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Author:
Wayne Hand
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Date Posted: 03/ 6/ 02, 7:00am
In reply to:
Peter Haley
's message, "Advise/Help" on 01/ 9/ 02, 8:27am
Truthfully, you would be dollars ahead to go with a newer Fleetwood or Winnie product. I have owned motorhomes of all types for the past 30 years, and anytime you get into the bus category, as a Bird, Prevost, or Conversion, you will encounter considerable maintenance expense. That's because the parts are super heavy duty as compared to the other types, and therefore, are far more expensive. Plus, there are many more systems involved, which means, more potential for failures and more parts.
The problem people have affording Birds is this: they are made for people with "deep pockets", who have no problem handling the high maintenance costs. But, the older Birds have prices that are now affordable to folks with very shallow pockets. Only, the associated maintenance costs with a "half million" dollar coach still remain as if you had paid the big dollars for the unit. And, now you have wear and tare on top of that.
However, if you are like me, I enjoy owning a coach that is built like a tank, which will not rust or delaminate or get beat up from kids throwing things or hail, which has many redundant systems in case something should fail, which has many luxury amenities, which rides super nice, which you cannot hear outside noises inside, which if taken care of will give you several hundred thousand miles of service, which if you should be in a collision you most likely will not be injured and certainly not killed, and which will associate you with the most friendly bunch of owners and factory people you will ever meet.
Frankly, Bird would not have the reputation of high maintenance costs had the resale prices of the older coaches remained at the level comparable with similar units (such a Prevost). Because the buyers would have to have deep pockets just to purchase the used rig. And, I honestly do not understand why owners of the older Birds are selling them so cheaply. Bird's are every bit as nice and well built (better in most cases) than other bus type coaches. In fact, they have the exact same components, as engine, transmission, generators, etc., etc.
Good luck in your decision.
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