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Re: Foretravel Mystique

Reply #50 – September 19, 2013, 06:21:52 am

In my coach, I lose access to a upper cabinet that is about 10 inches deep and 30 inches wide - I just store stuff in there that I don't tend to need when stopped for a rest or eating break - mostly tupperware containers and surplus kitchen/grill items. Seldom say "wish I had the slide open so that I could get "xxxx".

Course all I have is the one long driver side slide in the front area of the coach, no bedroom slides.

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Re: Foretravel Mystique

Reply #51 – September 26, 2013, 10:38:23 am

Just did 5 days and 4 nights away in mine, Only the stove was working, The inside of the fridge stayed cool, but wasnt on, No water, so no Dunny or Shower, Sink working,

Just pull up, Just off the side of the road, any where that was flat and looked solid, Close the curtains,
Your just another Coach getting required rest periods, No one bothers them here, Trucks or coaches, The drivers get very cranky if woken up from their rest periods,

I walked around it, It looks dead, parked there at night, Some one has just left it there, and gone, Thats what it looks like,
I dont have slides, But the two of us had plenty of room, Living in it,

The bed and room are great to sleep in, Quiet, No heat or fumes from the motor, after 4 hours straight driving, Very impressed with it, No smells,
The first night was freezing, I had brand new cotton 1000 TC sheets on, (Very cheap on sale,)  They felt like sleeping on silk, It was always cold in the bed, I had cramps in my feet, Tried ordinary cotton sheets the next night, Too hot, But no problems,
That big quilt drags the clothes off the bed, Replaced with Doona, No more probs with bed,

Travelling with 3 of us, one in the big chair, Shhhh, Dont say it, My couch was out of the Coach, We could all talk quite peacefully to each other, Travelling at 60 MPH, The max limit here for heavy vehicles,

Supermarket parking, Just park away from the cars, No one bothers you in the coach, They have big trucks in there as well,
Truck drivers shop there too, So Really, They cant complain about my coach sitting there,
But you wont be parked there for days,

Foretravel Mystique,

Here in Deep Down Southern OZ,  Watching people with food almost to the mouth,
Locked in a Time Warp as my Coach rolls by and their eyes and head following it as it passes,  Hahahaha

My Grand Villa, Certainly turns heads, Every where I have been,

The Mystique of Le Grande Villa,

When you really get down to the Nitty Gritty of a Foretravel, Its a very Fancy, Compressed Mansion on Wheels, With all the Bells and Whistles and then some,

Whats that button do, Hahahahaha,

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Re: Foretravel Mystique

Reply #52 – September 26, 2013, 11:26:56 am

I agree with Tim regarding the price of a Foretravel with and without a slide. A 2000 U320 Foretravel without a slide will sell for circa $60k while a 2000 U320 with a slide will sell for circa $90k. It is just a supply/demand thing and most folks today want a slide. The price difference between slide/no-slide coaches is almost the same for a 12 year old coach today as it was for the same coach when it was new.

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Re: Foretravel Mystique

Reply #53 – October 01, 2013, 06:17:09 pm

This is my first Foretravel.  I bought it because I know a lot of the people that built it(mine).  My brother sold them for years.  The quality of workmanship and materials are unsurpassed.  My walnut interior (19 yrs old) is just as good as manufacture date(94).  All systems and electric items work fine.  My orig frig(Dometic rm4804) was working fine until I ran while unlevel in a primitive RV park.  I fix it with a new cooling unit(half the price of a new frig).  I just finished a round trip to Quebec City, Canada and other stops(over 5K miles).  10 miles to the gallon, 2 qts oil every other tank fill.  Towed my 02 saturn all the way.  A little motor heating problem going up mountains, would cool off going down.  I love it.  No slides(I like that too).  The only reason I would replace it would be if I won the power ball. Then I would buy a ForeTravel.

Pat,

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Re: Foretravel Mystique

Reply #54 – October 01, 2013, 07:46:32 pm

That is a LOT of oil consumption for the 3116.

Have you calibrated the engine oil dipstick? Do not assume the OE dipstick is accurate.

You could be overfilling the crankcase and the engine is "puking" the excess.

If you need instructions on doing this, let us know-- it cost $0 at an oil change.

Brett

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