Fat Lady Sings! Mango's New H3

This time with the blessing of Ms. Donna we have taken the next step to the sending our kids to a community college with the purchase of a 2000 Marathon H3.

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Pickup is scheduled for Friday, the 19th, in the afternoon in San Diego.

Heading over to the dark side by leaving Liberty and the Stainless. Found out the Mangoettes were traditionalists as when they saw the first pixs of the H3 acclaimed "Dad, where's the shiny metal?"

JDUB will be aboard for the inagural flight as far as Dallas, so expect some interesting posts as we motor down the highway in search of the perfect Taco stand.

Mango

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Finally Mango's conscience has caught up with him and he has given up perhaps one of worst-kept secrets to date.

Nice camper! Word has it that he will keep the Liberty for weekends and flash.

So....where's the metal?

Enjoy, enjoy and enjoy your new coach. May you have many happy and enjoyable miles down the great highways of this beautiful country!

I am very envious Mike. It looks like a beautiful H3. I know you and your entire family will just love it.

Are just you and Jerry going out to pick up the new rig? That will be quite an adventure in itself !

Good luck, and looking forward to seeing your new rig in Kerrville.

Gary S.

[QUOTE=MangoMike;9184]This time with the blessing of Ms. Donna we have taken the next step to the sending our kids to a community college with the purchase of a 2000 Marathon H3.

Aha, glad to see your secret is out Mango and Donna, the pressure was getting to me! I know you have always wanted an H3 and Bob and I are both thrilled for you. Wave as you head back home on I-40!! I would like to have a hidden tape recorder of your trip back to Houston with Jerry, :D

Way to go Mangos and Mangoettes. Beeeautiful! :D
Can't wait to see it at Kerrville.

BrianE & Beverly
94Liberty XL

Here we go again. More LEDs to be bought.

Mike is single handedly going to support an entire industry, in addition to supporting the converters by owning two buses.

Can't wait to see the new ride.

Congrat's Mango! 2 buses, we're not worthy, we're not worthy!!!

Deb - Can you imagine the hidden recorder... It would sound like this:

Mango - Ooohhh, hey flame snuffer, that was gross, was that from a burrito
JDUB - No way, was that from the holding tank, can I look in the toilet

Mango - It came from up here, we need air
JDUB - Speaking of air, puuuuuuutttttttttt

Mango - Man your killing me and stinking up my new bus
JDUB - Hey, where are those Jalapenos

Mango - Go change your pants
JDUB - OK, but they're a little tight, what about the butt crack

Mango - Geeez, put something else on, that's nasty looking
JDUB - I'm out of shorts, puuuuuuuuttttttttt, we need barbecue

Mango - Here you drive, I'm getting sick
JDUB - Give me the map, burb, belch, psst, we're close to Jose's Taco Parlor

And so on and so on.....:eek:

Well I am glad this is out and man are we headed for some large fun. We would have started the taco quest on Friday out at the El Indio Taco shop in San Diego, but my flight doesn't arrive from OKC until around 9:30pm, so the initial Mexican food stop will be Jordan's in Phoenix on Saturday. We may have to fill the fridge in the H3 with take out just in case we hit a taco drought somewhere along the way.

The real low will be when the blog starts as we attempt to cram all this fun (and 1400 miles) into 44 hours.

And since Tom will be on the other side of the country, I can leave my slicker suit at home whilst I motor along from the left coast with the A1 protégé......

Stay tuned

[COLOR="Red"]The real low will be when the blog starts as we attempt to cram all this fun (and 1400 miles) into 44 hours.[/COLOR]

Either the dynamic duo is planning on driving at 31.8 MPH, or there will be an excessive amount of time spent looking for the kind of food polite people don't eat for fear of the consequences.

I'm fairly certain Ms. Mango Donna will not tour the new coach until a professional restoration company has fumigated and sanitized the new coach, especially the toilet.

I think this contemplates sleeping at some point, however I think that is only optional. We have a couple of dozen stops contemplated, so I think we drive 80mph and sort the rest out later. Diesel is cheap when you're not buying it :eek:

However, it is fitting that Tom is a Cracker-American, crack being the operative term. I hope Nancy isn't reading over his shoulder this weekend. It won't be pretty.

