Miliage Issue

[brad barton]

Jon,
Condition, maintenance and use are the most important factors in how
trouble-free your coach will be. Knowing people who've bought new coaches
over the past 15 years, I can tell you they spend just as much time in the
shop as anyone else, only they don't have to pay for the work.
If a coach has been allowed to just sit outside, I think that's the hardest.
It's getting condensation inside and UV damage outside, not to mention
minor leaks around ceiling vents and windows that dry out before they can be
detected.
A coach that's been sheltered from water and sun exposure..and plugged in is
probably better.
Maintenance can be detected not only by paperwork and records but also, look
at their car, house and garage. They can provide clues as to how careful
they are about maintaining things in general.
Frequent use is not a problem. In fact, frequent use ensures that little
problems are usually detected and fixed routinely. Hard use may be an issue
for the drive train, brakes and suspension. There's a difference between
towing a Saturn and a 4-horse trailer. And there's really no way I know of
to know how hard a coach has been driven. Maybe other have some ideas on
that.



Brad Barton 00LXiDFW
bbartonwx@...





>From: "Jon"
>Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Miliage Issue
>Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 15:37:07 -0000
>
>My old coach has about 150,000 miles on it and it still runs like a
>champ. I was wondering if these older Wanderlodges (1978)if the Pm's
>are kept up and run often wouldn't it be better to buy a Wanderlodge
>with a little more miles than one that just sat in a barn ?
>
>I have not had any trouble with mine and as far putting money into it I
>can only say that I had new brakes installed and a fresh set of tires
>installed and that it.
>
>I was always told that if you use a vehicle than it just tends to
>deteriorate from non usage what do you guys think?
>
>150 thousand miles over a 30 years is only 5,000 a year and that's not
>much driving.
>
>Jon
>78 Wanderlodge
>Bremerton Washington
>

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