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Subject: Re: Financing


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Shane Fedeli
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Date Posted: 11/ 12/ 11, 2:44pm
In reply to: Rick 's message, "Re: Financing" on 11/ 12/ 11, 11:04am

I found a 1967 coach that was practically free. The guy wanted $850 for the coach and it was drivable! When I added up the cost of restoration and updating, I figured around $24000 is what it would take to get it road-ready. If I were to offer it for sale, I'd be lucky to get $10K for the restored coach. For the most part, owning these older coaches is a "labor of love" and you're in negative territory once the maintenance items fall by the wayside. If you are able to do most of the maintenance and heavy chassis work on your own, then the costs of ownership are reduced substantially. If you can swing it, pay cash. Don't finance the purchase of one unless you already have the cash value of the coach in the bank and are just choosing to use OPM as a matter of convenience.

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