Official TBC Members

[garyde]

Congradulations Ted. A great find. Looking forward to seeing it.

[Jerry Winchester]

Nice bus. Should hold a lot of sheep.........

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Ted,

This is as good as it gets. Ditch the Airstream and use the 40 footer for your toad.

Congrats on the purchase. No need to tell you how smart you are buying another Liberty.

[Xtreme James]

Nice coach.........Congrats

[jack14r]

Congrats to both of you,if enough buyers would get off the fence we would see the market stabilize in short order.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

The market has stabilized. Unfortunately it is at the bottom.

For buyers there has never been a better time. For sellers this is about as painful as it can get.

I doubt if we will see any of our coaches worth any more than they are today and I think the best we can hope for is that as the market begins to climb out of the gutter we will see our values stay the same and that maybe, just maybe they will retain their values for a while.

One thing I learned painfully as a result of replacing my plane's engine is that repairs and upgrades have not dropped in price like our coach and plane values have. As a result major repairs or upgrades represent a disporportionate percentage of the value of the vehicle, and worse they do not add significantly to the value of the vehicle because there are so many on the market available for sale. That has to be devastating to all businesses that do upgrades, especially those that are not required such as a paint job or interior redo.

[JIM KELLER]

Dear Jon, These things are our toys. They add dimension to our lives. At the end of the road we will never be sitting there saying " I wish I had done that. " I am happy when I am out in the garage piddling with the Bus. As you have said they become a hobby. I remember Mango Mike saying how it was therapy when he worked on his Bus. I also feel the same. Everytime we go somewhere in our Bus it reminds me you can't put a price on quality time with friends and family.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

You and I and almost all POG members know this, but some folks occasionally think of depreciation, especially if their business is doing bad in this economy and the loan on the bus is upside down.

As long as we ignore stuff like market values and just enjoy our buses (even when diesel is $5.00) there is no better stress reliever (that we can do in public).

[Jerry Winchester]

Jim you are so right and the only thing that detracts from that is sharing that quality time with a plastic shield.

Just Say No to Plastic Shields..........

Okay, I feel better now.

[tdelorme]

Jim you are so right and the only thing that detracts from that is sharing that quality time with a plastic shield.

Just Say No to Plastic Shields..........

Okay, I feel better now.

After last Saturday, I'm glad to hear your feeling better already. Sometimes a short memory is a good thing. Your not going to waste the avgas this weekend are you??