New member - hi, and a pre-purchase question
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06-27-2007, 14:55
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New member - hi, and a pre-purchase question
I think Jeff Miller said it best a couple of years ago, in regards to
buying a nice coach, or a fixer-upper.. He Said, "Pay Now Or Pay Later".... Of course, sometimes when we "Pay Later" it is also paying with a few Vacation Days while the Coach is at the Repair Shop. Jack Smith 1973FC31 SoCal. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert" > > I sure don't want to get into a price war here with friends. > I can say this. I paid a fair, not "book" price for my coach 3.5 years ago and I can in retrospect count on two fingers, at $1000 per finger what I have spent on what I will call deferred maintenance. On numerous upgrades that I elected to do including changing out the Primus to Wabasto I have spent less than $10,000. To me, hydronic heat is worth its weight in gold. > We all know that reworking the interior of a coach with new upholsery, carpet, tile etc is extremely expensive. A case in point, lately my wife wanted to recover the couch, why I don't know, so I got a bid. I decided I am in the wrong business. They sew, I blow out my knees in the tile business. A new quality paint job is somewhere between $12-20K. > I would rather use the coach than work on it every day, but that is just me. If an owner kept track of time at a reasonable hourly rate and parts costs, one would be better off paying the piper at the date of purchase rather than over a period of years, assuming that coach was in the same shape as mine was when I purchased it. But then again, that is just how I think. fwiw > > Leroy Eckert > 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors" > Niceville, FL > > Leroy Eckert > 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors" > Niceville, FL > ----- Original Message ----- > From: erniecarpet@... > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] New member - hi, and a pre-purchase question > > > Leroy- that is a beautiful coach. But the price, to me, is way over-priced. > > Ernie Ekberg > 83PT40 > Livingston, Mt > --wanting a wide body and NO slides > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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