07-22-2014, 07:35 AM
i think you will find that we are all hesitant to talk about what something is worth in terms of price because it can vary so incredibly much from coach to coach based on condition, floorplan, circumstances etc. they truely are worth what people are willing to pay. if a coach is not selling, it could be price, condition, unique floorplan, where it is located, etc.
since there are so many variables, due diligence in person is the best thing. many of us have looked at coaches for people. there have been ones i have seen that i wouldnt buy. but someone else did and they were happy or willing to do what it takes or....they liked it just fine. that is why you will hear mostly.....it seems high, it seems low etc.
i was looking at a 2000 newell that in the pictures i totally fell in love with. when i went to go see it in person, it took me about 2 minutes to realise that i not only didnt like it, but that i had really assummed alot of things that were not right. it had the raised roof, but i almost hit my head inside. the condition was wayyyy worse than the pictures. many times old pictures are used. (check dates on the pictures if possible). or ask for newly taken pictures. when bill was looking at my 90, i sent him a zillion pictures.
there are very few sales lots that know much about newells. the few that do you will see referred to frequently and many of the people here have bought from them. i asked a local dealer about consigning my 90 at one point. he said he would not take it. not his customer base.
unless you are buying a brand new one like doug did, they ALL will need something and will require constant love and attention and fixin. ask anyone here who has jumped into the coach game in a newell.
out of courtesy, most absolute price discussions are held offline and even then it follows the thought process i put above.
that said, people are usually willing to share their thoughts privately.
i remember i looked at the 74 that jimmy bought and thought to myself....who would buy this thing. jimmy did, restored it to amazing condition and became my buddy.
i looked at a late 80's for someone and i thought it was pretty rough, but another person looked at it and liked it.
my own 02 needed alot of work, but i was smitten with it when i saw it. (btw, the seller drove it to my house from california for me to look at it, now that is the way to look at a newell....ha). it was a race coach and didnt have a bedroom. but that didnt scare me and i have a really cool custom made cal king bed now in there and a 42" tv. (still have to finish the headboard) but others wouldnt have wanted it.
my 90 didnt need anything but yet i almost totally restored it (btw bill, i replaced the garbage disposal as well)
forest bought one, traded in his old one and drove off and full timed.
we also understand that this is a small community and that the last thing we want to do is make presumptions for someone else or offend anyone (dealer or guru). many of these coaches have been owned by people on this forum or they knew who did own them. ask, me, bill, richard, mark, ron, jeff and more.
my 2 cents worth and i am stickin to it
tom
since there are so many variables, due diligence in person is the best thing. many of us have looked at coaches for people. there have been ones i have seen that i wouldnt buy. but someone else did and they were happy or willing to do what it takes or....they liked it just fine. that is why you will hear mostly.....it seems high, it seems low etc.
i was looking at a 2000 newell that in the pictures i totally fell in love with. when i went to go see it in person, it took me about 2 minutes to realise that i not only didnt like it, but that i had really assummed alot of things that were not right. it had the raised roof, but i almost hit my head inside. the condition was wayyyy worse than the pictures. many times old pictures are used. (check dates on the pictures if possible). or ask for newly taken pictures. when bill was looking at my 90, i sent him a zillion pictures.
there are very few sales lots that know much about newells. the few that do you will see referred to frequently and many of the people here have bought from them. i asked a local dealer about consigning my 90 at one point. he said he would not take it. not his customer base.
unless you are buying a brand new one like doug did, they ALL will need something and will require constant love and attention and fixin. ask anyone here who has jumped into the coach game in a newell.
out of courtesy, most absolute price discussions are held offline and even then it follows the thought process i put above.
that said, people are usually willing to share their thoughts privately.
i remember i looked at the 74 that jimmy bought and thought to myself....who would buy this thing. jimmy did, restored it to amazing condition and became my buddy.
i looked at a late 80's for someone and i thought it was pretty rough, but another person looked at it and liked it.
my own 02 needed alot of work, but i was smitten with it when i saw it. (btw, the seller drove it to my house from california for me to look at it, now that is the way to look at a newell....ha). it was a race coach and didnt have a bedroom. but that didnt scare me and i have a really cool custom made cal king bed now in there and a 42" tv. (still have to finish the headboard) but others wouldnt have wanted it.
my 90 didnt need anything but yet i almost totally restored it (btw bill, i replaced the garbage disposal as well)
forest bought one, traded in his old one and drove off and full timed.
we also understand that this is a small community and that the last thing we want to do is make presumptions for someone else or offend anyone (dealer or guru). many of these coaches have been owned by people on this forum or they knew who did own them. ask, me, bill, richard, mark, ron, jeff and more.
my 2 cents worth and i am stickin to it
tom
2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608 Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH