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New Owners

Hello all. I posted a couple months ago with some questions; a few of you responded. Our big news is we just spent a rainy 4 days in Nacogdouches and bought our new, to us, Foretravel. It is a 2008 40' Nimbus SE 340 and we are on the road with it. We bought it at Motorhomes of Texas and couldn't have asked for better service. Our salesman, Mel, did everything to help us decide on the coach and then helped get all the little repairs taken care of. They even let us spend the night on their lot. Anyone in the market for a new a Foretravel I highly recommend Mel.

Linda and John Leach
Linda and JOHN and labradoodle Sadie

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Reply #1 –
Congratulations and welcome to the club of Foretravelers.  What part of the country will you be keeping your new Nimbus, or will you be living aboard?
Jan & Richard Witt
1999 U-320  36ft WTFE
Build Number: 5478 Motorcade: 16599
2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited w/Air Force One
Jan: NO5U, Richard:KA5RIW
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Reply #2 –
Quote from: Jan & Richard –
Congratulations and welcome to the club of Foretravelers.  What part of the country will you be keeping your new Nimbus, or will you be living aboard?
Jan & Richard, Burg Eltz. One of our favorites.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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Reply #3 –
Congratulations!
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Reply #4 –
And welcome aboard Linda & John.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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Reply #5 –
Welcome to the family!

Please add your coach information to your signature block on your profile page. In that way we know what coach you're talking about on any post.
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
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Reply #6 –
Good to have you as members. Congratulations on your rig.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #7 –
Welcome, see you down the road!  ^.^d
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Reply #8 –
Congratulations on your new coach, Many smiles ahead.
Dennis & Martha Harrell
2000 Foretravel U320
2014 GMC 4X4 Sierra Crew Cab Pickup

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Reply #9 –
Howdy neighbor! We are looking forward to seeing your coach when we get back to Jojoba Hills around thanksgiving... it looks like a really nice coach from the pictures. I am sure that John will love the 500HP ISM and the transmission retarder, especially in hill country. You guys worked amazingly fast at getting it done, but at least you got a chance to check for roof leaks ::) See you back home!
Don & Tys
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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

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Reply #10 –
Welcome, you will love your Nimbus. They are sweet coaches. Don't get me wrong, I love the GV's, and the U-series too!
If you FB, there is a foretravel owners group there too. Mostly pictures of folks rigs and where they are having fun in their FT. Enjoy!
Lynn and Linda Day and Harry the pug
RIP: Tank 01-2008 to 03-2020
2012 Nimbus 42' build 6555
ISX12-500hp
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
MC# 17723

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Reply #11 –
Happy travels.  MOT and Mel are great to deal with in buying.  And the group here is wonderful in answering both dumb beginner (ask me how I know) and the most complex technical questions you may run into down the road.

Enjoy!
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #12 –
Thank you for all your welcomes. We will be living and traveling full time.  We will spend the winter at Jojoba Hills SKP resort. I know this site is a valuable resource.  One question I already have. We have plush leather driver and passenger seats with lots of controls. No information in manual. I have tried them all but can't figure out some. Any help will be appreciated.

JOHN and Linda, with labradoodle Sadie
2008 Foretravel Nimbus SE 340
Towing white Subaru Forrester
Linda and JOHN and labradoodle Sadie
 

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Reply #13 –
Don Fera and Tys live there too so you have a good person to learn off even though they have a 99 U270. We like Jojoba too and dry camp there when visiting them.
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.