Wives and Coaches

[Robert Britton]

Good points Ralph!
I was just telling my family yesterday about comming to the forum for
help if something were to happen to me, I sat down and showed them
how to log on to this site and others. I'm not sure if they would
have thought to even come here for help, and they would need it. I
dont think my wife would even know how to power up and start the
bus,,, ya she would need help.


Robert Britton
87FC
Hollister Ca.





--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Getting back to the main theme of the original post, while doing an
> inventory on other things is important, the write up I am talking
about is
> on the Coach and placed in the blue box. Not setting values at this
time,
> only giving whom ever a list of down items as well as up grades.
The Coach
> is going to a one item thing no matter the up grades or tires or??
But a
> list of things done to the Coach that includes the down items, so
whom ever
> can come up to the Forum and have the answers written down in front
of them
> for the certain questions that are going to be asked, that way they
can get
> a learned idea of that present day's value, rather than having
someone who
> does not know Bird's saying to them, well there are no slides and
it is an
> old motor home so it should go for x amount and that amount be 10K
under
> what it is worth, this last is a for instance only.
>
> I am not advocating writing a will, that belongs to Law firms or
whom ever.
> Let's not go there as it gets away from the topic and muddies the
waters.
>
>
> Ralph
>
> At 11:42 AM 12/12/2006 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hello everyone:
> >
> >I am recently back from a foray to the frozen North with
expectations of
> >driving a Coach home for Charolette and I. I did not take the
Coach, as it
> >had more problems than the owner knew about and in taking the
Coach to a
> >dealer that has no idea what a Wanderlodge is much less what it is
out
> >fitted with. So the add was based on a build sheet the dealer
supplied the
> >Wife with, ergo, the Coach add was mis represented. This was not
done as an
> >owner stating things on the Coach that were not there; ie; swing
radiator,
> >rediline, no engine problems and on and on. Point is, the owner,
whose
> >husband had passed away a short time ago, simply had no idea what
was and
> >what was not. There was no malice in the mis representation, the
wife did
> >not know!
> >
> >Point of this post is, guys, don't make this mistake, you know
what is in
> >your Coach, such as up dates, maint. records, options on the
Coaches. I
> >implore you to sit down this winter and write up a list on your
Coaches.
> >Heaven forbid, anything were to happen, like stepping off a curb
and
> >getting hit, sudden health problem or being in a work accident or
an
> >accident on the way to or from work. Give your spouses or SO's the
tools
> >they need to work with in trying times. Most wives will probably
not keep
> >the Coach around for several reasons, the main one being too many
memories,
> >the second being, even just sitting plugged in they can be costly
on a now
> >fixed income.
> >
> >This trip cut into our Coach buying budget considerably only to
find no joy
> >because the husband did not give the wife any idea of what she had
or how
> >to deal with it.
> >
> >So I implore you: Take the time, this winter, to do a write up on
your
> >Coach and file it away in the blue box so as not to leave your wife
> >stranded. With this information, members on this or other Forum
can help
> >her to set a fair price on the Coach, so she will not be taken to
the
> >cleaners and help her move the Coach with some assurances that she
is being
> >fairly dealt with. And be honest in the write ups list the things
that need
> >to be done as well as the positives.
> >
> >Safe travels,
> >
> >Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> >Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>