Considering a Newell or Prevost

[truk4u]

Congrats on the bus purchase, but who was the bad dealer? We like to know so members don't end up spending a lot of time and traveling money to be turned away by some unprofessional dealer/broker. If you're reluctant to post it, send it to me as a PM.

[michaeldterry]

fixrim - Congratulations on your new bus! Having just gotten ours in January, I can totally relate to the excitement of joining the rank of owners of the best bus on the road! It sounds like you found the best compromise of conversion style for your needs. Please do post pictures and info of your new addition and let us know what dealer that you had a bad experience with, so that we can all be forewarned!

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

I agree with everybody, who was the dealer that treated you so poorly?

I am sure it is nobody we are familiar with in POG? At least I hope not!

Now that you have your beautiful rig, don't you want to drive thru his lot and honk a bunch of times and wave to him as you drive away in your new rig with that big wide grin on your face.

Gary S.

[michaeldterry]

Now that you have your beautiful rig, don't you want to drive thru his lot and honk a bunch of times and wave to him as you drive away in your new rig with that big wide grin on your face.

Gary S.

That would be priceless! Do what Gary suggested and take pictures of the dealer's red face as you honk and wave! As you describe yourself, I certainly do not fit the traditional Prevost owner demographic, so it would do my heart good to see a snobby dealer get his comeuppance!

[Kenneth Brewer]

Congrats on the bus purchase, but who was the bad dealer? We like to know so members don't end up spending a lot of time and traveling money to be turned away by some unprofessional dealer/broker. If you're reluctant to post it, send it to me as a PM.

Me too. Please.

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Congrats, and good luck, fixrim!

JIM

[chtree]

Glad to hear we're not the only ones that a dealer would'nt talk to. Last summer my wife and I went to a dealer to look at used prevosts and they pushed other coaches on us for the afternoon and still would not show us a prevost. I guess we just didn't fit the stereotype. I hope you enjoy your coach! it sounds like a real nice one.

[fixrim]

Hmmm I had no idea a poor dealer would elicit requests for details! Well, to run it down, we called because they had coaches, they said the phone connection was bad on the line, and they'd call back. They never did call back, so I called again, they gave some basic information and they were not real helpful, but no worries, they had what we wanted so we made a trip to fly halfway across the country and look at coaches. I called again to make sure they were open, and explained since my wife is a medical resident working crazy hours that we would arrive a couple of hours before they closed. They made no offers to extend hours if needed on that day. However, in their defense, after we arrived at their facility, they did come and open on a Saturday the next day so we could drive the units. Perhaps I am too harsh, but the people we dealt with there seemed to just be going through the motions. As previously stated, we don't fit the demographic, so I suspect that had something to do with it also. They were just not enthusiastic at all, almost like it was a chore for them to show us a coach.

Fast forward one week and we found two dealers in Nashville willing to show us buses on a SUNDAY! I explained again the crazy work schedule and that no bus would be bought unless my wife could see it, and both dealers offered to be there on a Sunday. BusCentral.com and busforsale.com were those two dealers, and the guy at Buscentral.com was fantastic. We didn't get our unit from him, the ones he had were not quite as right for us, but he showed us everything, was very patient, and was just a fantastic guy. He talked to us for a few hours, and never once did we feel rushed or that he was put out by us. The guys at busforsale.com were also really nice, and again, we didnt feel rushed at all.

I have talked to many dealers in the past two weeks, and what an experience! Most have been beyond helpful, answering questions, and helping out. Nice folks all the way around. Someone from a convertor saw my post here and contacted me, offering to get us a used coach. Once he callled I told him I would like to find a late 90's Prevost with a slide or slides, and he told me if I was really really lucky, I might be able to find one for under 500,000, but that even then it would be in the high 400's. He had a few 2000-2001 models in the mid 500's. I am not sure how this market works, but I have looked at a few of these buses, with slides, for far, far less than what he was selling for. Made me wonder if he is dealing with economic reality or if he is merely hopeful, or maybe the coaches I was looking at were all junk and his were worth the nearly 100% premium over other coaches. In any event, we moved on found the one that worked for us.

Granted, ours is not a motorhome conversion and as such is not quite as decked out as a high line conversion. But, it meets our needs well enough.

We wil be picking it up next week, so I'll get some pics then... .

[merle&louise]

Congratulations Fix, glad you found the perfect bus! Please post some pictures when you get a chance. Happy travels!

[Joe Cannarozzi]

There is an 03 double slide with 6 bunks on that site and it may be the one.

He sure found the right place for what he was looking for. Really a wide variety of stuff at that local.

Looks like it would be a fun place to work