MM & Donna, Good luck and enjoy. I am truly envious. You really know how to hurt a guy. That sure is a beauty. No wonder you have been so quiet lately. Are you leading the new wave toward the H3's? Time will tell.

Post the spec sheet so we can all drool. :) JIM

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I think this contemplates sleeping at some point, however I think that is only optional. We have a couple of dozen stops contemplated, so I think we drive 80mph and sort the rest out later. Diesel is cheap when you're not buying it :eek:

However, it is fitting that Tom is a Cracker-American, crack being the operative term. I hope Nancy isn't reading over his shoulder this weekend. It won't be pretty.

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Hey Jer, enjoy the trip this weekend. Let us all know some of the stops that you two guys are planning on making. Or is it a secret :o

Don't forget Old Towne for mexican fare, in Albuquerque, they have some of the best. But you will have to go in the toad, cause noway, that big bad boy H3 can get around the circle in Old Towne.:eek:

MM & Donna,

Great looking H3, love the paint job. That baby is huge!:eek:

Boy the restaurant business must be good to be able to afford 2 Prevosts!

Hope you get to try some good BarBQue joints on the way home. BarBque is not nearly as harsh on the stomach as tacos and refried beans. WalMart is running a special on toilet paper this week.

Be careful on the icy roads.

Congratulations from Karen and I; can't wait to see it in Kerrville.:D

[COLOR="black"][COLOR="Red"]Be careful on the icy roads. [/COLOR][/COLOR]

I'm going out on a limb here, but if icy roads are encountered, there may be enough fire power on board to melt the road surface as necessary to get them to the next cantina.

Jon,

I hear those H3's have the Turbo Fart Extractor option. I also think Marathon has the LEL detector (Tom said Big Red had one because of You Know Who's flatuance problem), so I should be safe from Mike's inability to process gut bombs and other third world food items.

Hey Camel boy, I'll be sure to pass on your comments to, "ole whats her name".

Do be careful on the driving. I15 was closed in the El Cajon pass yesterday due to snow. I8 (out the San Diego way), has high wind warnings posted today, and says not advised for campers.

Saying, "Be Careful" to these two is a little like telling your kids, "Now don't stay out too late," on college graduation night. Look at it this way, both Mango and JDUB are responsible executives with significant responsibilities both at home and at work and can be trusted completely.

Right.

Real sharp Mike, congradulations. I'm noticing wipers on the upper windows. Are there upper cabinats and or a flat screen or is it all for your viewing pleasure?

Mike and family, Congratulations on the new one. After you get home, maybe we can talk you in to repowering with a 15.7 Liter/900 Horsepower engine we just got in. Check it out on the current blog on the website. All gleaming white with chrome covers (picture will be up shortly). What you lost on the Liberty bling you could regain quickly with this!

Seriously, our best wishes for safe travel and family enjoyment in your new coach.

CorNgrats Mango... If you break down near San Diego, I am not that far away, so gimme a call so I can come by and take pictures and chuckle :)

If they can turn waste vegetable oil into fuel then maybe you guys could convert Mango's bus to run on waste......um......well.....just plain waste. Think of how brilliant that would be. No need to dump, just keep circling the taco joints and you'll never be short on fuel !

And around Washington DC there should be enough fuel for Mango so he will never again have to pull into the Flying J

I hope and pray that there is a straight stretch in the highway when JDUB prances forward in his THONG. He said they were the uniform of the day because of the flatuations expected along the way.

The use of professional terms is necessary because of the over the shoulder people who stald this board.

What are the sleeping arrangements? Come on, fess up you silly savages.

Enjoy the trip and the coach. I know the trip will be a real "rip".

Well, Now you've done it!Mike, you have joined an exclusve secret society. Those of us who can't wait to sell the first Coach to get into a Prevost of choice. Congradulations. Wish I could be there. Gary

Mango: Youre on your own beating the rub rails back in shape on that baby.
Nice coach I'm sure you and the Mangoites will get a lot enjoyment out of it.
If you travel through Tucson on your journey make an overnight stop at Beaudry's RV Park and look us up @ lot 1616. We'll be here until late February.
They have a fine resturant on site with great Marguritas. Jdub can pick from a group of new Prevosts for sale here. Hope to see you soon or at least in Kerrville.

