Happy Labor Day Weekend!
I am a new member that is in the market for a 1990-2005 XL or H3 bus to travel with my wife full-time and as our mobile office for our trial consulting business.
I have had two previous coaches that were modified to be my main office and for use as a war room at trial. I had a 43’ Monaco Signature Series and a 42’ Sportsman Sportscoach. Neither were exactly right for my intended use and both had ongoing issues that made me question the reliability of each.
We are now at a stage where we want to travel, post lockdown, full-time while working remotely from our bus. We travel across the country for jury trials and usually extend our stay after the trial is finished.
With my prior two coaches I would call ahead and bag the parking meters closest to the courthouse so our office could be right outside the courthouse doors. It worked great in most cities...except Los Angeles...lol. Much of our work is regional to Texas, but we truly travel everywhere. Many of our cases are very high profile as well. I have been referred to as a rockstar trial consultant...so a bus seems to fit our mode of travel.
These days the thought of getting on a plane with all of my trial equipment is just daunting. Can’t really ship it due to cost and the possibility of it getting “lost.” So, getting a bus seems like the next logical step over taking our large SUV and staying in hotels (something I am not excited about these days with Covid-19).
We are very excited about this adventure and being location independent. Not having to get back to our home before going onto our next trial will be a sigh of relief. I am diligently going through posts on just about every subject.
Are there any particular years we should be avoiding in the 1990-2005 range? I suspect maintenance records and a thorough inspection by Gil and any required chassis work to be completed by Joe Camper will make us aware of any issues on a particular coach.
We both like the old school rivets and prefer no slides or a narrow slide. Having a slide while parked on the street at a courthouse is not usable. You can’t always put the slides out toward the sidewalk or toward the traffic.
Is there anything in particular I should be looking for? Or looking out for? Again, I am working my way through the posts on the forum, which is a God send.
Any pointers or guidance will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Keith