02-19-2020, 01:40 PM
I'm sure some of you have seen coach 563 for sale on eBay and other websites, it has not been talked about in this group for some reason.
It was for sale on eBay recently for $90,000 or best offer, I offered at $75,000 and it was quickly accepted.
I arranged a professional certified level 2 inspection through the nrvia at a cost of $1,000 and the person doing it has done Newell inspections before.
To sum up a long story the inspector called me at noon and said he had stopped the inspection and sent me numerous pictures and after I see the pictures to talk with him. The coach was not drivable the air door would not shut the steps were broken the battery tray was rotted out the coach would not level the basement AC did not work the aqua hot did not work and there was severe water damage inside the coach that the owners try to hide with pillows and blankets.
The slides did not line up and you could see light through both slides in many places also the slides were so bad that there was exposed rotted plywood that you could see. There were also bulges in the slide out gaskets. Lots of pictures of rotted wood.
The pictures in the ad did not even look like the same coach as rust was everywhere and it looks like it had been sitting outside at least two to three years.
I'm doing this to warn others as it was a $500 mistake as the inspector felt so bad for me he refunded half my money. This was clearly false advertising. The owner stated on many many occasions stating that it's only been sitting outside since Thanksgiving when it is actually been outside since 2018. It hasn't been driven during that time either. It did have a lot of work done through some auto mechanic in 2017 and 2018 but again after sitting for more than 2 years those systems did not seem to work.
I think the biggest expense would be reskinning the slides and replacing all of the rotten wood and of course replacing both air seals and aligning the slides which all could be done at Newell for a cost. Obviously being a Kansas City Missouri and they took it to Alaska also there is a lot of rust even on the outside of the coach above the pantographic doors.
I didn't want a project coach I want something to go back to full-time and and of course I have a limited budget. Having been Newell owner previously, I know what can be fixed locally and what needs to go back to Newell and I can tell you undoubtedly this coach needs to go back to Newell.
You have been warned ?
It was for sale on eBay recently for $90,000 or best offer, I offered at $75,000 and it was quickly accepted.
I arranged a professional certified level 2 inspection through the nrvia at a cost of $1,000 and the person doing it has done Newell inspections before.
To sum up a long story the inspector called me at noon and said he had stopped the inspection and sent me numerous pictures and after I see the pictures to talk with him. The coach was not drivable the air door would not shut the steps were broken the battery tray was rotted out the coach would not level the basement AC did not work the aqua hot did not work and there was severe water damage inside the coach that the owners try to hide with pillows and blankets.
The slides did not line up and you could see light through both slides in many places also the slides were so bad that there was exposed rotted plywood that you could see. There were also bulges in the slide out gaskets. Lots of pictures of rotted wood.
The pictures in the ad did not even look like the same coach as rust was everywhere and it looks like it had been sitting outside at least two to three years.
I'm doing this to warn others as it was a $500 mistake as the inspector felt so bad for me he refunded half my money. This was clearly false advertising. The owner stated on many many occasions stating that it's only been sitting outside since Thanksgiving when it is actually been outside since 2018. It hasn't been driven during that time either. It did have a lot of work done through some auto mechanic in 2017 and 2018 but again after sitting for more than 2 years those systems did not seem to work.
I think the biggest expense would be reskinning the slides and replacing all of the rotten wood and of course replacing both air seals and aligning the slides which all could be done at Newell for a cost. Obviously being a Kansas City Missouri and they took it to Alaska also there is a lot of rust even on the outside of the coach above the pantographic doors.
I didn't want a project coach I want something to go back to full-time and and of course I have a limited budget. Having been Newell owner previously, I know what can be fixed locally and what needs to go back to Newell and I can tell you undoubtedly this coach needs to go back to Newell.
You have been warned ?
Thanks for the Heads up David
