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Effects of high miles on motorhomes
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Grandpa, what do you consider high mileage? 100,000, 200,000? Most Newells were used in one of two ways: 1) bought by an individual that travels very little, maybe 45-80k miles during that time period. 2) a coach that was owned by a company for the first several years of that time, frequently a race car driver or race team, that put 40-50,000 miles per year on it, then sold to an individual that used it very little. My 1992 has 175k miles on it and was built for Al Unser Jr. I have put about 55,000 miles on it myself during the past 11 years I have owned it. Most of the 120k miles it had on it when I bought it had been put on it while Unser owned it.

Race teams and drivers can't afford to have their coaches break down when traveling to a race so they maintain them well with their fleet of mechanics. Individuals, especially many years later, may be as meticulous or may do the very minimum maintenance. I would prefer to see a coach that has been regularly used as opposed to a coach that sat for years unattended. That is the reason that getting maintenance records on an older coach is a significant benefit. You know if the owner was taking care of it. I have put about 6,000 miles on mine during the past year.

Michael Day
1992 Newell 43.5' #281
NewellOwner.com
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Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Grandpa - 10-01-2016, 11:23 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by encantotom - 10-01-2016, 11:51 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Grandpa - 10-01-2016, 11:58 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by bikestuff - 10-01-2016, 12:22 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by encantotom - 10-01-2016, 12:31 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Fulltiming - 10-01-2016, 12:35 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Richard - 10-01-2016, 12:36 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Grandpa - 10-01-2016, 01:15 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by qcj - 10-01-2016, 01:52 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by jcus - 10-01-2016, 03:53 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by 77newell - 10-01-2016, 04:14 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Beesme - 10-01-2016, 08:42 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Grandpa - 10-01-2016, 10:02 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Fulltiming - 10-02-2016, 05:33 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by 77newell - 10-02-2016, 06:21 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by folivier - 10-02-2016, 07:55 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by kyleb - 10-02-2016, 03:24 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by HoosierDaddy - 10-02-2016, 06:02 PM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by MrE - 10-03-2016, 06:48 AM
RE: Effects of high miles on motorhomes - by Beesme - 10-15-2016, 08:01 PM

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