Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #50 – June 13, 2016, 12:20:29 am Quote from: Michelle – June 12, 2016, 10:41:05 pmTen years ago, there were many more newer coaches I'll try to dig up the average length of time someone owns an RV before buying a new one, but I think it's likely on the order of every 5 years.ETA - quickly scared this one up, https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=49063 , 8.4 years in 2011, up from 6.6 years in 2005.That sounds reasonable. The first owner of my coach bought a new one every five years. Like clockwork. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #51 – June 13, 2016, 08:17:27 am While I would agree in the past owners might replace their coach every five years, I would say that in today's economy it might be a different number. While surely FOT did have many owners who traded in their coach for a newer one, today it might be fewer of those people and more one time buyers. Bob Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #52 – June 13, 2016, 09:08:51 am Forrest was adopted at Foretravel of Tennessee in Kodak. We are the second parents... Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #53 – June 13, 2016, 09:34:05 am Quote from: bobnkathy – June 13, 2016, 08:17:27 amWhile I would agree in the past owners might replace their coach every five years, I would say that in today's economy it might be a different number. While surely FOT did have many owners who traded in their coach for a newer one, today it might be fewer of those people and more one time buyers. BobBob, I think you're right, the economy's changed & people may now have a tendency to keep their coaches longer, especially this "first class" brand... I'm just the 2nd owner of this ol' girl & she's almost 20, got her almost 3 years ago with only 41,000 miles on her (have added about 12,000) after she'd been sitting for a few years. After getting her back to "feeling good" again, ("looking good" is still in the works!) it's doubtful she'll see a 3rd owner for a very long time....still have a lot of the original paper work & records, which is great. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #54 – June 13, 2016, 07:42:53 pm What Bob and Dani said, plus with many manufacturers going out/brands (but not quality) getting bought/changes that aren't for the better, it's harder to find a newer coach that's truly an upgrade from what you have now. I know we started casually looking around 2011-2012, then got more serious especially in the last 2 years, and only this year felt there were new coaches out there we would buy as our next coach. At this point we've owned our coach for over 12 years. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #55 – June 13, 2016, 11:17:28 pm I am the fourth owner at 111K miles. Last owner had many improvements made and I have added more to the coach. Just completed a complete rebuild of the audio video and RTI remote controls systems. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #56 – June 14, 2016, 12:45:35 am We are the third owners or ours Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #57 – June 14, 2016, 01:58:22 am No, 4th owner. Houston was the original home for a long period of time. Somewhere else in Texas for a couple of years and for less than a month the 3rd owners had it. This according to MOT who claimed to have done most if not all the servicing. The coach had 44 thousand miles on it(2014) when purchased and now has about 57. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #58 – June 14, 2016, 09:43:00 am We are at least the third owner of ours. It has the Foretravel of Tennessee sticker on the side near the door, and so we believe it was originally delivered there. The owners before us had purchased it from a couple near Seattle, but I haven't been able to trace it back beyond that. The Seattle owner was Norm Wilke, but I haven't been able to reach him. I would definitely like to find out additional information if it exists! Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #59 – June 14, 2016, 09:48:37 am We are second owners...Original owner had fleet of commercial rigs so all servicing was done at his own shop . Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #60 – June 14, 2016, 10:34:03 am We are the 3rd owner of our 1990 U280 "Cosmic Hippo". Originally delivered in California, traded in to Foretravel for a new one a couple of years later, resold to the owner of the Chevy dealership in Paris, Tx who kept it until he passed away. I bought it from his estate.We are the second owner of our 96' U320 "Old Blue". Originally delivered in Tennessee. We bought it on consignment at MOT when the original owner was 94! He just got too old to drive it. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #61 – June 14, 2016, 07:10:48 pm We are the 3rd owner. 3 months old. Drove by Foretravel, saw the coach in the lot and it was love at first sight. We were at the right place, at the right time. We arrived on a Friday evening and the coach had just arrived that afternoon for consignment. It never got listed or shown. We stayed the weekend and by Tuesday it was a done deal. We love it! Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #62 – June 15, 2016, 02:50:27 am Quote from: Kemahjohn – June 14, 2016, 10:34:03 am....bought it on consignment at MOT when the original owner was 94! He just got too old to drive it.Be still my thumping heart!!!! ....at least another 30 years left with the ol' girl.... Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #63 – June 15, 2016, 09:03:41 am I'm not the original owner but, frankly, I'm about as original as you can get! Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #64 – June 15, 2016, 09:38:48 am Has anyone besides me noticed that Larry and Roger are the same person??? Back on topic, at least the third owner, coach has a Cour de lene Idaho license plate holder, was at one time owned by a guy that followed the rodeo circuit. He supposedly pulled a horse trailer with it. I bought it from a widow in Arizona. That would be another good poll, how many were purchased from a remaining spouse. Maybe not something we want to think about. Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #65 – June 15, 2016, 11:46:33 am Just to confuse the issue, Larry has a twin named Terry and they have a brother and sister set of twins named Roger and Judy. The Roger on here haspointed out that he has less hair. One of the grandkids pointed out that I was losing my hair and I told him that it was just growing out of my ears and nose rather than on my head. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #66 – June 15, 2016, 12:03:40 pm 3rd owner, a Christmas gift to myself in 2006, picked up M.L.K. weekend in Phoenix Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #67 – June 16, 2016, 08:25:11 am 4th owner. Don't have the details of previous owners with me here. Traded in my 1st Foretravel (1996 U270) at MOT in November of 2012. I was the 2nd owner of the U270 which was bought at FOT in February of 2003. Rodger Quote Selected
Re: Poll - are you an original owner? Reply #68 – June 16, 2016, 09:05:22 am Second owner if u do not count a temp owner in between. Original owner paid the big bucks and could not believe the value today. Best to get all those newbie issues out. Still had original tires when I got. Lots of up grades to get the improvements and new ones being available every year. Some are useful and some just cost money but not usable. Quote Selected
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