Does anyone know of person in California that would do a pre-purchase inspection on a Foretravel?
Thanks for any help.
Sheila
Sheila,
You might post what part of CA you are in/the coach is in-- it is a big state.
Tom Nerhus did a prepurchase inspection for us on out 2001 Fortravel in Santa Maria, CA. about 7 years ago. If you are near here, maybe try him. He did a good job.
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Thank you Roger and Susan. We live in Northern. California above Sacramento. The coach we are hoping to get to look at is in the Orange County, San Diego area. Nothing definite, we just would like to be ready if the opportunity arises.
Sheila
We live in south Orange County. I am a bad inspector maybe as I like the products in general and bought ours with numerous things wrong with it unknown to the former owners.
Was a foretravel sales manager long ago. Means nothing. If it starts and runs and the appliances work and the airs blow cold I tend to be a player.
I prefer as-is, where is as that way I start over after all repairs. Not the cheap way but it has worked for me
Bought several hundred used coaches in my rv career.
Tom Nerhous used to be my parts manager. Missed most of the stuff wrong with our coach. Just saying
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Bought our coach through his brother Brad at trans west
No warranty expressed or implied but i along with anyone else local like Sven could look if you want.
Located in San Juan Capistrano. Let me know.
Bob
Thanks for the info and you are in the neighborhood :) .
Sheila
Bob, I knew exactly what was wrong with that coach!
YOU bought a pig in a poke!
Shelia, before the inspector arrives, ask the seller to provide whatever paperwork they have. You are looking for a "gold mine", like this:
Where, specifically, is this coach located? I'm aware of a couple in Huntington Beach - a little out of my area.
Richard we are happy to have it. If it started and ran it was going to be ours as where were we going to find a mid door U320?
Worse thing initially was the intermittent bad D2 valve as the air pressure would not build up on the demo ride and locked the brakes if you remember.
Non vented gas caps forced fuel out everywhere at the top of cajon pass on our first trip,
Minor details like most things.
For our personal wants we have invested heavily over the last five years to update the beautiful coach.
Fuel lines were an immediate issue as well.
We understand your comment about not dropping a lot of money into the 97 as the 03 38' you and Betty found would work better for you guys.
The pig in a poke is a happy pig right now as it's ready for the next ten years of "riding and rejoicing"
Easily the most inside and outside storage coach made other than maybe 45's. Maybe.
Fuel lines, gas caps, Winn system, D2 parts and cam position sensor would be high on the inspection list of another similar 97 as those were stoppers on a trip.
"Richard we are happy to have it. If it started and ran it was going to be ours as where were we going to find a mid door U320?"
Exactly. This and the 36' length is what sold us. The upgraded headlights and "Precision" paint job were an added bonus. We weren't leaving it next to that barn in the middle of Iowa.
Is this the U295 in Canoga Park for $18k? He said he sold it to someone in Texas. Would that be you or perhaps someone else on the forum?
No Twig, that was not us.
Sheila