450LXi

[Scott]

David,
convince my wife that we need an upgrade!
>
When Suzie, gives the green light, I know a guy in Myrtle Beach that
would be seriously interested in your coach...He wants to deal with
YOU ..your wife is way tooo tough! (hehehe)

ScottB
86FC35 "RUBY" 4SALE..pencil sharpened
Murrells Inlet SC "right next to heaven"

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, David Brady
wrote:
>
> Jack,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to relay your experiences to us. You've
> made a believer out of me. Last time I was in Fort Valley I test
drove
> a 450 and I concur with all that you said regarding ride and
handling.
> I didn't pay a lot of attention to wind noise or bedroom noise while
> in transit, so am happy to hear your comments regarding these areas.
> I was a bit concerned over the Cat C13 but your experience with
> performance and fuel mileage alleviates those concerns. Now I need
to
> convince my wife that we need an upgrade!
>
> David B
> '02 LXi, Smokey
> Va, soon to be NC
>
>
> adieu2y wrote:
> > David,
> > We have enjoyed the coach now for 14 months, approx. 11,000
miles. Our
> > impression is Quality-Plus just like the other BBs. The 450 is so
much
> > fun to drive my wife and I have lengthy discussions on how far to
> > drive each day. I usually want to keep going and going. I doubt
I'm
> > alone in that regard. The driving is very smooth. When driving
our
> > 2001 Lx I needed to steer all the time. the independent front
> > suspension on thr 450 eliminated that. You drive it more like a
nice car.
> > We asked the factory to install the new Koni shocks and it did
make a
> > difference. I already liked the way it handled and the ride so
the
> > shocks were not as important as some other 450 owners had claimed.
> > The turning radius is much improved and that does come into play
often.
> > A very big improvement was in sound control. BB made the front
area
> > very quiet with very little wind noise. The bedroom in this coach
is
> > quiet and cool enough for my wife too take naps while traveling.
Not
> > true in the Lx.
> > The Cat 525 is very adaquate. Our toad is a Jimmy and we have a
RV
> > Lift for the 500# motor cycle. Our fuel monitor has steadly
improved
> > to an avg. 6.65 mpg. If I look at the fuel flow when running at my
> > speed and ideal conditions it will indicate above 9-10 mpg. I
think it
> > will get to 7 mpg before it averages out.
> > I have been treated extremely well by Holland Motor, Michigan.
> > We did not buy the coach from them (they did not have the floor
plan/
> > colors we wanted) but they have given us great service and have
worked
> > closely with the factory. We have had the coach to them for body
work,
> > slide out issues, a broken Koni shock, Watbasco replacement, and
dash
> > problems. They are a great company to work with.
> > The same can be said for BB factory. BB did a weeks worth of up
> > grades to bring our '05 up to the '06 standard.
> > I had an interesting chat with another 450 BB owner while
waiting at
> > Holland Motor last week. His first coach was a 96 BB, then 2
Prevost
> > and now he says he "traded up" to the new 2007 450 lxi. He said
it is
> > so much better than the Prevost. He went on and on about how much
> > better it drove etc, etc.
> > I hope this helps you move closer to a 450. Jack VanDenBerg '05
Lxi
> >
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