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Are you mechanically inclined? If so don't be afraid. From what I've read on this forum and been told they are only expensive if you let someone else do the work.

There is a thread where one Guru tracked down his air leaks and never went under the coach. It amounted to replacing all push on fittings with DOT fittings. Push-ons are great for manufacturing speed but not for long term use. Some Gurus have gotten their air systems to not run the compressor once or twice in 24 hours from every 30 minutes.
I plan on spending a few thousand dollars each year for the first two years to get my coach up to snuff. After that it is mostly preventive maintenance and fixing things as they fail.

Of the coaches I've looked at Newells are far better for full timing than other conversion buses. These have a lot systems but they aren't complicated to trouble shoot when we stop and think about common sense troubleshooting techniques (after we get over jumping to the worst conclusion possible). This forum is a huge repository of information and experience. The Gurus have helped me and I expect to pass that help along to others.

Salesmen speak --- be wary of it.

Fulltiming said it better than I could. I agree with him 100%.