Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 14, 2025 ...

Walt, when we were finally ready to buy we were down to 5-6 coaches. There was one Foretravel on the list that was only about 300 miles from us, so Jo Ann agreed to a quick trip down "just to look." On the way home she said, "I'm unhappy." I asked the reason and she said, "I really like it, and I didn't want to." A few days later we called the seller and made an offer. They immediately agreed. A couple weeks later we brought it home.

The addition of a slide also seems like it would make it possible for the driver's seat to also be part of the living room, but I think most of the newer non-slide layouts I've seen have a second chair or recliner to use with the passenger seat, and that would be good enough for me.

Our 1995 U320 doesn't have a slide, but the driver's seat does swivel and it makes a very nice part of the living room. Based upon our experience, I believe you shouldn't hesitate to buy a non-slide coach. For entertaining, our floor plan can easily accomodate three on the coach and one each in the driver's chair, the co-pilot's recliner and the additional swivel easy chair.

"Thanks for the information on the driver's chair. I'd seen the co-pilot's seat swiveled around to become part of the living area in various pictures of non-slide coach interiors, but I have never seen the driver's seat turned to become part of the living area. Good to know that is a possibility.

I personally to like the idea of a non-slide coach and certainly don't want to rule them out. The "boss," however, may have other ideas"


Walt, I understand completely.  I think I married your wife's sister!  Given my 'druthers I would have one of the many fine 1997 to 2000 non-slide Foretravels I've seen at MOT and FOT.  However my wife has a 50% stake in the decision and she is pretty well set on at least one, preferably two, slides.  Also, if there is a Newell or other late-model high-end coach on the lot she is irresistably drawn to all the bling, lights, and mirrors.  She freely admits that she is a big fan of the "Wow!" factor.

Good luck in your search.  I'm learning a lot from all these discussions.

Glen

Let the Boss know slides mainly offer more floor space and do have their share of problems and disadvantages.

We turn the driver and navigator chairs 90 degrees when we're parked for more than just overnight. Last summer we had 10 people in our coach for a family reunion. We had to eat outside because there was too much food, but for visiting and looking at the slide show on the tv the coach was just fine. Everyone was impressed.