Special request for a Bird wannabe

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---Leroy:
Just like you mentioned.."your 1990PT is worth $140,000", I feel the
same about my "cherry" 1990SP36 with only 41,000 miles on it that it
is worth $90,000 BUT nobody wants to pay that much so I am keeping
it!!!Many will end up buying a "beater bird" and end up putting more
money into it! BEWARE buyers....check out your BIRD with a
knowledgable Forum owner like RALPH..BEFORE you buy!!
Regards,
Hank Hannigan
1990SP36
1980FC31..for sale at Quartsite, AZ BIRD RALLY nd January.$31,000












In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
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> Three years ago we were in your shoes. We began searching with
our eyes wide open, without any knowledge and a heavy dose of Cavet
Emptor. We did what you are doing, gathering data on coaches. We
identified, looked at and eliminated about 13 coaches Bluebird and
Prevost before taking one last shot at it. We found a Prevost in
the Trader rag and a Bird on the net. You know, I can tell ya it
gets pricey running around looking at motorhomes.
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> We looked at the Prevost in Tampa and bought the Bird on the spot
in Wilmington, NC. In our case, we paid the asking price because
the owner wasn't budging one dollar. He did not accept my offer and
he did not run me off. It was more than I wanted to pay but time
has proven I got what I paid for. The coach was well cared for and
the paper work in order. The owner was a knowledgable Bird owner,
had 2 prior to the one we bought, and is now a Prevost owner
getting ready to return to a Bird. He pointed out everything he
knew and was honest about it. We have remained friends and meet at
the races at Talladega.
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> I wouldn't suggest anyone follow our path, just sharing our
experience. If you don't feel good about inspecting the Bird to Be
someone out there who knows will do it for you. Don't be afraid to
make an offer, pick the price you are willing to pay and see what
happens. You never know, you might own a Bird. If it doesn't work
out, there is another one out there.
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> Personally, I would not sell my coach for $140,000.00 because I
cannot replace what I have for that kind of money.
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> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Bradner
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Special request for a Bird
wannabe
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> Guess I'll speak for myself on this one - thanks to Bruce for
the intro.
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> I'm concentrating on the 90-94 years. I've been watching the
market carefully since around August 1, and I have a personal
database built up from the various sites showing 30 PT40s between
1988 and 1996. Since that point on a US swing we visited Holland in
Michigan, Snyder's in Virginia, Bleakley in Georgia, and Motor Home
Specialists in Texas, where we got to see a goodly number of Birds
in person.
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> Preference would be for mid-entry which would mean 1994 or
later, unless they did some custom prior to that. Since August 1,
I'm only aware of one mid-entry PT40 for sale, in Missouri. Listed
at least since early July. On Friday, when I became financially able
to negotiate in earnest (a few months earlier than expected, some
things fell into place) I called the guy, and he sold it Thursday.
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> The wife says "NO LAMINATE INTERIORS, WOOD ONLY" and that cuts
the list exactly in half. Budget removes 5 from my list - price too
high to consider making an insulting offer. $184K for a '94? $150K
for a '90? I don't think so.
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> We are in California, so I give some preference to Birds in the
west. There is a '90 at Desert West in Phoenix that interests us,
but I need some eyes-on with it. I'm leaning towards using a
professional inspection service, but I would also love to get a PT40-
savvy person to look at it. If there's someone who combines both,
I'd like to talk to them.
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> On 12/12/2006 at 3:26 AM Jay Darst wrote:
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PT40's.
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> >What years would he consider?
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> >Jay Darst
> >85PT40
> >Springfield, IL
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> >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
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> >> Don Bradner has been posting in this forum. He is looking for
a Bird.
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> >> dont know if anyone else is familiar with Don but he owns the
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> >> users forum and has written a lot of specialized software for
RV
> >> satellite internet owners. Don posts on a lot of RV forums
about
> >> satellite internet and is extermely knowledgeable. He has
helped
> >> thousands of RV owners. I am posting all of the above as I
would love
> >> to see him get some help from PT40 owners in this forum. Don
would be
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> >> natural BB owner. Perhaps one of us knows of a good PT 40
that is for
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> >> Bruce 1988 FC35
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