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Hi, My name is Charlie Fleck,my wife,Mollie, and I are are looking to buy a Prevost. We felt that this forum would be a great place to start. So just wanted to say hi.I am not very good at writing but very good at listening, hope to see you soon. Thanks, Charlie
Charlie and Mollie,
Welcome to POG, it will be the best $100 you'll ever spend in your Prevost experience.
...and if you're interested in a 1997 Liberty XL 45', I'm your guy.
Mango Mike Anderson
mike@mangomikes.com
Charlie,
Welcome to the asylum. We especially like to help people spend their money so ask your questions and step back and the answers will fly.
They may not be correct answers.
We make a lot of stuff up.
If you expect advice from this bunch you need to realize the first or second response to a question may actually relate to the question you asked, but after that the entire thread may drift to totally unrelated subjects, and none of the posts may contain any accuracy. It's your job to sort out the fact from fiction.
If listening is your thing you have come to the right place, especially if you like to hear sheep go baaaaaa. Whatever you do, make sure you do not let the wizards on this site intimidate you. Almost all (except me) are social outcasts with no redeeming qualities.
Hey Mango.....Is that the one that's powered by oxygen and water?
Oh, Mango is serious. He has a coach he would love to see you own. I am sure if you buy it he will fill the tank with diesel, and then invite you to park with the bunch at OSH so he can teach you how to operate all the systems.
The downside is there will be a bunch of us there and you may end up being a sheepherder.
Welcome Charlie and Mollie! If you have a sense of humor (even better if it's a warped sense of humor), you'll love it here! Despite what Jon says about "making stuff up", this group is a virtual fount of valuable knowledge regarding Prevosts, conversion systems & components, bussing and RV'ing in general, sheep, and other random subjects (some not fit for mixed company). They joke alot and tease each other unmercifully, but whenever a fellow Prevost owner is in need of help or advice, there is not a more qualified or generous braintrust you can find!
Jump in with any question you may have - don't be shy - we were all newbies at some point (a few of us - like me - are perpetual noobs!). Sure - you may get a little teasing from time to time, but it's all in good fun and you will always get the information you seek at the end of the day! (Sometimes, you may not like the answers, but these folks won't pull punches with the important matters of bus maintenance, repair, safety, and sheepherding!)
Tell us where you and Mollie are from and a little about yourselves! In fact, you can put some info in your signature - like city, state, bus year, model, & converter - bank account number, etc! :D
Above all else - have fun! Most POGers won't bite, and the ones that do usually can't find their teeth, so the worst you'll suffer is a severe 'gumming'! :eek:
Buy a 1997-2000 XLV, Liberty or Marathon. We can make those run.
Welcome aboard Charlie and Mollie. You came to the right place for OVERLOAD on information. Hope your long term memory is better than.......what was I talking about? :D
Give us guys some of the specifics of what your looking for and we all will offer our opinions, right or wrong they are just our opinions.
Rivets / Non Rivets
Slides / 1 Slide / 2 Slides / 3 slides / 4 slides
Over the Road Bus Air / Cruise Air / Roof Air
H3 Model / XL Body Style
40' / 45'
North/South or East/West Facing Bed
Used Cost $$$$ / New $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Maintenance Costs Used $$$$$$ / New $
Just fill out most of these questions and we will start throwing ideas and web sites your way.
Just ask Scott T. He has a whole slew of us helping him spend his money. :eek:
Gary S.
Charlie / Mollie,
If you buy a coach you won't need this any more.
Attachment 4991
Just remember:
Good Guys
Ray
Kevin Erion
The King
Dale J.
Roadrunner
Ken Z
Gary D
Darl
Jeep
Jim K.
Harry
Numbnuts:
Krakman
Lew
A1
Lew
Beagle Boy
Mel Torme
Lew
Spongebob
Metal Filings
Al Cannolli
Lew
Brillo Boy
Bite-Me-To-There
The King
Foon
Lew
Guys To Be Afraid Of
MangoMike
JDUB
Welcome to Internet hell.
Glad to see JDUB had his restraints removed for long enough for him to type the above. Either that or he gnawed through them again.
A1;
B I T E M E
Just so this gets straightened out early, Those "Goodguys" that Jdub identified, they all deny they know him. Those "numbnuts" he identified deny the existence of jdub. Heck half the names of people on those lists don't even exist and about a quarter of them are names he copied off of gravestones in the cemetaries of the towns he's been run out of. Oh don't worry, he has a lot more names to throw your way. :eek:
Welcome aboard and ask away. You will find what you seek.
Just don't make eye contact and you'll be O.K. :rolleyes: If you fail at that, put out a spread of food, announce it as a mini rally and run. Believe it or not, there are many restaurants around the country that will swear that the locust swarm arrives in Prevosts.
