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Now a Newell Guy - whited44 - 03-05-2025

So i've been lurking for YEARS!!!!!!  Have had 4 diesel motorhomes throughout the years.
94 Gulfstream Tourmaster
84 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40
93 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40
97 Newell Coach 454
Needless to say i've been a participant on the wanderlodge WOG for a long time.  I've been trying to get this new coach of mine ironed out a little bit.  I've been searching for it for the last 12 years since MOT last sold it.  I went to Memphis to look at 452 which was Darrell Waltrips old coach and the same day I looked at that Jeff Lojudice told me 454 was for sale.  I made a deal and went down to Texas to get it.  It had been sitting for a couple years, and MOT I don't think did a very good job clarifying some things about it's condition before I traveled from NE Ohio to go get it.  But whatever.  It's mine now.

I do a lot of camping up this way, Ohio, PA, Kentucky, Tennessee, things like that.  My parents had motorhomes when I was a kid so I finally got the cadillac of all coaches.

Just thought I'd stop in and introduce myself so you guys kinda know who I am.

Dennis White from Canfield OH

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - Fulltiming - 03-05-2025

Welcome to the world of Newells Dennis. Glad you finally tracked down the coach you have been searching for.

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - HoosierDaddy - 03-05-2025

Welcome Dennis! I’m a former Buckeye! Grew up in NW Ohio .

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - Jack Houpe - 03-06-2025

Congratulations! Let the fun begin!

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - BusNit - 03-06-2025

Congratulations!! Curious what was not clarified. Either way post some pics!

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - whited44 - 03-06-2025

(03-06-2025, 06:24 AM)BusNit Wrote:  Congratulations!! Curious what was not clarified. Either way post some pics!

It’s a case of on yeah everything works, heat works, ac works, and if you search my posts I’m sure you can see what I’m working on..  here are some pics

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - Guy - 03-06-2025

Beautiful coach. Looks like 454 spent a lot of it's life in enclosed storage. Let the adventure begin !

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - 360 - 03-06-2025

Congrats from one stalker to another!

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - whited44 - 03-06-2025

(03-06-2025, 07:57 AM)Guy Wrote:  Beautiful coach. Looks like 454 spent a lot of it's life in enclosed storage. Let the adventure begin !

Thank you..  it spend its entire life in Texas or down south.  Wrenching. That’s what my adventure has been soo far ?

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RE: Now a Newell Guy - Richard - 03-07-2025

2 yrs. 20k dollars. Other new owners scoffed when I first told them that.

None of my comments are intended to be personal. They are intended to help you put the situation into a manageable expectation.

The coach was likely built in 95. Unfortunately, with any on our rigs, circumstances of last ownership are often someone in latter stages of life or latter stages of RV life. Either way, they stop putting money and effort into the rig. The real estate folks politely call it deferred maintenance. You are now playing catchup. It can be intense and overwhelming while you learn the intricacies of the machine. We are here to help you, and convince you that it ALL can be fixed.

The good news is the engineering is sound, and once you address any given issue, you are unlikely to face that one again.

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