Great news! I hope she enjoys her new bus to the fullest extent possible!
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Great news! I hope she enjoys her new bus to the fullest extent possible!
JOE Tell us more about Viv's new bus. Did you go to Alabama to check it out? You have been a true friend for Viv in her efforts to find the right bus.
The limited responce to Vivs new bus is not reflective in the number of views this thread has generated. The silence is deffining
Darrell I for one never thought she would buy but I have a hard enough time reading people in person much less over the wire so my opinion on that carried little weight.
I also decided to put other steriotypical opinions aside (age) and be polite and offer sound advice and help out where I could, that was it.
She initally had me look on line at then call the owner of an 88 American Conversion.
A middle age gentlmen alot like myself. Owner opporator 54yrs old drives a Pete works on it himself, Same with the bus. After he was pretty confident I was comming down to look and I thought I had convinced him I would find almost everything he insisted the only components not working are the 2 e-spar heaters. OTR A/C and working well 3 yr old skinns glass mat batts new, recent service, straight clean no leaks.
So I called Viv back and instead of sending me down SHE WENT, I love it.
I coached her and coached her and from the looks of it it all worked out.
The fellow and his entire family took her under their wing and she has been there for 5 days now living on board and learning.
Now the seller has agreed to deliver it for her with her to New Jersey, how fantastic is that. I told that guy to stretch his brakes till the next time he came through Chicago and I would gladly put shoes and spring kits on his tractor trlr for him rotate his tires and have him over for dinner.
I can not wait to party with her this Feburary at the Elks club where she winters in Florida.
Your the MAN Joe, you do things right!!
:) JIM
Well, I for sure never thought it would occur. Viv's a wonderful example of what hope and dreams will get you! She's 85 years young.
Congratulations Vivian on your new bus. I know a little bit about what you have been through on a much smaller scale as I have also wanted one for a long time. Candidly, having read through the threads previously I wondered if "the hunt" was going to go on in perpetuity, but it seems that notion was dead wrong. What a great ending to the whole saga. I hope you get to drive the wheels off it. Joe, you sound like a proud papa.:cool:
Hello All,
Don and I are sitting here in my kitchen trying to book a flight back to Birmingham for him...I keep going to my back door and looking outside to see if it..." My Very Own Prevost"...is really truly sitting in the spot where my Dolphin was always parked until 4:15 PM today...July 18, 2009...!!!! It sure is...and I am sooooo happy I just can't believe it ...keep pinching myself....but it's there for sure...!!!!
And it's not only all Don said it was it's a whole lot more...He is taking a terrible loss for all he's invested in it in both time and money but he needed to sell it and when I looked at it I wanted it with all my heart...
The floor plan is exactly what I've been searching so hard for, for almost 4 whole years...but there are things in it that I never dreamed of ...Number one, after the plan being just right, the bus is immaculate...!!!! both inside and out...not a scratch on it to be noticed...and the same inside...of course there are little minor things that need fixing but nothing I'd miss only things Don pointed out to me...
What a gem of a man and his whole family has been more than wonderful to me...in every conceiveable way...I've met most of Don's family...and left there yesterday with good bye hugs to every one...
I drove several hours of the trip home and Don came with me to be sure it ran the 975 miles from Birmingham, Al. to Brick, NJ as he knew it would ...perfectly...
I am dead tired now but Don is still going strong trying to set up flight plans to get back home on US Airways the same as I got to him...He's awful quiet on the phone now but I wonder if he gave up for tonight too and went back in the coach to sleep...
I'm saying nite now to you all and go find out how he's doing...
One dilleriously happy Viv saying Nite to All...
Warm Hugs Always Viv...
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Originally Posted by Joe Cannarozzi
That's all great news Viv,:) and it's truly wonder full how this all played out.
I'm happy for you that you got your dream, that's the "secret".
You enjoy and be careful, don't exceed your capabilities and all will be good.
JIM
Wonderful news Viv, and such a great experience. Congratulations!!:D I bet your "smiler" is sore from all the use:D:D:D
Congrats Viv, hope you have lots of happy miles...