[Foodsman]

OK, I think I have a reasonable supply of tools for most eventuallities and if there are specilaized items I'll get them as I go.

What about filters, bulbs, fuses, belts (nothing pink) oil, grease, WD40, Silicone spray, and repair, clean-up - fix-up. Do you carry extra windshield wipers and/or anything special for the generator, water heater etc. Are there things you automatically carry with you in the coach?

That reminds me, do Newell coaches have a heated basement in the 1999 - 2005's?

Thanks guys,

Harry

[HoosierDaddy]

Yep, Yep, Yep , and Yep
Every rear engine Newell I have seen has a heated basement.

[Foodsman]

Thanks Hoosier,

I was talking to my daughter last night and was reminded why I have her for sale... Here I am having the wonderful father-daughter talk and telling her of some of the things you need to keep up a motorhome.

I new something bad was coming because clouds covered the sun and pestilence was overtaking the land. A clear sign I was talking to ( that daughter ) when she said "Dad, why think of other tools when everything you use turns into a hammer"!

So if any of you are looking for a daughter cheap, let me know? But she does not come with my tools! A hammer she says, how can our children go so wrong!

Harry

[77newell]

Ah kids, they sure do see the truth and tell it in the most straightforward way. If she lived at my house she would indeed see everything turn into a hammer on occasion. Something needs beating and why go fetch the "official" tool when what is in my hand will "work".

Maxim #1: hammer to fit, paint to match.
Maxim #2: if that fails use a bigger hammer.
Maxim #3: if that fails, fetch the BFH. (you'll figure it out)

[Chester Stone]

Your daughter is more right than wrong. Often a switch and mechanical devices that will not work or start will behave after a soft tap of a hammer. I frequently forget this rule.

[Foodsman]

Hey 77 and Chester, have you forgotten this is the child where "clouds covered the sun and pestilence was overtaking the land"? Dracula shows up in a mirror around this child...

Actually she's a great kid and would work on the coach with me and do as good or better. Just don't tell her I said that!

[encantotom]

ok...harry, here is one for you.

our 2002 is our 4th coach. a 27' travco, a 35' executive, 90 and 2002 newell. where i worked we got sabbaticals every 7 years for 2 months. so my first sabbatical i bought the 35' executive and we spent the summer in it with our 4 kids from 1 year to 12. it was a real adventure. we broke down all over the place but i would get it fixed and off we would go. adventure of a lifetime (until we did it again). not long after we got back from that sabbatical, we decided we wanted a cabin so we sold the executive and bought the cabin. (wish it would have been enough to buy the cabin but it wasnt...ha). our oldest daughter at the time CRIED when we put it on the for sale lot. she had such great memories of it.

since it broke down so much, i told myself my next coach would be a bus. like a real bus. so all i looked at was prevost, then birds and and most know, i stumbled upon newells.

so i bought the 90 newell. i bought it one day in new mexico, drove it home, loaded it up and off we went with me, darlene, my two younger kids and our grand daugther.drove to illinois from arizona without know anything about the newell. had a great time. a few maiden trip issues, but nothing big. then a sabbatical in the 90 that was virtually flawless. (had a plumbing check valve go out that cost me ten bucks and forced me (ha) to stay in a georgous place on the oregon coast. and we traveled for 10 weeks.

that same daughter spent 3 weeks with us (in the 2002) and brought our two grandkids and visited alot of folks on this forum and went like 3000 miles summer before last. my family loves the coach. the grandkids love the coach. i love the coach. i dont use it enough but i love the coach.

that commercial about rv'g and creating memories is spot on. if you full time in it, ours are great for that. if you vacation in it, ours are great for that. if you love to tinker, ours is great for that. is it cheap....no. are they alot of work at times....yes. is it worth it.....to me a resounding yes.

happy 1st saturday

tom

[Foodsman]

Tom,

That was a great story and I thank you for it. I could not even imagine a family member not liking a nice motorhome. I'd even go as far as saying you'd see more of them! How many have such an opportunity to have such great fun with family and friends.

We've been talking a lot about maintenance here but thats why you do it isn't it, it's the home on the road? So pass the wrench, screwdriver and yes, hammer. We'll go to work and keep the ol Newell going forward!!!

Harry

[Ozarkguy]

Harry...I walked thru about 15 lightly used Newell's today, I'm sure I saw one that has your name on it... You won't need the hammer!

[Foodsman]

Hey Jimmy, where did you find said "15 lightly used Newell's today"? But come on man, No hammer!!! Harry