07-07-2018, 11:09 AM
Oil tests of engine and transmission will allow some assessment of their conditions, and are best if there is a history of tests to compare to. Unless something catastrophic is occurring a single test cannot guarantee longevity.
Equally important to those tests is the overall sense of how well cared for the coach has been. Looking across all the available indicators of that care will help you arrive at an intuitive sense of conditions. There is no test or other approaches that can guarantee something major won't happen during your ownership. You can tilt the odds in your favor, but you cannot guarantee as sure thing.
If you read all the posts on this site you will learn as much as is possible. And then, as you visit and survey the available coaches, you will find the one that impresses you and your wife and feels like a good bet.
Equally important to those tests is the overall sense of how well cared for the coach has been. Looking across all the available indicators of that care will help you arrive at an intuitive sense of conditions. There is no test or other approaches that can guarantee something major won't happen during your ownership. You can tilt the odds in your favor, but you cannot guarantee as sure thing.
If you read all the posts on this site you will learn as much as is possible. And then, as you visit and survey the available coaches, you will find the one that impresses you and your wife and feels like a good bet.
Jon Kabbe
1993 coach 337 with Civic towed