Charlie & Mollie,
Welcome aboard, we're glad your here. Fire away with all your questions, this bunch of weenies will give you bogus answers. A-1 and I are the only ones you can really count on.;)
Jdub has a bite fetish we don't quite understand, but he has spent a lot of time with the camel jockies in the middle east and has this absurd craving for mutton cooked with seaweed and gazelle milk.:rolleyes:
Welcome Charlie and Mollie.
POG=
"Everything you have always wanted to know about Prevost but were afraid to ask"
This is the Place. You will get an earful here!
I am the only one that made both list, some made one list twice so that makes me the only one qualified to give believeable, accurate, straight to the point advise. It is worth every cent you paid for it too!!
Welcome aboard Charlie and Mollie, we are glad you spent the money so we don't have too.
I wish JDUB hadn't eaten so many mutton tacos. The only thing that makes him dangerous is what he eats.
JDUB, how could you????
You slighted me terribly, and you mentioned Lew 5 Times. I am hurt !:mad: :D
Well Clowns,
It looks like you all scared Mollie and Charlie away. No response at all to the verbal sparring and insults, so yet another Prevost buyer has turned tail and run.
Charlie and Mollie, if you are still out there ignore everyone. They won't hurt you. At least not too much.
Welcome Charlie and Mollie, find yourself a nice 97 to 2000 Liberty and life will be good!
:)JIM
Unless Alzheimer's keeps you from remembering how to turn your AC on.....Quote:
JIM CHALOUPKA Welcome Charlie and Mollie, find yourself a nice 97 to 2000 Liberty and life will be good!
JIM
Charlie and Mollie.....
Don't let this Manic Mob of Misfits scare you off....
The bark is much worse than the occasional bite......:D
You will find a plethora of meaningful and pertinent technical information at you finger tips, or mouse as the case may be, once you get past the "editorial" content.
It really is a good group.
After all, it's easy to not make any list if you fly consistently under the radar.
Welcome Charlie and Mollie. You have joined a great group of folks, they are most helpful, and are all a lot of fun.
We also have another new member Jim and Carol Trout. They have not jumped into the POG pond on their own, so I will throw them in. They have just purchased Richard Becker's 96 Mitchell/Vogue. Welcome to the POG group!
Well, the members list shows they haven't yet read the posts, so we probably haven't scared them off .... YET.Quote:
It looks like you all scared Mollie and Charlie away. No response at all to the verbal sparring and insults, so yet another Prevost buyer has turned tail and run.
The last activity by them was one hour after their post, so they've missed all of the fun, so far.
Ray
Hello everyone,
I have been looking for a used coach for the past few weeks and will have a deal done this next week. I have been working with a really nice guy at the Dallas Marathon store. I am buying a 2006 H3-45 and while I have not seen the coach in person I have looked at about 200 pictures. It has three slides and looks new. I don't want anyone to think that I am whining, but I am 49 years old and have terminal cancer. I have been dealing with it for almost 5 years and pray that I have a couple of years left. I only mention that so you will understand why I don't need to buy a brand of coach that is going to give me lots of problems. I am on chemo right now and don't have much extra energy to deal with big problems while headed down the road. I would like to hear what you pro's can tell me about the quality of Marathon Prevost coaches. I have been very impressed with the salesman but then again that is his job and I have never owned a coach. Thanks for any information that you can give me.
Tony
New Mexico
Tony welcome to POG.
...and just kick that cancer in the ass.
A marathon is a great coach and you won't be disappointed. Plus you have a bevy of fellow Marathon owners that would love to give you all sorts of advice.
You need to put OKC on your calendar.
Mango Mike
Tony,
I think you are on the right track. No one has more nationwide service centers than Marathon, so between them and Prevost, just drive the crap out of that thing and we'll do our best to help you have fun at the expense of others.
Good luck.
JDUB
Tony,
Welcome to POG. Marathon makes a fine coach, and I'm sure you'll have many happy travels with your new bus.
How about making plans now to join us out in Oklahoma City, Oct 2-8 for POG 8th POG rally?
Also, if you're able, there's a group getting together out at the Oshkosh fly-in at the end of this month. I'm guessing they could get you in there too.
Welcome to the group.
