Old or Older?

[richafranco]

Ryan,

Thanks for the info. $30,000 engine! Ouch!!! I have been lurking around
eBay and other sites, more for the education and learning process. I
would have to agree with you about the market. I've seen some pretty
nice looking coaches going for less than what I paid for my 98
Expedition!

By the way, I visited your web site and I would have to say: Hovercraft,
Fieros, DeLorean and Wanderlodges!! What no interest in the Space
Shuttle, slacker!!

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Wright
wrote:
>
> Rich,
>
> The Wanderlodges I'm familiar with are the FCs (Forward Control -
> engine up front), PTs (Pusher w/Tag axle) and SPs (no idea what it
> stands for). They are all very nice coaches. The SPs are a little
> smaller, I think they only made them up to 36 feet, and they have a
> center-side entry door vs. the front-side door on the PTs.
>
> I prefer the rear engine. The coach is very quiet up front going down
> the road (unless the front-mounted generator is running). Flip side
> is, you can't hear what the engine is doing all that well so you
> really need to keep an eye on your gauges.
>
> It is a buyer's market right now, big time. A very good time to buy a
> coach. Terrible time to be selling one. I've seen some nice coaches
> listed on eBay with no reserve and selling at incredibly low prices
> vs. a year ago. Watch what you buy, learn as much as you can, and if
> you can have another owner go with you to help you inspect any
> potential purchase, do so. Personally, I'd spend a little more money
> to get a well maintained coach (and that's exactly what I did).
> Usually cheap = problems and you could quickly turn this dream into a
> very costly nightmare. Think "stranded and needing $30,000 to replace
> the engine" bad, or having to put in a $10k generator, etc. If a coach
> has a lot of little things wrong with it, be very concerned. This
> indicates a general lack of maintenance in my opinion and I'd stay
> away - bigger problems are probably lurking under the surface. Don't
> buy a "fixer upper" under any circumstances.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:37 AM, richafranco BigRichPho@... wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ryan,
> >
> > Thanks for the good info. But what is a SP? A longer version maybe?
Space
> > and storage will be an issue. I had a friend a few years ago, who
lived on a
> > 34' sailboat and I remember him talking about Christmas presents for
his
> > wife and 2 teenagers. I came down to what would fit and maybe what
they
> > would have to get rid of to make space! I'm sure this is a typical
> > conversation in the RV world.
> >
> > As far as the driving part, I've driven trucks in the past for a
living and
> > should pick up the skills pretty quickly, I hope. What about the
motor in
> > the front vs. the back debates?
> >
> > Rich
>