Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 06, 2025 ...

Good to know - so, it's not a conflict of interest to use someone who works there already? And you still pay him separately?
I guess I was thinking / hoping to have someone inspect it before I committed to going out there. I *am* aware that it'll cost me for the inspection, but I wasn't thinking I'd also have to spend the money to get there and stay for a couple of days.

We used Keith and we all traveled over a thousand miles to Fort Pierce Florida. Did not buy coach but having keith there was confidence in making an educated offer with the amount of repairs and replacements that was needed. He will know the price for both and then you can offer what you comfortable doing. Realized handicap accessible is not widely available but if it isn't to be, so be it.

Wow ... so you traveled out there, had the inspection, then decided not to buy the coach? Was it because it needed too much work and MOT wasn't willing or able to do the work?

Wow ... so you traveled out there, had the inspection, then decided not to buy the coach? Was it because it needed too much work and MOT wasn't willing or able to do the work?

I think you will find that the cost of flying and paying for inspections quickly offsets the repairs that a "decent" rig will need. That's what happened with us, we realized that the $7k our rig needed in repairs would be quickly burned chasing down potentially better rigs across the country. We ultimately decided a bird in the basket was worth two in the bush.

More than likely, the rig you're considering at MOT is a consignment unit (denoted by a C in the stock #, if so). If so, MOT has no say in what gets repaired and at what price the seller accepts an offer. My experience was that MOT has very little incentive to make a deal happen and doesn't need to in this market. If the seller doesn't want to bend on price, they aren't going to go to bat for you with the seller, they'll just wait for the next guy.

If you have a $100k budget I would start by looking at $80k rigs. Between repairs, inspections, and travel that will give you some room for all the known and unknown costs of buying a rig that old.

Wow ... so you traveled out there, had the inspection, then decided not to buy the coach? Was it because it needed too much work and MOT wasn't willing or able to do the work?

Thanks for the great feedback, y'all. Good to know that most are on consignment

I think you will find that the cost of flying and paying for inspections quickly offsets the repairs that a "decent" rig will need. That's what happened with us, we realized that the $7k our rig needed in repairs would be quickly burned chasing down potentially better rigs across the country. We ultimately decided a bird in the basket was worth two in the bush.

Actually, if you are considering a first purchase of a high-end diesel pusher/Foretravel in particular, I feel strongly that you need to be present for a hands-on inspection.  Whether you buy that coach or not, you will find it a highly useful part of your introduction to the lifestyle.