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Hi Peter and Beth,

i bought an 87fc35 3-4 years ago. it is the 300hp 3208 turbo. i read about every
post on here i could find before i bought it. i've put about 30,000 miles on
mine since i bought it... so it gets pretty good use and reliability has been
good too (although you need to be mechanically minded for an older bird like
these).

i have been very happy. i get around 8mpg at 65-70. for my use, i was also very
happy i got the turbo. i often pull a boat, and travel in mountains. the turbo
makes a big difference. based on what i've read also, the cat gets a lot better
gas mileage than the two stroke detroit diesels. the DDs do have more hp, but
they appear to get maybe 60% of the fuel mileage that the cats do.

i'm a little over 6' and don't have a problem with headroom. my 6'4" friends
can't quite stand straight up.

the people on here are GREAT. read as many of the posts as you can about
different questions you have. that helped me greatly when i made the decision to
buy.

if you haven't had a diesel like one of these you will need some time orienting.
they have A LOT of switches and dials. i was very fortunate to have another bird
owner (Jay Darst), that gave up two long days to help me get acclimated with
mine when i flew to Illinois to pick it up. but now i can't imagine going to one
of the "simpleton" (forgive me) motorhomes that have 4 dials and a few switches.

feel free to email me any questions you have about my experiences with my
87FC35.

Alan Johnson
alan.johnson@...

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sandersonpb" wrote:
>
> We are new to the wanderlodge family, looking for a used 35 ft coach from the
80's and trying to find basic information. I have looked through the sites I
think but cannot find information about headroom. I am 6ft and my son is 6ft 2.
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> At a cruising speed of 55/60 mph will these 3208s make 8-9 mpg?
>
> What are resources I am not finding that would be good for information?
>
> We will be in Yuma for month of Feb and in California for month of March so
can visit around if we know where to go. We will be using our Class C motorhome
so you can see that we are in a major upgrade mode.
>
> Peter and Beth Sanderson
> Comox Valley BC
>