Price of a Bluebird

[brad barton]

Joe3,

The reason most coaches spend more time idle than on the road is the cost of operating and maintaining the coach. Those who have a mechanical background have a real advantage over those who don't. Otherwise, you'll pay anywhere from $65 to $135 per hour to have someone work on your coach (and not necessarily fix it). And there's always something to be fixed. And the wrong truck mechanic who doesn't understand 1. Motorcoaches in general and 2. Blue Birds in particular...will cost you even more to correct a repair or repair the damage they caused on your dime.

Diesel is well over $3 a gallon and shows no sign of going down. Even a small, older FC will cost $600 or more for a fillup that might take you 1400 miles or so.

An interesting threadto start for guys that have enough spare time to figure it up would be..."How much has your coach cost you per mile?" Outside of purchase, loan interest, taxes and registrations, spread the fuel, oil, maintenance and repairs you've documented over the miles you've traveled during that time.

You could certainly stay in nice hotels along the way for a lot less.

It's the lifestyle.

Brad Barton 00LXiDFW
bbartonwx@...

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: jsrnfl@...
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:30:15 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Price of a Bluebird

I watched the Barrett-Jackson tonight and also wondered the same thing.

Then I wonder what it really takes to own a BB.

I've been looking at my budget and seems I can't afford
much...certainly would consider a used BB for less than 50K, and if
there was one for 30K that would be a no brainer. I don't need a lot of
flash, prefer things to be simple and functional.

But the real question becomes what about upkeep/maintenance? How much
budget do folks really need that own and use their motorhomes.
I'm on the opposite side of town from the auction, and there are
multiple storage areas here filled with RVs that just sit, month after
month. Is it because people can't afford them, or the maintenance, or
with the economy going down the tubes quick, is it just they can't sell
them?

Joe3
--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "Leroy A. Eckert"
...> wrote:
>
> I am sitting here watching Barrett-Jackson's auction where folks are
> throwing $100,000 dollar bills at restored iron. Where do they get
> that kind of disposable income? And folks grip about the price of a BB
> that has living quarters, toilet, running water and a warm place to
> sleep. lol
> Bluebirds are a value at almost any price.
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega,GA
> Royale Conversion
>

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