[DK on the road]

This is a very ambitious undertaking.

Who would let a coach get like this....

Also look for vermin damage. Water lines, air lines, electrical wires and components. If it has sat for a while, oil seals will leak, at wheels, output shafts, power steering pumps and hoses, hydraulic fan seals, Air conditioners and components. fuel system tank removed, lines cleaned or replaced, water tanks purified, etc.

It sounds like you will get a good price on items, I hope they are quality, since you will only want to replace those parts once. I would agree with 2 years if its only weekends you have to work on it. If you're into a flip, I would look for something simpler and quicker for ROI. If you want something for your family to enjoy, these Coaches are great, but you will be disappointed using it until you have invested time into all the items I and others have mentioned. Being stranded with your family can cause a lot of stress also.

Good luck

[Newell_fox]

So start pricing tires, 8 8D.batteries. A replacement radiator. 10 air bags. Changeout of all fluids. Thats just to get it rolling.

That coach appears to have been sitting for years. Sitting is the enemy.

Thanks Richard, fully appreciate the candor on here, I have NO PROBLEM with the Mexicans working on the coach if needed, especially repainting one.  I have experienced extremely shoddy workmanship on my Surburban 2500 here in the USA.  In the UK ALL vehicles must pass a MOT, from a grocery getter to a HGV Heavy goods vehicle (several inspections). I understand what is needed to keep a vehicle road worthy. 

What I have noticed, very apparently, is the service writers job is the most important at a repair facility.  Their job is to extract as much, and price gouge as much as possible as they are on a comission.

Its a different system in the UK, the book states the hours a job is to complete.

Anyhoo, If I find the right bus and it looks viable it might be a ok.

There is a mid 90's on RV Trader with 300k asking $45k with the Detroit series 60.  

I'm keeping an eye on the market and I see it softening soon.

Cheers
Hutch

[Richard]

The candor is from being a DIY Newell owner for 20 years, seeing folks with grand ambitions of buying cheap, investing sweat equity, and realizing that they are WAY over their heads. Now they have invested more than the purchase price, and can’t give the coach away. There is a market for total resto jobs at give it away price. There is a market for well maintained older coach. There is NOT a market for a partial restoration. 

None of us on this forum drank the Koolaid. We know what it takes.

That said, if an individual knows that going in, has the skill sets to do the work, and understands it’s a labor of love, THEN it is my opinion that an older Newell is the BEST bang for your buck out there.


Take a trip and inspect the one you listed. It’s an education anyone needs before spending a penny. Pictures never tell the whole story when something is for sale.

[Newell_fox]

Agreed, I want a series 60 detroit and would take on a project as it would be my home, 24/7 for a few years. As I type this thne straights of Hormuz has ships on fire apparently. I hope we dont see a massive spike in oil prices !!!