your
health
> history, I'd recommend your wife be comfortable driving it, too, as
> having another driver on board will avoid putting you into the
> position of driving somewhere you "need" to go when, for whatever
> reason, you shouldn't be driving.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Dave wrote:
> >
> > My question to the group: Any idea's about the physical health
> > required to own and maintain a 'bird'? Major things to avoid?




Well here's my two cents worth as far a spending money on a coach. I
bought my 78 for 21,900 dollars and the only thing I have had to do
to it of any major problem was installing new brake drums on the rear
and of course new brake shoes.

I think or I know there are alot of nice old coaches out there and if
you do your research for the best deal than you probably can find one
for 25,000 to 30,000 dollars. One thing I really like about my old
coach is that it has been well cared for it in-tire life and it
shows. And it probably has haft of the stuff that newer coaches have
in them. Not that having alot of stuff but the basics is what will
get you from point A to Point B without a heavy burden to your wallet.

The newer coaches can go faster but use alot more fuel. My old bird
get an honest 10 mpg and that's because it has a smaller HP engine
and is a lighter coach. I could put in a lower speed rear end and
probably boost that mileage up to 11 or may 12.

So into days world of high priced fuel I myself would rather spend a
smaller amount cash on a rig than put out a large amount of cash and
still do the same thing in the very end and that is to get out of the
house and spend some time with nature. Jon

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