Cost of maintaining a Prevost Bus

[Ray Davis]

Larry,

I have *some* knowledge about it, but nothing extensive. The coach was owned by Lee Bornstein who is an active POG member. He traded for a new slide coach. Evidently the bus was then purchased, and brought to Steve's for re-sale by a guy who buys and sells these buses quickly.

So, Lee and Barabara were the last "real" owners if you will. They lived in the bus full-time, and maintain a slot out at the ORA in Las Vegas. I know they traveled the country extensively doing dog shows, so the bus has been driven regularly (which is a good thing).

Last January (2007) Lee posted that he was adding tile in the bus. http://forum.prevostownersgroup.com/...read.php?t=822

I was recently searching for a bus to replace mine which had been totaled by fire damage. Since Steve Bennett is very close to me, I was looking a couple of coaches at his shop. I did look at Lee's coach, and thought it really looked nice. The tile work was really done well, and I like it much better than the normal mirror work that is in many coaches.

I think the coach looks great. For a first coach, I think it would be a great coach. I also cannot recommend Steve highly enough. He knows these units, and his support is wornderful.

I don't think you could do wrong with a 97 Liberty.


So, that's about what I know. Perhaps superficial, but knowing Lee and Steve, I feel much more confident than I would on an unknown bus.

If you're coming in this weekend, I would love to meet you. Perhaps I can stop by Steve's when you're in town?

Ray

[dalej]

Larry, In case you didn't know MangoMike on this site has a 97 Liberty for sale. He kept good care of it, he just got H3 fever the way it sounded.

[LarryB]

Dale, yes I did notice that Mike has a '97 Liberty for sale. He is on the east coast some where I think. Ca. Coach is still a jaunt from me but relatively easy to get to. [I hate riding in the back of airplanes]
If things don't work out then maybe I'll contact Mike.

Larry

[Sid Tuls]

Hey Larry, Take the extra time and go check your options. I think half the fun is seeing all thats out there. I know for myself it took a few differant trips. My advice is find the one you think that you can't do without and then go home and weigh out all your options. I know I almost bought the wrong bus because I was so darn excited because my wife said sure honey go ahead. Anyway have fun in your search.

[LarryB]

Sid, good advise. I have been looking for over a year and came very close to buying twice. One didn't pass a Marathon pre-purchase inspection, a basket case as it turns out and the other is just to odd to describe.

I have narrowed my search and hope to close in on "The Right Bus" soon.
But as it turns out, I have to put this all on hold for a couple of months and deal with some pressing personal things--giving me more time to monitor this forum.

Larry

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Just to put your mind at ease that vintage of Liberty Classic is extremely reliable and simple to maintain.

It has a lot of features and systems, and it does need routine preventive maintenance, but the systems are very robust and reliable and I can tell you from experience with my somewhat more complex 97 Elegant Lady that unless you let minor issues escalate you will have a high degree of reliability, and ease of repairs when things do need attention.

[rfoster]

I will have to second the commets made by John in the previous post. I owned a 97 Liberty from 05 to 08. It was an absolute pleasure to own and use. Extremely dependable and with the folks you are involved with I would have to give you two thumbs up on considering this coach.

Liberty Coach is a great company with great products and super supportive of their coach owners.

And like Ray said Steve from California Coach and Lee B (previous owner)are both POG members and come with the highest marks for honesty and integrity. It would be tough to go wrong with this combo.

And if you dont get the job done there, go East and See Mangos Coach, Same ingredients, it s a Liberty too!

[LarryB]

Ray, thanks for the info on the Bus. I would be happy to have you come by Steve's for a meeting, Look forward to meeting you.

Larry

[JBBaby]

Larry and Ray,
we are new POG members and a new owner of a 2000 XLV Lady Liberty Classic. We also purchased from Steve T AZ Luxury Coach. He was amazing to work with and helped us with the silliest of issues on our first night in the coach. Took our call immediately and had us comfy and enjoying the starts outside within minutes. Steve is very knowledgeable and wa every open and honest with us throughout the entire experience. We had owned a 1995 Luxor for 8 years and put more $ in parades than what we initially paid. But, the coach kept letting us down before every trip. We were constantly replacing batteries due to how the coach was wired. Regardless of how we stored it, nothing resolved the simple issues of having simple 12v/24v shut off switches. It was a great coach on the road, but every time we watched a Prevost go by us or pass us on the other side of the road we would say to each other, “that’s the way to go”. It just took a few back surgeries to get myself capable of camping again and some time to find what we felt was a needle in a haystack. We wanted a fully riveted coach with a north south bed and wanted much more storage than our old Luxor was missing. There was no way to full time in the Luxor. We also wanted a usable shower and I needed a seat to help me when showering. It was not easy to find, but all the sudden one day I found Prevost Stuff and to my amazement there it was. A beautiful riveted N/S with a vanity and shower with a seat and tons of storage. 6 closets and 22 dresser drawers throughout the coach in the back. The coach was well known by Steve and he was open and honest about the little things that were not perfect. He worked hard to get us delivery ready within a couple weeks. My only disappointment was not getting all the exterior lights converted to Led prior to delivery. We have dim and overly bright lighting and I think converting the lighting would have given us a nearly perfect package. But, hindsight is what it is. Welcome to POG. I am spending at least and hour and sometimes two each day just reading, absorbing and learning from the amazing folks on this forum. The aggregate know-how, experience, and willingness to help is eye opening and makes you feel part of a family of owners with a core passion. Happy to be here and finally part of this group of incredible people.

[PrevostNewbie]

My friend, welcome, FYI you are commenting on a post from 2008. Also put your Coach info in your signature.