Upgrades to interior

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---Don:
My 90SP36 has two large florecent lites in the hallway...an upgrade
from 1989 and it sure helps. Highly recommend the change for your 89.
Regards,
Hank Hannigan
90SP36






In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, dspithaler@... wrote:
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> Leroy
> Â Â Â Â How did you do you lighted ceiling? I am always looking for
ways to change the interior of mine.Â
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> Don
> 89 SP 36'
> Butler, PA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leroy Eckert
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 4:07 pm
> Subject: RE: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1985 PT40 6V $39,000 in Pa-
Avoid this one!
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> The coach I own is the first one I have ever owned. I stumbled upon
it on the internet. At the time, I knew nothing about a bus or a
forum. Having restored several collector cars, re-skinned and
completely rebuilt an airplane from the ground up, that means every
piece laying on the floor to begin with (I even flew it for 500
hours) I wasn't particularly concerned because I am able to repair
stuff when I get motivated.
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> I did look a one privately owned Prevost, 10 Birds owned by a
dealer, and the privately owned one now in the driveway. What I
purchased was the best I could find for the money at the time. I knew
it was different based upon the others I looked at but did not know
why. I later determined with Bennie's help at BB that it was a Royale
Conversion. Mine too was sold by Pat Poor to its second owner. I have
the invoice for that sale. I am the 4th owner.
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> I purchased the coach in January 2004, stayed in it one night with
temps in the teens, drove it for 15 minutes the next day. Everything
worked except one light bulb and the overhead EL panel..The engine
and genset areas were clean, the bays were like new and the wiring I
looked at was in near perfect shape. I left a personal check for
$5000 non-refundable and I returned the following weekend to pay the
difference with a cashiers check.
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> I have not had any significant problems with the coach. I have
changed the tires, added a lighted and mirrored ceiling, changed the
Primus LP to Wabasto diesel, added polished stainless trim, LED
lights and changed all the hoses in the genset area, all elective.
The only real unscheduled maintenance items to date are an engine
water pump, had to rebuild the Thomas toilet compressor pump and the
motor on the Fantastic fan failed. I did remove the Easy Heat freeze
heaters because they shorted out and fried a water pipe. I recently
had an internal ground problem with the Wabasto control box but was
able to get it going just in time for the cold weather tonight. I
replaced the bad light bulb and reconnected a wire to the upper EL
panel and all is well.
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> I have driven it about 25,000 miles since purchase.
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> Price is determined between a willing buyer and willing seller. I
did not pay $40,000 for it, I paid about $5,000 over NADA book at the
time. For starters, I could not duplicate the interior for any
negotiated difference.
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> I am happy that I did because it has served me very well. I expect
it to continue to provide excellent service in years to come. If all
goes well, I'm gonna find out next month on the way to Quartzsite and
back. Knock on wood, so far so good.
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> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
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> brad barton <bbartonwx@...> wrote:
> Wow, no deposit refund? We sold our Newell sight-unseen just pics,
email and phone conversations. My buyer sent a $10K deposit check and
wire-transferred the rest as he left Ohio for Texas.
> Two things stand out about this deal. A..it's a non-coach dealer.
That says the coach was spun off by someone for a little bit of
nothing to a dealer with some cash and probably little knowledge of
coaches or inclination to fix it up for a buyer. B..it's a non-coach
dealer with a sharp lawyer who know whether he's liable to be sued.
I'm sorry for your loss and disappointment.
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> I'm assuming most on this forum bought their coaches used..and sold
other coaches in trade. I'd be interested in how and from whom you
bought and sold..and what you would do differently if you could.
> We bought our first two coaches from Pat Poor, manager of Friendly
Chevrolet's Blue Bird dealership. He was a private used dealer when
we bought our first coach, an 84FC in 1998. He bought a lot of
overage from Buddy Gregg just a mile away. It was clean, 65,000 miles
and almost trouble free for the 10 months we owned it. I sold it
privately in about two months on the internet for my original
purchase price.
> My second coach was also from Pat..a consignment 86 Newell with
131000 miles. A lot more trouble and costly upgrades, but a pleasure
to drive. Watertight integrity was problem. We had more leaks than
anything else, sunroof leaks, waterpipe leaks and window leaks..and
each caused more damage than the leak itself. Also needed new aux
compressor, airbags, brakes, air valves, refrigerator, two of three
furnaces, two dash airs, etc.
> Lesson-learned...if a consignment coach, find out how long it sat
outside and inside and under what conditions. I'm not likely to buy a
consignment coach again. We owned it for 4 years, pumped a ton of
money into it..and sold it for $30,000 under the purchase price.
> Our current coach, the LXi, has had a few problems..slide-baseboard
popped off..toilet compressor and now flexible waterline to be
replaced, engine access door broken, floor chirps in the hallway and
assorted rattles and squeaks. But it had only 36000 miles. We bought
it from Paul Davis at Mr. Olivers. I've never been totally satisfied
with any deal and always disappointed to find plenty to fix on my
coach right after purchase, but the people we know wiith new coaches
are usually in a constant state of anger against their new dealers
even when under warranty.
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> New coach from New Coach dealer
> Used coach from New Coach dealer
> Used coach from Used dealer
> Consignment coach from New or Used dealer
> Brand A used coach from Brand A dealer
> Off-brand used coach from Brand A dealer
> Used Coach from individual..and how structured?
> What percentage deposit, wire transfer or check?
> Trade or buy and sell outright?
> Brad Barton 00LXiDFWbbartonwx@...
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