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Subject: Wanderlodge no more? Author: Elizabeth Pearce [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08/ 27/ 02, 6:36am Howdy, All. After planning for 5 years, to purchase a used Wanderlodge, we now hear that Blue Bird will discontinue the line. What a disappointment. If we buy a 1991 or 1992 BB, will we still be able to get support for maintenance, and/or repairs? We were going to keep the coach for 10-15 years to live in it on a fulltime basis. Comments, suggestions? TIA, Jack and Liz Pearce Homesick Texans lving in SE Florida [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Wanderlodge no more? Author: Jeff [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 27/ 02, 3:34pm BlueBird intends to continue producing a Wanderlodge, although it will be the new M380 line, not the current Lx and Lxi. If this is successful, and the economy doesn't crush the luxury RV industry, we will likely enjoy many years of support to come. Whether the support for vintage birds will remain the same is another question, one to which I hope to hear the right answers at the next Rally in the Valley. - Jeff [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Wanderlodge no more? Author: John Stiles [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 28/ 02, 3:57am Jack & Liz, You couldn't make a better (or safer) choice than a Wonderlodge and you couldn't find a stronger support structure from both the factory and the owners out there. I don't know where you live but the factory puts on a large "rally" each year at the end of Octorber in Perry Georgia. I think you will find there that there is excitement for new products and you would see why Bluebird has such a loyal following of owners. I have owned other brands and will never go back. My wife and I just don't see us owning any other brand.... John [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Wanderlodge no more? Author: Eric Johnson [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09/ 1/ 02, 7:01pm I continue to get excellent support from factory personnel for my 1984 FC. As an example I just got a new Atwater hot water heater for my coach from them in four days plus technical advice on how to install it. Time will tell and I judge them more by what they do than what they say. Two things in our favor on the older coaches: 1. Many chassis and engine parts common with commercial trucks and will be available for years to come. 2. Blue Bird has sold a lot of school buses that also use many of the same parts and they will have a significant incentive to support the older chassis into the future. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Wanderlodge no more? Author: Bob Dilks [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09/ 8/ 02, 8:07am Blue Bird is going through an assebmly line change. LX and LXi chassis, having solid front axles, are manufactured in the school bus factory while the new M380 chassis, with independent front suspension, is manufactured in the Wanderlodge factory. It appears that LX (40') and LXi (43') models will be phased out in favor of two new models, to be built in the Wanderlodge factory, and here identified as the M410 (41') and the M450 (45'). The new models will probably have the new front suspension and a composite skin to reduce weight and improve ride and performance. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]