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Mid engine Newell
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We are camped at Disney this week. Yesterday a well intentioned fellow approached me at the caoch while i was enjoying a cool beverage and asked if the coach was mid engined. He said he saw the exhaust pipe in the middle. I said why yes he was very observant and engine was midship. I told him it was built on a Fiero chassis andulta lightweight materials were used. I addd that because we kept the original V6 that we got over 20 mpg.  I also added that we also had the overheating problems that the Fiero had. He replied that was interesting and walked on.  Hey its disney everything is possible.

Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home Cool )
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#2

Haha! or you coulda told him no it's front wheel drive and opened up the genny compartment to show him the turbo 4 cylinder. Gotta have fun.

Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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#3

Sounds like the questions & answers when folks see our chrome "HYBRID" on the back of the coach. I am currently wanting to pull up & run a cord out to a "Tesla" charging station just to see what reactions I get.
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#4

Mine, being an '86, is configured differently. I have the I4 diesel mounted upfront. The original owner had a construction company and he used it as a mobile office. That's why the enormous generator was mounted in the rear, could power the entire construction site with that baby.

Jon & Chris Everton
1986 40' Dog House #86
450 hp ISM 5 spd ZF Ecomat 2
2004 Range Rover L322 Toad
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#5

I passed on buying a Crown bus conversion before I bought my first Newell. Most of them were mid-engined. They are held in high regard within the skooly world.

1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.
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#6

Thanks for the early morning laugh Richard! Too funny!

Karen & Adrian Abshire 
1998 2 slide 45' Newell Coach 498 
Prior: 1985 Foretravel ORED 35, 1988 38' Foretravel U280, 2000 Foretravel 42' U320, 1990 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40
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