I just bought a 99 CC

I just bought a 99 Country Coach. Are there any things I need to know or check before I take off?

Thanks,

Gil

Hi Gil,

Welcome to the Prevost Owners Group!

I have a 2000 Country Coach and I simply "took off" the day after I bought it for a 3,000 mile jaunt. Each day was a learning experience! It took me some time to just figure out all the buttons . In my situation , the best way to learn about the coach was to use it. Any questions you have can probably be answered here - so please feel free to ask!

Again , Welcome!

Jamie

Gil_J,

What state are you located in?

Hector

Congratulations Gil_J hope you enjoy your new Country Coach. IMO CC has the prettiest paint jobs. After you get comfortable with all the systems post some pictures of your new "ride". Learning is half of the fun of buying a coach!

Enjoy!

Thanks all. We are in Apollo Beach, Fl. We bring it home this weekend and then off to AK late this month.

Gil

Gil, congrats on the new coach! These things have a way of teaching us ......sometime it is the easy way and some time it is the hard way. But just get started as you are doing. Any problems will surface in due time with use. Just make sure you have the most necessary items understood. Good tires, know how to do the proper brake test, make sure you have no fluid leaks which could cause fire to start, proper safety equipment ie fire extinguishers, safety flares, ect,ect.
Don't worry, be safe, and you will learn faster than you think. (even though most of us are still learning after 10 or 15 years)
It is a wonderful life style, so "ENJOY THE RIDE" and know you have many POG friends should you need help..just ask!

Gil & Co......we did about the same as you are doing, picked up our CC in Traverse City, MI and voila started home to Northern Arkansas...in FEB! A lot to learn, and having a couple friends to call for answers or guidance helped. This web site is a plus for you...don't be shy.

I flew out to Texas from Tampa, Florida not sure if I was buying the Bus . By the time I left Texas it was late afternoon. As darkness set in I realized I did not even know how to turn the headlights on. I stopped at a rest stop and spent about thirty minutes figuring out the various controls including the GPS etc. I still remember nervously pulling in to my first truck stop for fuel without knowing for sure how far to pull in to position the fuel pump next to the fill up location since I could not see it clearly from the drivers seat. Just a few examples of all the little details to be learned as you use your new Bus. Congratulations, I know you will find the experience as much fun as I did.

I thought someone might recognize that the 99 CC Gil bought is mine. As some of you know, I started getting ready to open a business in late 2010 after we got back from Yellowstone in Oct 2010. Everything was working on the bus as it should when we got home, but we have not been on a trip since that time. I just changed the oil, the oil filters and fuel filters and lubricated the bus, so I know that should be in good shape. I have continued to start the bus every month and exercise all the systems, so I am hoping Gil has no problems with anything. I replaced the 4 engine batteries in Feb of this year. Gil and his wife are nice people and should fit in nicely with the other poggers. I was going to recommend that he join POG when he comes to pick up the bus, but I see he has beat me to the draw.

Gil, This is a great group of people, with a wealth of knowledge and a willingness to help. This forum will make life much easier if/when you need additional information about anything on the bus. There are many very knowledgeable CC owners, and a bunch more who know Prevosts. Best $100 you will spend on a Prevost. All the friends I kept mentioning when we were talking about the bus were all met through this forum, and they are scattered across sthe U.S.

Dale, I thought I recognized the front of the bus, but was not aware of your selling it! Are you going to get another one? If not we will certainly miss you and Paulette. Gil, get in the bus and go. If it belonged to Dale you are in great shape. (Gil, look for some hidden $100.00 bills through out the coach, I'm sure he had a lot of them hidden)
Dale & Paulette, keep us up to date.

Gil, If you bought Dale Farley's Bus you bought a good one. Use this Forum to ask questions and we will help. Enjoy the ride because there is nothing like it !

Pete,

Funny you should say that. Yes there WERE hundreds floating around. All made there way back to their rightful owner. I'll keep looking though :-)

Gil,

Pete was just kidding about the $100 bills, but you and I know the real truth.

Gil and Durlene are planning on going to Alaska in a few weeks, so some of you who have made the trip should be able to give them some good tips. I know Ken and Janet had a memorable trip a couple years ago and have lots of pictures to back it up.

Gil & Durlene,

About the best advice I could give you is to bring cash! When you are traveling thru Canada everything that you charge on your credit card will have a 3% surcharge added. We found that it was better to bring dollars and then once across the border go to a bank and convert the dollars to Canadian dollars. Your local US bank will charge a fee for this, but the Canadian banks don't

Check with your credit card company first to see how much the surcharge is; MasterCard was 3% and Discover was 3% if I remember correctly. Diesel is expensive enough without having to pay an extra 3%!

Bring spare parts and tools; fuel filters, oil filters, etc. I brought a spare tire! I put it in my Honda Pilot: the reason > I called tire shops in Anchorage to see if they had a 315/80 R 22.5 > they didn't! And they said they didn't know how long it would take to get one. One advantage you will have is that Prevost is Canadian so if you have to order parts they will not have to clear customs. I met a couple who had an Allegro and they were waiting for an ignition wiring harness to come from the US. It took 3 weeks to clear customs and be delivered to the RV repair shop where they were living!

I don't mean to scare you, but you need to do some planning. Good luck and have a wonderful trip. It is the trip of a lifetime!