[encantotom]

i get asked often to value newells. at best i will give a wide range and most of the time i say it is worth what you are willing to pay for it. if you sold your home, are going to fulltime and found the perfect newell and it was priced a little high, it may make sense to pay a premium. everyone wants to get the most they can. and since values are really hard to determine for newells, people usually start high.

another aspect is if the coach has a loan on it. if so, then folks want to get at least what they owe on it.

there is such a variance in what a coach is worth, which is amplified being older than an SOB that is newer.

in the 250k range, you will be able to find an incredibly nice newell with steering tag and 4 slides. i just showed my 02 newell (i am not selling it) to some people who stopped by last nite and they were blown away that it was 17 or more years old. these things are pretty timeless.

if i looked at a new sob then looked at steve bares coach, i would be hard pressed to acknowledge that steves was 20 years old. it would look like new. so what is that worth when you go to sell? it is worth what you are willing to pay.

we are a very small subset of coach owners for sure.

rambling i know, but my two cents worth and i am stickin to it. (RIP Wally)

tom