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Re: Foretravel view from a Foretravel Owner.

Reply #25 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32697
Byron,

Thanks for setting the record straight relative to the rumor about having to "change the TranSynd every year". It is nice to hear from "someone who knows the true story."
As we have heard from many other CC owners, like Scott Laidig and us, CC coaches have had their share of major problems the last 7 years.

Thanks for your contribution to the CC Owners Forum, it is appreciated by many of us.

Brad Ward

2000 Magna 5916

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As a Foretravel owner, I have stayed out of the conversation on
Foretravels because I think both Foretravel and Country Coach are great motorhomes. But when there are sweeping remarks like those below, I would like to set the record straight. I have a 2004 U320 Foretravel which is my first motorhome.

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The service interval on the transmission is 36 months not 12
months. You have to change the fluid and filters at that time. No other adjustments are required.

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We have a leather dinette and sofa and are full timers. Not a sign
of cracks anywhere. I have never heard of FT leather cracking. It is Villa leather so if there is a problem with that, it should be industry wide.

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Entry steps are a personal choice. I find it easier to step up to
my single step than the steps I see on CC.

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I have had service performed all over the country. From Spokane to
Tallahassee to Albuquerque to Nova Scotia. Never a problem unless we need factory service. If CC or FT needs factory service, then it is a trip to Texas or Oregon.

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As far as flat floor slides, you are right. Foretravel and the
Prevost world have not gone there yet. Foretravel will likely try to make the transition in the near future. In the meantime, I "may" enjoy taller bays because the slides are up out of the way.

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I might as well comment on some of the earlier posts about FT going
out of business. The original Fore Family just couldn't take the company to the next level. They started to go downhill pretty quickly. The new owners, who bought the company in 2005 and who both live in Foretravels, have silent partners who have very deep pockets. I believe the company is finally in the black. They had a huge ship to turn around, but I think they have done it. To me, it kind of sounds a little like Bob Lee coming back to enhance the great name of CC.

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I really like CC and think that there are many advantages that CC
owners have over FT owners. But, I can name a number of great advantages that FT has over CC. Since you brought up the African Motif, let me say that is the one nice thing about Foretravel. You can make changes to you floor plans or decor - anything you want to pay for. When we ordered our coach, we had the factory make us a new unique printer cabinet that no one else has. We moved the location of the washer/dryer and designed our own vanity. Foretravel still does that. You can get standard wood cabinets or laminates or even exotic South African Bubinga wood. You can even get mid entry doors that accommodate wheelchair lifts.I may be wrong but I don't think CC does that unless you move to the Affinity or Rhapsody or Prevost level.

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One last thing about this forum. Thanks for letting me check in
and be a member. It is interesting that many of the issues discussed on this forum are also covered on the FT Yahoo Group. For example, each have their disgruntled owners, each likes to help others with finding great RV resorts and each helps solve problems or find unusual parts. There are also owners on both sites who have change from CC to FT - or visa versa- and swear that their new coach is better than the old one. Interesting.

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Byron Knight

2004 40' U320 Foretravel

Re: Foretravel

Reply #26 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32709
Hi Larry,

Found my CD from RV Consumer Group on the ratings of 2006-2007 RVs. Here is what I found:
There were no Class A's that received a full 5-star rating from RV Consumer Group this time. To get a 5-star rating from RV Consumer Group you have to a score of 90 or higher in 3 categories: Reliability, Value, and Highway Control. A few Country Coaches did receive a 4 1/2-star ratings; a few Inspires and a few Intrigues. Most of the Country Coaches were in the 4-star range. On the disk none of the other class A mfg scored higher that Country Coach.
Foretravels did not receive an overall rating on any of it's models. The reason stated by RV Consumer Group was that Foretravel either failed to provide information on Highway Control or they found it suspect. All Foretravels scored at least an 88 in Reliability and all Foretravels scored at least a 91 in Value. All Foretravels models received a "0" in Highway Control, thus, leading to no overall rating. On Reliability and Value, Foretravel for the most part scored higher that Country Coach. Country Coach scored higher than Foretravel on Highway Control due to the fact Foretravel did not get rated in this category for reasons I mentioned earlier.
Note that RV Consumer Group does not rate any Prevost Conversions or Newells.
If anyone wants to know how their particular 2006-2007 Country Coach rated/scored, e-mail and I will send you the ratings (or you can join RV Consumer Group and receive all the ratings on all the RVs).

