[Fulltiming]

Grandpa, what do you consider high mileage? 100,000, 200,000? Most Newells were used in one of two ways: 1) bought by an individual that travels very little, maybe 45-80k miles during that time period. 2) a coach that was owned by a company for the first several years of that time, frequently a race car driver or race team, that put 40-50,000 miles per year on it, then sold to an individual that used it very little. My 1992 has 175k miles on it and was built for Al Unser Jr. I have put about 55,000 miles on it myself during the past 11 years I have owned it. Most of the 120k miles it had on it when I bought it had been put on it while Unser owned it.

Race teams and drivers can't afford to have their coaches break down when traveling to a race so they maintain them well with their fleet of mechanics. Individuals, especially many years later, may be as meticulous or may do the very minimum maintenance. I would prefer to see a coach that has been regularly used as opposed to a coach that sat for years unattended. That is the reason that getting maintenance records on an older coach is a significant benefit. You know if the owner was taking care of it. I have put about 6,000 miles on mine during the past year.