95 ---42' hi-milage

[Pete Masterson]

1 qt/1000 miles isn't that serious an amount of oil usage -- but it's rather more than my DD S-60 uses. My S-60 uses very little oil once it starts showing down about 1/4 the way between the full mark and the add mark on the dip stick. I went over 5000 miles without using any significant oil (with nearly 140,000 miles on my coach). If I fill the oil back to the full mark, it'll burn it off in less than 1000 miles to show about 1 qt low. (The distance between the marks represents 1 gallon.) Apparently, the dip sticks aren't always calibrated as well as they could be.

The musical horns often can be fixed by installing new horn-speakers on the roof. They're out in the weather and tend to fade away. The P.O. put new speakers on my coach and the non-working musical horn was restored. There isn't much else to go wrong with the musical horn, so long as power is getting to the control system.

I'd be rather concerned about that old engine. Even at $75,000 you're not getting much of a bargain if you face a $20-25,000 engine rebuild. The NADA book on a '95 is $109,000 -- now NADA is notoriously unreliable in pricing BBs (due to the thin market and few dealer sales) but I'd put the value of a '95 at somewhere between $100 and $120K if it is in top notch condition in a _normal_ market.

Today, the market is _not_ normal, and I don't know where a fair price might be, but it will be considerably less than $109,000 -- it might be in a range of $70 to $90K -- in good condition. With a 750,000 mile engine, it might only be worth $50 to $60K....

Although I've taken my coach off the market for the time being, take a look at my listing site at

<http://www.aeonix.biz/BBforsale.html> and compare with the one you're considering.

Note, I have removed the filing cabinets and have replaced it with a "jack knife" sofa-bed.

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Apr 28, 2009, at 8:48 AM, Bob & Carol Howald` wrote:

In my quest for another BB I see there is one advertised for $85,000 on one web-site and the same bird on craig's list for $75,000. Reason this BB is cheap is. The origional series 60 engine blew up at 172,000 miles. The origional engine was then replaced with a Junk Yard truck engine with 750,000 miles on it! The coach today has around 175,000 miles. Owner state's it uses about 1 qt. oil /1000 miles. I don't know what the consumption of the series 60 is considered normal. My question is this , the musical horn's don't work, should I still take a chance on the horn's not being too big a problem and go ahead a buy it. Bob birdless in Illinois....



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