Rick,

2004 CC Allure, 31018

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Re: Foretravel

Reply #27 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32717
Great! Thanks for looking up that information Rick.

Larry 03 Allure 30856

CB Radio Installation

Reply #28 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32726
I went to a local truckers' CB shop today to inquire about having a CB installed in the coach. I'm not real into the whole CB thing but I thought it might be just one more piece of safety gear especially out here in the west where cell phone reception can be hit and miss.
The technician told me that he wanted to install the antenna on the passenger side A pillar (a four' antenna mounted about 2' below the roof so that about 2' of the antenna would be above the coach) to afford the best chance of having the proper ground plane for transmissions towards the road median (i.e., towards oncoming traffic). Upon inspecting the coach he decided that because I have an awning above the entry door there probably was not sufficient room to adequately mount the antenna so I decided against the installation. Question - Does Country Coach pre-install a place on the roof for a CB antenna to be mounted or is that something you have to special order when ordering the coach? Harry

06 Inspire 51933

Re: CB Radio Installation

Reply #29 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32729
My 03 allure came with a antenna mounted in the center of the coach about two or three feet behind the front cap. It works great. I went to a truck stop cb shop in texas and got a cobra 29 cb and it does a great job. I only use it to check road conditions and when traveling with friends.
William 03 allure
Ft, Worth Texas

Re: CB Radio Installation

Reply #30 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32761
I had a CB installed at Camping world on my 2006 Inspire on March/07. They side mounted it on the drivers side just behind the side drivers window and the slide for the dining area (slide A ). I asked them not to put the antenna higher than the highest point on the MH. The CB is working well and the only thing they did not do was to attach the antenna to the side of the coach so it would not flap around in the wind. So I had it attached to the side so it no longer sways in the wind.

Louis Gratton

2006 Inspire 51897

CB Radio Installation

Reply #31 –
Yahoo Message Number: 32767
Hi:

I ordered my c.b.radio and antenna from Country Coach when I ordered my 2007, Allure, 470. The antenna is on the roof. An outside contractor did it for CC. It works great. Good for highway information from truckers. Have you ever tried to get highway information from a trucker on a cell phone? That is why I have a c.b.

Bob

2007, Allure 470

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Re: Foretravel

Reply #32 –
Yahoo Message Number: 33031
FWIW: RV Consumer Group rated my 94 Magna 5 stars...major factor in my purchase decision and I have no regrets after almost 2 years.
DougC
94 Magna
5072

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Larry,

You're probably correct. I was quoting from the 2002 RV Consumer

Group's

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Green book. At that time, it was the only Class A motorhome with

a 5-star

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rating. I trying to find my copy of RV Consumer Group's CD which
I received Feb.

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of this year. I don't recall if CC received any 5-star ratings.

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Foretravel

Reply #33 –
Yahoo Message Number: 55627
I looked at Foretravel SERIOUSLY for years. Pat Mason at CC used to kid me about being the F man, because I would ask him about why CC did things this way and F COMPANY would do it that way. I finally got CC to put an entry and exit handle near the front door like Foretravel, CC adopted the air suspension system Foretravel used as standard at the end of 98 or 97.

I would have bought a 98 320 if Fore travel had offered slides as the African interior was our all time favorite. But their entry on a Foretravel was horrid, with those tiny shallow stair treads, their fit and finish was a little better, but that chassis that bolted together in 3 SECTIONS scared me to death. They have since changed to a Dynomax type chassis.
Foretravel has always had better windows, and AV products, real leather, and some very obnoxious fabrics.. They have had their issues also, with bad radiators, front and rear end caps that weren't installed properly during 02,03 and 04.
Their slide outs have never been flat floor types until very recently.
Foretravel never really has offered $100,000 of quality per model improvements over a CC. Just my opinion. Remember Foretravel went through closing and openings and chapters all during a strong economy and they have recently had a change at the highest level of management. So I wouldn't put any faith in Foretravel either. They have changed to their fair pricing practices, which cost them their largest retail dealer and have gone back to a modified dealer direct sales profile. Sound familiar? TWI 2004 INTRIGUE 11731

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