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Re: 99' U270 with 140K... too many miles?

Reply #75 –
Don:  Someone may have mentioned this to you but as a new Foretravel owner you can get membership into the Foretravel Motorcade Club.  Call Beverly Knooce at 936-564-8367 or you can email her on their web site. I think they will supply your nrs for you.
Good Luck  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 99' U270 with 140K... too many miles?

Reply #76 –
Worth it, free and 10% off on parts at MOT and FOT. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
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Re: 99' U270 with 140K... too many miles?

Reply #77 –
Hi Dan,
We are definitely going to sign up... Sounds like a no brainer! Now, just chaffing at the bit until we can bring it home. We visited it at the dealership today and took measurements for replacing some or all of the carpet with.... Something else. Fun times ahead!
Don
Quote from: Dan J. Stansel –
Don:  Someone may have mentioned this to you but as a new Foretravel owner you can get membership into the Foretravel Motorcade Club.  Call Beverly Knooce at 936-564-8367 or you can email her on their web site. I think they will supply your nrs for you.
Good Luck  DAN
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Don & Tys
1999 U270 3602 WTFE #5402
Xtreme Stage 1 w/Headlight, Step Conversion, etc.
2009 Honda Fit Sport with Navi
Freedom is NOT "just another word for nothing left to lose"... with apologies to Kris Kristofferson

Re: 99' U270 with 140K... too many miles?

Reply #78 –
I bought at 2000 U320 with 106K miles last November and have had no problems with running gear.  When I was looking for the Foretravel I wanted (40' with a slide), I remember several people telling me that the average motorhome is driven about 10K per year, so the mileage on that coach is not out of line.  Welcome to the Foretravel owners group, and I also second the suggestion that you might get an inital analysis done of the fluids.  I'm a life-long "shade tree" mechanic that has worked on a lot of different equipment including radial engine and jet aircraft engines, race car engines and lots of normal gas car and truck engines and a few diesels. I'll take the well maintained diesel with under 200K any day.  When I bought my Foretravel, I hadn't drive anything bigger than a 27' rental diesel itruck 30 years, but my old experience driving semis, several thousand miles on a mid-70s Executive and a month driving an English double-decker bus through the streets of Santa Fe, NM certainly provided a valuable background.  Now I'd rather drive my motorhome that any of my other vehicles.  Enjoy -
Dan
2000 U320 40'
 

Re: 99' U270 with 140K... too many miles?

Reply #79 –
If you have not done so already, you simply MUST visit the Foretravel Factory in Nacogdoches. David Flanagan and his wonderful crew do the BEST interior work on these coaches, and they are worth every cent you spend. PLUS ... there may very well be some of us there enjoying the ambiance while we are having service or just passing through.  There is a wonderful laundry room (no charge and a blessing for those of us who full time with no onboard washer) and the promise of a 4:30 "Pourtravel Happy hour" ...weather permitting, sitting around in front of our coaches.  We have had groups of 12 or so, at times!  Great fun ... All Foretravel, All the Time. 
When we refurbished our first coach, we bought carpet and tile locally (in PA) and took it to David for installation. They installed beautifully, but more importantly, they corrected some "inventive" work some other guy had done to the sub floors in the coach during previous remodel. Their experience and advice helped us begin a new area of education on our coach!
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
Usta have a 2006 Born Free, Usta have a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser
Usta have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4dr
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