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Subject: Re: Price OK for 66' Wanderlodge?

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Steve Clement

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Date Posted: 10/ 22/ 01, 11:29pm
In reply to: Derrek Khajavi 's message, "Price OK for 66' Wanderlodge?" on 07/ 30/ 01, 11:10am

What kind of vehicle does 14K buy today?? Of course you are the best judge of the bus, but it seems like a good price. The engine alone is worth the effort; shop around and you'll be amazed what a replacement job costs to convert from gas to desiel. We recently purchased a 1965 BB and love it,despite its host of problems. It is not logical to compare a BB with other Class A coaches since they are not even close to being in the same category.. Buy that piece of Americana and enjoy all the fun it still has left to offer. Did you ever get a believeable answer to the low mileage?

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HR SKILLERN
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Date Posted: 10/ 24/ 01, 6:58pm

It is impossible to know its value based on your description alone. However, I can tell you that you should budget a hefty sum to repair the generator---I have never seen anything be a "simple" fix. Think, new rotor, new stator, etc. Think new generator. Think thousands of $. Another point---14,000 miles on a 31 yr old vehicle? What's up with that? Best case---it was stored in a heated garage, maintained meticulously and driven 10 miles every week to keep the batteries up and the various systems operational and lubed. Worst case, it sat for years in someone's yard rotting away internally and was repaired well enough to sell to someone who was VERY trusting. My advice---get a tool box and a lot of spare money together. Good luck.

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Author: Pat Fowler [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11/ 20/ 01, 10:17am Steve, what does it cost to convert to diesel and is it worth it? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Re: Price OK for 66' Wanderlodge?

Author:
Derrek Khajavi
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Date Posted: 12/ 30/ 01, 3:18pm

Well is has been many months now since I took the plundge and sold my Country Coach for the 66' Wanterlodge with the Cat/Allison conversion. The first thing I did was take it to a good truck repair shop near my office to make sure the brakes, suspention, and motor were seviced and all fluids replaced and lines etc.. changed or verified good. If in question it was replaced. I spent remarkably little money for all that service, around $800! I thought that considering the age and lack of use many things would be in bad shape but most was like new. The mechanic said that the super low mileage claimed was not true and that there had been more than a few brake jobs and the steering box had been done before which he guessed meant that the coach had 100K or so on it. But he added that the coach was in better shape than any he had seen from that vintage. The Cat motor thankfully had what the previous ouner claimed on it, roughly 4000 miles! The next expence was the tires which I decided to abandon the size due to limited availability. I bought used modern semi wheels and tires which were 1-2" taller and a bit wider. I was assured that this way any roadside blowout repair would be no problem with supply, the prior tires would require days of waiting to be shipped out! Total cost for 6 wheels and lightly used tires with 80% tread that were 6 months old was $400! The generator turned out to be the original unit which required the retired original owner of my generator repair shop to come out to show the 'young kids' at the shop how to fix. With his cane banging on the side of the solid cast iron GenSet he proclaimed, "they dont make them like this any more!" and convinced me that repair was better than replacement. Total cost $800, ouch! The coach drives like a Luxury car with tank like strength. It is easy to handle even coming from a newer Country Coach with all the power assistance and all. The steering wheel in the city takes a few turns to turn a corner but it's OK. The vacume assist brakes take some getting used too but they are very capable of stopping the coach and give some real confidence over the CC disc brakes I had before which would fade easily. The Cat motor likes to vibrate though and makes front seat conversations strianed a bit. The Allison tranny is a dream compared to the TH400 in the CC. This BB has sliding side windows and vent wind deflecotrs for summer use which added with tinting make the mirrors had to see with. I have been unable to figure out the overhead swiches which have mostly lost thier placards and many are INOP making thier ID harder. No trips have been taken out of the local area yet because the systems are not all yet up and running but that will happen soon. Thanks all for the help.

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