Very very Noice!

[davidbrady]

Hey Gary,

Actually I don't think the price is that excessive; it's just too rich for me. It looks like they're asking $785K, which is a good starting price. I figure there's about $100K of room in that price, but I don't think they're going to deal that readily. The market for H3's is hot right now. Dealers often have a decent investment in their coaches bringing them up to sell-able condition, and they know they need a cushion for the inevitable fixes a prospective buyer insists upon. In short, trying to get these guys down is hard. If this were for sale by a private party I think it could be bought minus the room I quote above. (Noooo, Mr. SquarePants has nothing to do with this. I love to see everything that's out there. Keep it coming). I didn't intend to come off as if I were comparing, but now that I am... hehehehe, Vantare is known for their electrics, and as an electrical engineer I'm demanding in this area. Of what I've seen I prefer Vantare's electrics approach. It's a very well engineered system and it comes with complete schematics; hence, my function over form comment. And, to me, the systems far outweigh the form; although, Mae West would be a very well-rounded form to add to any of our coaches! LOL!

In truth, all the major converters have pretty much sorted things out by now. The differences tend to be subtle. Some are setup to be marginally better as drivers, some marginally better for dry-camping, and some marginally better for prolonged stays or shore hookup to shore hookup scenarios. The differences are mostly variations in power management, air conditioning (over-the-road, cruesair, and rooftops), tanks sizes, battery bank sizes, and documentation and schematics. They all work but some are slightly more suited for particular purposes than others. Vantare, for instance, is a favorite with the NASCAR and Star Coach crowd where 120VAC hookups aren't always available. It's electrical system can be very much tailor tuned and configured by the user. Liberty seems to always ship their coaches with Prevost over-the-road air conditioning. Marathon tends to use roof-tops. Marathon and Liberty have a pre-configured set of electrical components that the inverters can power, similar to our Wanderlodges; whereas, Vantare allows the user to choose what's powered by the inverters without restriction. Etc, etc...