02-03-2013, 08:01 AM
Just be careful and do the research to be sure you are getting what you bargain for. I would not buy a coach without seeing, touching and smelling it first.
Any Heavy Equipment Shop (Caterpillar, John Deere, etc.) would be able to pull samples. I pulled samples from the Main Engine, Transmission, Radiator....Generator and Radiator. While these results really need a history they will show possible catastrophic issues so be careful and have a mechanic help to explain the results.
I am a Marine Surveyor currently so I just used one of my Forms that I use when inspecting a boat. I start at one end and work my way through one level at a time. Run all of the Equipment on both Shore Power and with the Generator. At the end write up a report that you can use to help make up your mind.
We are very happy with an 8' wide coach and like being able to maneuver in tight spaces so 38' long is better for use. Not sure what will be next but since our Newell is still young it won't matter for quite a while.
Last bit of advice is that there is a reason for the following that Newell, Bluebird and Prevost have.
Any Heavy Equipment Shop (Caterpillar, John Deere, etc.) would be able to pull samples. I pulled samples from the Main Engine, Transmission, Radiator....Generator and Radiator. While these results really need a history they will show possible catastrophic issues so be careful and have a mechanic help to explain the results.
I am a Marine Surveyor currently so I just used one of my Forms that I use when inspecting a boat. I start at one end and work my way through one level at a time. Run all of the Equipment on both Shore Power and with the Generator. At the end write up a report that you can use to help make up your mind.
We are very happy with an 8' wide coach and like being able to maneuver in tight spaces so 38' long is better for use. Not sure what will be next but since our Newell is still young it won't matter for quite a while.
Last bit of advice is that there is a reason for the following that Newell, Bluebird and Prevost have.
Steve & Patti, Bonnie and Tucker
1982 Newell 38' Classic, DD 6V92
cocktails for as many will fit in the site, dinner for as many can sit at the pick-nick table and sleeps 2 since I fixed the couch