[encantotom]

unfortunately, even the best kept coaches can have issues. there are several threads on the forum right now on coaches that were well kept that are having issues.

but it does help. at least then you know what has been done.

but stuff does break. on the more complicated ones, there is lots to go wrong. on the mid 80's back, much less. but then age of components enter in.

owning a coach is a passion, not an investment. and you have to be willing to spend a lot of time and money in most cases.

the guys who seldom have issues are the ones who spend an enormous amount of time on their coaches and even then, they are not exempt from seeing issues.

what most of us are saying is that all in all, that a high quality coach lasts longer, is easier to fix (though may be more expensive in cases) and will be great to use. this is our 4th coach and 2nd newell. the first two were no where near the coach that i had in my 90 or in my 02.

these are great machines, but not simple or cheap. ask bill who has had to fill up his 310 gallon diesel tank.

tom