If you could not buy a Foretravel what would you buy

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If you could not buy a Foretravel what would you buy

May 03, 2014, 02:16:42 pm

I ask this as one of my buddies asked me that question,and I could not give him an answer.

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Reply #1 – May 03, 2014, 02:57:24 pm

Quote from: Bill Willett – May 03, 2014, 02:16:42 pm

I ask this as one of my buddies asked me that question,and I could not give him an answer.

Since you *can* buy a Foretravel (at prices ranging from $14k to over $100k) then what's the point? Does he just not want a Foretravel?

Craig

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Reply #2 – May 03, 2014, 03:19:00 pm

Well, "if" is a pretty big word. And if I wanted to down size, Design Your Perfect Motor Home with Advanced RV, this might just be the ticket.

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Reply #3 – May 03, 2014, 03:32:05 pm

Country coach or beaver

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Reply #4 – May 03, 2014, 04:13:26 pm

Newell.

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Reply #5 – May 03, 2014, 04:15:55 pm

Bill, I'm with you, no answer to the question, we already have what we would buy if we bought another one.
Gary B

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Reply #6 – May 03, 2014, 04:38:04 pm

Prevost by Marathon.
Looking at them all the time but all look like Vegas Decor or some Roman holiday hotel. Will have to design my own I guess.
JohnH

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Reply #7 – May 03, 2014, 04:57:05 pm

Prevost, reluctantly,

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Reply #8 – May 03, 2014, 05:46:09 pm

On a class C - LazyDaze. On a class B, a sprinter based van.

On a class A - Bluebird, Country Coach, Newmar (some).

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Reply #9 – May 03, 2014, 05:49:32 pm

Class C I would get a Born Free and in a B I would get a sprinter based leisure van.

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Reply #10 – May 03, 2014, 06:14:15 pm

It would be Prevost , most likely Marathon with four slides . Been looking , will have to have one built as I don't care for all that shiny plastic look . Brad Metzger

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Reply #11 – May 03, 2014, 06:56:49 pm

Hey, Brad, maybe we should go together and they may give us a deal, selling 2 at the same time???

JohnH

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Reply #12 – May 03, 2014, 07:11:48 pm

We had a Class B for 33 years before our FT. The Sprinter based Class B's well equipped are well over $100K new. They are very lacking in storage space. It would be hard to see spending any significant time in one. Ours was custom built in 1979, specifically for two people and long term travel. We had over 1000 nights in it with our longest trip almost 11 months. I saw this one built in France on a MB 4x4 chassis. It was how a Class B should be, function first. They were on an indefinate world wide tour.

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For us we wanted more space and bought the best we could get for our budget.

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Reply #13 – May 03, 2014, 07:21:20 pm

Of similar vintage to what we have, Beaver or a Bird.

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Reply #14 – May 03, 2014, 07:22:02 pm

I agree with Caflashbob, Country Coach or Beaver... Any of the Prevost coaches that I could afford are way to tacky for my taste..

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Reply #15 – May 03, 2014, 08:23:13 pm

We are about to make that decision. We have been thoroughly spoiled by our Foretravel but have decided to get something smaller and more maneuverable that we can take to the small out of the way primitive campsites and take the grandchildren with us. Right now a 4 wheel drive Born Free is the leading contender.

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Reply #16 – May 03, 2014, 09:22:09 pm

On the face of it, the Merc/Sprinter B's look really great. But they sure seem to be awfully coy about GCCC. Not that it matters to me. Even used they are outside my price range...

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Reply #17 – May 03, 2014, 09:24:28 pm

I'd go with a Bounder. Love that kangaroo!
jor

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Reply #18 – May 03, 2014, 10:02:24 pm

Quote from: twobus – May 03, 2014, 07:21:20 pm

Of similar vintage to what we have, Beaver or a Bird.

Two miles of wiring on a bird. And my personal 30 year buddy is a bird expert and no thanks. Too distracting looking at the dashes.

And he and I were the bird salesman together.

91-92 3176 marquis. Several customers I sold them new to still have them. Every system is thought out.

Marine 12 volt labeled panel. Manual giant switch in the bedroom cabinet to switch from shore to gen power. Opera windows in the living room.

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Reply #19 – May 03, 2014, 10:52:27 pm

Agreed. Birds are also too heavy for hill country. Beavers are awful close to FT in overall build and you can tell thry have an honest electrical engineer on staff. But to answer the question, there is a very good chance that if there were no old inexpensive Foretravels, I probably wouldn't have any RV a'tall at the moment.

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Reply #20 – May 04, 2014, 12:30:06 am

Quote from: twobus – May 03, 2014, 10:52:27 pm

Agreed. Birds are also too heavy for hill country. Beavers are awful close to FT in overall build and you can tell thry have an honest electrical engineer on staff. But to answer the question, there is a very good chance that if there were no old inexpensive Foretravels, I probably wouldn't have any RV a'tall at the moment.

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Reply #21 – May 04, 2014, 01:07:07 am

The only way we'd be moving from one practically perfect Foretravel to something else would be downsizing, probably a B or B+. Canadian brands seem to be well built.

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Reply #22 – May 04, 2014, 09:36:43 am

Newell Coach or Prevost. In the Prevost converter line would be Parliament, Country Coach, Royale, Vantare, or Millennium. Prefer the XLII to the H3-45.
Reese

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Reply #23 – May 04, 2014, 09:45:00 am

We would most likely go back to a Coachhouse, the Foretravel of class B+'s. Have owned two and they were very well built, but expensive.

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Reply #24 – May 06, 2014, 11:02:58 am

If we're talking about older used units, and I couldn't buy a Foretravel, I'd look for a Bluebird Wanderlodge of perhaps a Vogue...although the Vogue has little basement space.

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