To me, this coach was a "total."
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-...item4cf8445f59
Looks to me, this one may have rolled.
To me, this coach was a "total."
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-...item4cf8445f59
Looks to me, this one may have rolled.
Jim and Chris
2001 Featherlite Vogue XLV 2 slide with Rivets-current coach, 1999 shell
Previous 22 years,
We have owned every kind of Prevost shell but an H3-40
I wonder if the pics on ebay are before or after the rebuild?? I see it has a salvage title which means to me it was totaled by the insurance company and someone bought it as salvage.
I did not know you could re title a salvaged vehicle for sale?????? If it looks that good in person, it might be a deal, depending on how it was restored. Thats a very big if.
Not me, that's all I can say!
It has not been restored, but I wouldn't drive it if it had. Some things are just not worth the price.
A salvage title ruins the resale value of a vehicle. After the vehicle is rebuilt, the highway patrol looks at the vehicle and if it looks OK they sign a form where the owner can get a "Rebuilt title". Many banks will not finance a vehicle with a Rebuilt title. Many dealers will not trade for them. The resale value is less than half of what a similar vehicle with a good title. Anyone who would buy a Prevost with a rebuilt title better love it because they may never be able to get much of anything for it.
"the owner was not willing to wait for the repairs to be done so the Insurance company settled up with them"
Gee that sounds like my insurance carrier.......! So Prevost will take out the dents for 100k +/-, then there is the "stuff" inside and probably paint. My guess is that this thing has been wet as well.
Salvage title...forget it!
At least some things change for the unknowing consumer. Can you put yourself behind the wheel of that Prevost for a couple of years and then trade it in a the dealer tells you ...sorry man your bus was a in a accident and was damaged so bad it was considered a total loss. Now some very talented people can fix or repair most anything and the price is right so they rebuild it. Your bus it not for us and is worth a lot less then you think.
There are salvage titles, flood titles, repo titles .. some states us different color titles showing a other then normal. Still some not so nice dealers will what they term "wash" a title. This is done by re-titleing in many states until issued clean and clear. They know which states are easy
When we began serious looking at prevost I ran every one thru Car Fax. At least I would have some comfort knowing it had stayed out of the body shop needing major repairs.
I would'nt touch a bus with anything but a clear clean title.