;D Well James did a great job at presenting the coach to my wife and I. They have done a very great job over the years taking care of it and I hope to continue maintaining it to the same level. My wife in the end would not let us leave without buying it which was my feeling too so we had to buy it. We have found and gained a good friend in the process.
Now, the long process of importing it to Canada only to return it back to the US shortly thereafter in Washington State. We hope to have many years of good memories and with a pride of ownership of one of the best coaches on the road. I may need some advice to fully get to know the coach in the next year and maybe do an update or two with the help of the Foretravel Owner's Forum.
Special thanks to James and Barbara for everything they have done and are still doing to help us with the coach.
John Smith
Congratulations on your Foretravel, and welcome to the family...and that is surely what it is. Any problem or question will generally be met with a quick answer here. Glad they told you of ForeForums.
John, actually it is a simple process and should be all done in 10 days. I have imported 2 FT for myself and had you not bought it I was already talking to James about coming down to see and buy. Lucky you
John H
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John and his wonderful wife, (I'll let John introduce her to everyone here), have just registered their new to them '94 Grand Villa U280 in Canada, and it was parked on the street in front of their home last night! Taking up much of the road to boot, as I understand it! The transaction from beginning to end took a bit longer than what might be expected. The big delay had to do with getting the new right front windshield put in since the first one had been scratched, and the previous order to that one was never initiated! A few days after the glass had been installed, John was sitting high in the cockpit heading toward Canada through Seattle's traffic, looking down at semi-truck drivers as they had him sandwiched in, with his bride following in the family car. I'll let them fill you in on any details, but he did say he thought the new Toyo tires had a bit of a hum to them...my response was that the old girl was just purring for him in that she was happy to be putting the miles behind her since she loves to run.
James
Congratulations! You will still smiling years from now.
Pierce & Gaylie
Thanks!!! Yes, it is hard not to smile every time I see it. I do have a lot of work to do on it but it is a pleasure to be working on such a nice coach and to help preserve it for someone else on down the road. We only take care of them for a while in life and never really own anything. It is called paying for the pleasure of stewardship. We have to preserve what was built in America so one day maybe it can be done again to these standards of craftsmanship. I have a small collection of American made woodworking and metalworking machinery that date back to 1893 and most are still working and waiting restoration. Now if I could only do that for myself!
John :))
Congradulations on your purchase. I believe you will be even more impressed with the quality as the days go by.
You will find the folks on the forum are great about offering their knowledge on these coaches.
Welcome to the Forum.
Jerry
You will love it. Have fun.
Yay! Another Grand Villa within about 200 miles of where we have ours parked. We should form a club. :P
Congratulations! Stop by if you get a chance.
Craig (and Sue)
Moses Lake, WA
Craig, and once we get back from NJ there will be another one(my Brother Geoff's), although in White Rock area of Vancouver, just a few miles north of the Berlin Wall. (it feels like it sometimes the way they interogate you on return!!)
John H
I know John!!! It will give us lots more excuses to travel north. We have not crossed into Canada since they put the wall up. I love the Okanogan anyway!!!
Craig
Are any of you going to Foretravel Motorcade get together at Dayton, Oregon in September? That is Sept 4 - 8 just outside Lafayette and McMinnville, Oregon. I'll be there to find out more about the coaches since I'm still a greenhorn on these. Also, I like the area as there is lots to see and do there. Should be fun and the first outing with the coach.
It is good that we will have a larger group of Foretravels in the area for get togethers.
I have been having fun reading all the info in the factory manuals for the coach. It is good to read through at least once to know where things might be found when needed. Also, all the good info here on the ForeForum for newbies like myself really helps. I've managed to glean enough info to start putting together a check list for my coach that is suited to what I have and require, tools etc. Sure it takes time but as with anything else it will evolve over time into something useful, I hope.
Just remember anyone south of the border, if you come north be sure to fill it up, the fuel, before you cross into Canada. I guess I have been lucky all these years and never had a problem crossing. I keep my coach on the US side of the border under cover and it will very seldom, if ever, see the Canadian side now that it is registered and insured in BC.
John