Mango, Family and Banker,

Beautiful .... Enjoy and lots of luck with it...looking forward to seeing it...all the best...Mike Simmons

Mike, Jerry be carful out there. I know the weathermen are usually wrong but they are forcasting some nasty weather across I-10 for tonight and tomorrow:mad:

Don't let one of those other motorists your sharing the road with snoocker ya.

Let's see, it is 10:30 EST and JDUB said he won't arrive in the west until 9 pm pst. Just a couple hours until the fun begins.

Do you think Mango will meet Jerry at the airport in the H like another guy did trying to pick up his wife?

The stories begin.

Hi Guys,

Mango met Jerry at the airport in full H glory. Late now in Yuma for the night. Details and pixs tomorrow. Surprise visit by Ray D and Mike S.

Mike

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Hi Guys,
Mango met Jerry at the airport in full H glory. Late now in Yuma for the night. Details and pixs tomorrow. Surprise visit by Ray D and Mike S.
Mike

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Hey Mango, you and JDUB have a blast! Nice of Ray and Mike to surprise you, did they bring a care package with antacids:D

Travel safe and Bob-00 and I are looking forward to more pics please!

Well we are about to get back on the road after our 6am PST wake up call. That rest didn't last long. We did, however, stop for provisions last night. Red Bull, litle chocolate dounts and Jr. Mints.

Jerr&Mike
Beaudry's is a nice place to wait out the storm ahead of you. Hope to see you today in Tucson. I've notified the AHP to look for a brown streak doing 85with a brown taco exhaust streak. Let us know if you have time to stop.
cya
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Harry,

Call us, 713-410-9324. We will be thru Tucson this afternoon around anaconda time, so we may need to dump. Or we can just take the Chris Yates route and create different kind of brown streak down the road.....

JW

Jerry, can't you at least send a photo of Mike smiling behind the wheel!

Here's a quicky shot of us last night before leaving to pick up JDUB at the airport. You would think after the hair raising story we all read here about taking a bus to an airport we wouldn't try that!! But no .... I think we needed Jeff Bailey though. Mike kept trying to park the bus, but the cops would chase him off, and we'd circle, and circle, and circle!

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Since JDB was coming in late (945PM), we decided to start the chowing down a bit early at Santana's a local Mexican food hangout.

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Best of luck on your trip, Mike. Mike Simmons and I both have a severe case of BE (Bus Envy :eek: )

I know what you mean Ray (BE) but you know we are all really happy for Mike.....arn't we?

Thanks for posting the photo, they don't have time to keep us all updated, what with all the new gadgets and all.

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It was really great that the some of the West Coast POGGERs came on down to check out the new bus. As you know, with anything new, it's no good to have it unless you can flash it off to enviable friends. They were the best. Plus Ray acted as lead dog as we plowed our way thru the SD airport in search of TEXLAX.

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We drove until 4:30am DC time and stayed at the luxurious Yuma Outdoor Resorts for our first evening.

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Morning view out those Big H3 Windows.


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JDUB taking smoothly down the road as we search out the best Sonoran Mexican restaurant (since 1948) on the planet. Photos and anaconda measurements to folllow.


Mike

Just returned from the Tampa Super Show. TWO Prevost people came up to me (had POG shirt on) and said, "Did you know that there are two guys driving an H3 across the country right now eating nothing but tacos, headed for Dallas?"

Trying act as an 'adult,' the response was, "Yes, that would be Mango and Jerry Winchester."

"Geez, you guys must have a lot of fun."

(Which is when one of converters went for his fone and called Mango).

These guys aren't going to be on CNN or anything...or what?

Keep'um coming....whats on the dash? IIIplus or IV, looks like a 276C. Jerry looks to somber to be driving a H3. you had not be talking him in to updating his or you never know what we will all do.