Hi,everyone I JUST read all of your posts. Can you see the capital letters [I JUST],Icannot type it takes me forever. So thats why I AM A GOOD listener. See the caps. So from know on I will be using lower case letters.. my spelling is also terriable so please have fun at my expense.i am sure by reading all of your posts that you are all geniuses. i fill so intimated,but, i am sure i will get over it. My wife and I still work at our regular jobs.I CAN ONLY GET ON THIS SITE AT NIGHT[SEE THE CAPS] DARN!!!!. So for a little history.I work for a utility company. My wife is an artist.She paints me all the time in the nude, but it takes me forever to get the paint off. We live in DuBois,PA. at mile marker 100 on Interstate 80. N OW BEFOR I GET HAMMERED,DARN!!! Now before you all hammer me about living on i 80 , i dont , it was just a referance. I can retire at anytime now. the house is now for sale. When it sales we are out of here..So we are looking for a good Prevost motorhome for about 10,000.00 dollars. I know thats alot of money but we only want the best. So if any of you want to make a good profit on your motorhomes just call me. my number is BR549.We will need your help to guide us on what coach to buy,what year to buy.We can only afford a coach that cost about 150,000.00.We dont want any slides,we want at least a 40 foot coach.I just want to thank all of you for being so nice to my wife and I. I want to thank Jim for allowing us to be on this sight for an introduction offer of 500.00 dollars. We appreciate his sacrifice.This post only took me 1 hour to type,not bad HAH!!We cant wait to get on the road and meet all of you.Thank you for all of your help.
Hi Tony. Marathon is one of the best. The support is very good as well. Just keep in mind its a Prevost first so everyone can answer questions on that issue. Congradulations and enjoy. It's going to be a great experience for you I'm sure.
Charlie and Mollie,
Welcome aboard. I was in your shoes about a year and half ago. I had never owned a tent and knew nothing about RV's. This group, the good guys, and the so called numbnuts were all very helpful to me in determining what is important mechanically and in functionality. Feel free to ask any question and this group will help you through your thought process.
It will be to your benefit to post the specifics of what you are looking for in a coach. With all of the pro's on this site they can probably direct you in a direction to help find exactly what your looking for. Some people on this site have looked for their perfect bus for years and others, like Jen and I, took the advice of this group and found a bus that we liked right away and have enjoyed every minute of it. Good luck in your search and I hope to get to meet you down the road.
Charlie and Mollie,
As mentioned before, Mango Mike has a really nice 97 Liberty, which might be in close to the right price range.
Another suggest is to contact Steve Bennett at CA Coach Company. Steve is a POG member, a POG sponsor, and Prevost owner as well. Great guy and has several coaches that might be within your intended budget. Now is a great time if you're looking for good deals. But, do be aware of unscrupulos sellers. Steve will certainly treat you right.
http://www.californiacoachcompany.com/
and obviously, our forum sponsor you can find many coaches for sale at
http://www.prevost-stuff.com/
There are several other POG sponsors, which you can find on the front page of POG.
Ray
Charlie is going to fit right in.
Charlie, I'm willing to bet half the inmates that read your last post failed to pick up on all of the humor. Start out slow because it is going to take some a while to understand when you are joking and when you are real.
Now to the serious stuff. For your budget, in today's market you are going to get a very fine coach. There are a bunch out there and the best way for you to start the process is to literally go look at a bunch just so you can begin formulating a list of things you want in a coach, and things you can do without. You will have to decide how you will use your coach and that will influence what you need. For example, if you will travel with grandkids you will likely want a floor plan with a private toilet. If it is just you and Mollie, that becomes less important.
If you choose to escape the cold of DewBoys, PA and will travel in the desert southwest, then OTR (over the road air) becomes very important.
Also, you mention at least 40 feet. Prevost made a 35 footer many moons ago, but they are very rare, and although they more recently made 40 foot coaches, you will find 45 footers are what appears to be the most common now. If you were to have a choice the 45 is a more livable length.
We have placed you on the agenda for the OKC rally. You will be the hit of the nude painting series. If you get Mollie to do a good job with her paint brush Skiffer will refund some of the dues he charged.
That pretty funny right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFleck
Know you're kiddin about MM 100 - your place is in Treasure Lake isn't it? ;)
Tony, there are lots of very experienced folks around here of which I am not one. I can say though that we are approaching 3000 miles on our older Marathon that we picked up a month ago and it has been great thus far. No problems and extremely well made.
Best of luck to you. Go pick up that H3 beast and have fun!
Charlie, found one for you:
Jim, Priceless!
Charile can get started honing his maintenance and repair skills straight away.
It should come in right on the budget number too.
Hey Jim, was that bus listed as "needs detailing" ???:eek:
Thanks for the response everyone. I can tell by the tone of the conversation that I am going to like these boards.
Believe it or not that bus was sold and paid for by a guy that never came back to pick it up:eek:
It sits at Mr Olivers.
JIM
now thats what I am talkin about Jim,how about OTR air, Jon tells me I should have it.Git me a price.
GDeen,you must know the area. We do not live in Treasure Lake but we are very close. So if you are out this way give us a call.814-771-2059.Quote:
Originally Posted by GDeen