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In Market for New RV

Yahoo Message Number: 6275
Hi Everyone,

It has been awhile since I posted an e-mail on this site because I have yet to purchase a Country Coach; but, I have been "lurking" on this site and reading all the e-mails concerning Country Coach.

Just to bring everyone up to date:

- I quit my job on May 9th and sold my house in LA (Seal Beach).
- I have been in Cancun the last 4 months.
- I am now back in the states (Texas) and I am ready to buy a motorhome.
- I have never owned a motorhome before, or any other RV for that matter, (no experience) but I have done about a year's worth of research on the subject (I consider myself book smart for whatever thats worth).
- I am a member of RV Consumer Group (this is why I am interested in Country Coach).
- I am 46, divorced and will be living in my motorhome on a full-time basis and traveling the US and Canada for the next few years.
- I am trying to buy the best motorhome I can for around $125K; $150K tops.
- Holland Motorhomes has a 36', 1997 Magna (no slides) for sell that they are willing to sell for used, wholesale book value, $125k, maybe less.
- Foretravel has a 40', 1995 U300 Special Edition that they are willing to sell for under used, wholesale book value ($100k).
- Between the two I like the Magna better.
I looking for input/advice/suggestions the group is willing to give. Should I worry that I am not concern whether the coach has slides are not? ... if the Magna is a good buy? ... can I get more bang for by buck with another coach/model?

Thanks in advance for all replies, Rick Barnette

Re: In Market for New RV

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6277
At the risk of upsetting someone here, I would not recommend buying a non-slide coach unless either the price is a lot lower than you're talking or you plan to keep it forever. Non slide coaches have dropped precipitously in price and are hard to sell. We learned that one the hard way on our last rig. Won't make that mistake again. If you follow Country Coaches on the internet, you'll quickly notice the ones that are selling have slides. The others sell if priced well below the numbers you threw out.

I bought a very nice 1998 Allure with the "superslide" living room/dinette slide for $92K. Needs a couple of tires and I'm putting new shocks on it, but it is basically in very nice shape and only has 42K well documented miles on a drive train and chassis that can easily do 10 times that much. The coach is very well optioned as well, with things like the big fridge, 2000 watt inverter, extra batteries, coach armor, heat pumps, storage slide outs and entertainment system. $2K will put it in perfect condition plus add a DVD player.

This coach is a dream to drive and is built very solid. The long wheelbase makes it very stable in cross winds and when being passed by the usual speeding truckers. It would be a great full timer.
We'll be in it for at least 2 months straight next summer.
I saw an absolutely mint 2000 Allure superslide go very quickly over in Texas for $130K. The Magna without slides is over priced. If you want it, I would offer them $100K take it or leave it. But if I were going to live in a rig, I wouldn't consider one without at least the living room slide. It gives a whole different feel to the space, makes you feel like you're living in a one BR apartment.

All IMHO.

Dan & Ann D.
1998

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It has been awhile since I posted an e-mail on this site because I
have yet to purchase a Country Coach; but, I have been "lurking" on this site and reading all the e-mails concerning Country Coach.

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Just to bring everyone up to date: >

- I quit my job on May 9th and sold my house in LA (Seal Beach).
- I have been in Cancun the last 4 months.
- I am now back in the states (Texas) and I am ready to buy a

motorhome.

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- I have never owned a motorhome before, or any other RV for that
matter, (no experience) but I have done about a year's worth of research on the subject (I consider myself book smart for whatever thats worth).

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- I am a member of RV Consumer Group (this is why I am interested
in Country Coach).

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- I am 46, divorced and will be living in my motorhome on a full-
time basis and traveling the US and Canada for the next few years.
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- I am trying to buy the best motorhome I can for around $125K;

$150K tops.

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- Holland Motorhomes has a 36', 1997 Magna (no slides) for sell
that they are willing to sell for used, wholesale book value, $125k, maybe less.

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- Foretravel has a 40', 1995 U300 Special Edition that they are
willing to sell for under used, wholesale book value ($100k).

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- Between the two I like the Magna better.

I looking for input/advice/suggestions the group is willing to
give. Should I worry that I am not concern whether the coach has slides are not? ... if the Magna is a good buy? ... can I get more bang for by buck with another coach/model?

Re: In Market for New RV

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6279
One of CC's biggest dealers told me that they were taking non-slide units 25% back of low book as trades on new[er] models. Even then they would prefer that the owner sold the non-slide unit themselves. Some people prefer the non-slides but they are a small minority of the buyers. By offering the coach at low book, they are making quite a chunk.

Robert

In a message dated 9/20/2003 8:51:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dhhouck@... writes:

non-slide coach unless either the price is a lot lower than you're talking or you plan to keep it forever. Non slide coaches have dropped precipitously in price and are hard to sell. >>
 

Re: In Market for New RV

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6283
What if the coach is the Affinity, 1999, 38', that can be bought below wholesale book? It appears to be a lot of coach for the money. Any thoughts?

Rick