Evening People,
I just sent a letter to Jon W. who's been a good friend to me since I joined POG...He's give me much good advice and I ran to him for his opinion now..
My letter to him is self explanatory and I won't have to think it all out all over again if I just copy and paste it here for you...
Jon told me about someone here who goes out to look busses over for people.."Joe C...so I'll be writing to him when I find out how to do it...
In the meantime I'm doing as Jon suggested and putting the plan I have up here for what ever good advice I can get from anyone on POG...
After 3 whole years of looking almost every day for the bus for me I'm about to buy what I can afford...even tho' it's not what I hoped for..I'll finally be behind the wheel of my own Bus...Soo anxious and soo scared too...

Many Thanks

Warm Hugs Always Viv...

My e-mail is: journeyone144@comcast.net
Any Advice would be most welcome...

----- Original Message -----
From: Vivian A. McGraw
To: Jon Wehrenberg
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:36 PM
Subject: Vivian & a Prevost...


Hi Jon,
You've been so nice to me I want to tell you what I'm about to do...
Remember the 74 Pre..you didn't think I should buy...well he's come down from 75K to 50K and I am seeing now about making arrangements to take a Greyhound Bus out to him in Chickasha, Ok...this Tuesday coming..and driving the Bus back to NJ...

Jon, Getting it for 50K will leave me some cash for repairs if they aren't too steep...

With all the troubles I've been having for a whole year with my Credit Score because of a wrongful debt on it of 7,000.00 that I never borrowed I can't get the Equity Loan on my house so I'm having to cash in my IRA to pay the 50K cash for this 74...but it's all I want in this world...

Gerald Ibsen, the owner says it was professionally converted...and I'm inclined to believe him...Talking to him on the phone he sounds pretty old and his wife, Bette, has to talk for him most of the time...

He only had the last word about the Price...smile...

Would you please look at the ad for it on rv-trader one more time and tell me what you think I should worry most about...I will try to find a mechanic in Chickasha,
((( pronounced...Chick-a-sha... I had fun with that too...))) who might go with me out to their place and look over the things I don't understand well enough yet...and if anything needs fixing right away I'd find out what it is and do it ...then and there... before starting out on the 1500 mile trip back to NJ...

If it turned out to be really cost prohibitive I just would get a bus back to NJ...but cry all the way home...

At least I will have had the chance to finally do one thing positive...but I admit I'm nervous about it ...that's why this letter to you...
I know you can advise me and I'll print out what ever you tell me to do and give it to the mechanic I find...

Please don't discourage me too much Jon...
This Pre is far from what I was hoping I could afford but it also has all the basics I did want...floor plan is just right...and that was the most important thing to me...

Before getting down to the nitty gritty of what makes it tick, engine and other stuff...I have to live inside it...so that had to come first...

In time I can add the amenities I want and that'll be fun for me...like change the upholstery on the couch, the ugly wallpaper, and little things like that...I can even do myself...and make it presentable and satisfying for me...

If it runs good and the elec and water work I can live with it...smile...

Warmest of Hugs Always Viv...

PS: I want to add one Question: The dash is kind of old looking..The one thing I disliked most...Can something be done to it to make it look a little more modern..It is rectangular and that counted with me...I never liked the round dash like the GMC's have at all.. See a silly woman thing...!!! but I have to drive and look at it all day...Needed a light note to end this very serious buy...Help..

Below URL takes you directly to the Ad...
http://www.rvt.com/rvdetail2945562.htm