12-27-2016, 07:15 PM
Reese,
I am in East Tennessee also - well for the summer months usually.
My '99 has needed my attention on several occasions, but I enjoy the challenges and have the experience and tools to deal with most anything.
There is however an option for professional services you may want to consider in our part of the country. East Tennessee Luxury Coach in Vonore, TN. The owner Jeff works almost exclusively on Prevost, but is capable of working on a Newell. He has no affiliation with Newell, but his abilities and the similarities of the coaches certainly make him an option. For the really heavy work he has lifts capable of raising a coach and a staff that he closely supervises. He has installed HCV's and air bags for me.
I have a Newell because at the time I did not want to deal with the delamination problems that some Prevost models were suffering. That is pretty much resolved so you may want to consider them as well.
Just keep in mind that to provide the luxury that this group of coach customers seems to want, the complexity has increased significantly. With that has come devices and systems that may be hard to source in the future. While multiplexed controls and glass dashes and the like are fun to play with - in time they will fail and may be very difficult to replace. Just some food for thought.
Russ
I am in East Tennessee also - well for the summer months usually.
My '99 has needed my attention on several occasions, but I enjoy the challenges and have the experience and tools to deal with most anything.
There is however an option for professional services you may want to consider in our part of the country. East Tennessee Luxury Coach in Vonore, TN. The owner Jeff works almost exclusively on Prevost, but is capable of working on a Newell. He has no affiliation with Newell, but his abilities and the similarities of the coaches certainly make him an option. For the really heavy work he has lifts capable of raising a coach and a staff that he closely supervises. He has installed HCV's and air bags for me.
I have a Newell because at the time I did not want to deal with the delamination problems that some Prevost models were suffering. That is pretty much resolved so you may want to consider them as well.
Just keep in mind that to provide the luxury that this group of coach customers seems to want, the complexity has increased significantly. With that has come devices and systems that may be hard to source in the future. While multiplexed controls and glass dashes and the like are fun to play with - in time they will fail and may be very difficult to replace. Just some food for thought.
Russ
Russ White
2016 Winnebago Vista LX 30T
#530 ( Sold )
1999 45' Double Slide - Factory upgrade 2004