What's the mileage on your coach?

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Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #125 – March 27, 2016, 11:56:55 am

Quote from: Eric Rudolph – March 27, 2016, 10:26:37 am

Our '99 320 has about 242,000 Miles

That's great!
Approaching the quarter million mile mark! It would be interesting to know how many FT's out there on the road have made that milestone.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #126 – March 27, 2016, 12:32:40 pm

Our '89 unihome 3208 cat and allison 4speed, has 170k. Mechanically, it's wanted fluids and filters. ..although it does look like I need to yard the radiator out for a core repair. NOT looking fwd to this.. I gave it a Jones/ Aero resonator. We averaged 11mpg on our Yellowstone trip. Wonderful coach, Moby is part of the family and has a personality all its own.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #127 – March 27, 2016, 12:38:09 pm

Our 1995 U320SE has 302,843 miles.It had 20,000 when we bought it in1997.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #128 – March 27, 2016, 12:51:55 pm

Quote from: Chuck Van Tassel – March 27, 2016, 12:38:09 pm

Our 1995 U320SE has 302,843 miles.It had 20,000 when we bought it in1997.

Yours has to be one of the higher mileage coaches reported. I'll have to go back thru the thread and see who holds the "record".

OR.....
Maybe sk320 will check his spread sheet and let us know.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #129 – March 27, 2016, 12:57:55 pm

Quote from: Chuck Van Tassel – March 27, 2016, 12:38:09 pm

Our 1995 U320SE has 302,843 miles.It had 20,000 when we bought it in1997.

That is some SERIOUS mileage, good for you. Only close number I can think of would be our Airstream bought in '93 with 28k and retired last year with 278k.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #130 – March 27, 2016, 01:08:29 pm

Chuck,
That is an amazing amount of miles to travel in your coach, that is an average of just under 15K per year, can you share with us the biggest mechanical problems you have overcome in that time?

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #131 – March 27, 2016, 01:53:42 pm

Quote from: Geoffh – March 27, 2016, 01:08:29 pm

Chuck,
That is an amazing amount of miles to travel in your coach, that is an average of just under 15K per year, can you share with us the biggest mechanical problems you have overcome in that time?

If he replies, "just changed the fluids, filters and brakes/ tires", I will assume his coach was built on a Wednesday by the best of the best!

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #132 – March 27, 2016, 02:05:28 pm

Quote from: mike leary – March 27, 2016, 01:53:42 pm

If he replies, "just changed the fluids, filters and brakes/ tires", I will assume his coach was built on a Wednesday by the best of the best!

Seems like almost all were Wednesday coaches

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #133 – March 27, 2016, 05:24:31 pm

Quote from: Chuck Van Tassel – March 27, 2016, 12:38:09 pm

Our 1995 U320SE has 302,843 miles.It had 20,000 when we bought it in1997.

Quote from: Geoffh – March 27, 2016, 01:08:29 pm

Chuck,
That is an amazing amount of miles to travel in your coach, that is an average of just under 15K per year,

He didn't mention it was his "daily driver"

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #134 – March 27, 2016, 07:27:16 pm

We purchased our 97 270 in late December 2015 with 78,000 and now 83,000. I decided to bring it up to date mechanically by changing everything as if it had not been done. At 19 and sitting for 3 years if it was rubber it came out. Only surprise was steering box seals blowing in CA and knowing what I know now I would have replaced it in the beginning as well. Should see 15 - 20k this year. I did not expect the great mileage which is within 1-1.5 mpg of the Ram 5.9 pulling the AF.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #135 – March 27, 2016, 09:09:52 pm

Our 1995 just rolled 112,00 miles. We added 20K of those since our purchase 18 months ago. Nice machine.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #136 – March 28, 2016, 12:27:13 am

I believe our 93 U300 has had three owners. It has not quite 87000 miles and had 82500 when I bought it in 2012 from Mr. Bill Warren in Alabama. He told me he bought it in Texas. The records show originally purchased from from Foretravel by E. R. Mayo. I was extremely fortunate to get this one with low mileage at a price I couldn't pass on after looking for three years. Mr. Warren had it for about six years prior but didn't travel much in it. I found out after I bought it that he did spend the coach bucks on a new hydraulic fan pump, fan motor kits, generator, transfer switch, power steering pump, new dash and seat upholstery, and new Michelins!

I've replaced the two rear ride height valves, two front slack adjusters, one front air tank valve, refrigerator, bathroom fan kit, original inverter with another one (thanks to Irwin), hydraulic fan belt, engine and generator oil & filters, transmission oil and filter with some maintenance (drop the pan and clean the valve body & replace a couple of direction switches), batteries, solenoids, and repaired the HWH control unit. She runs like a top and is road ready except for new tires and some roof caulking. I can only take a couple of short road trips a year and excercise it (50 miles) every two weeks. I hope to change that in the near future and start trying to catch up to the rest of my forum buddies!

My coach does have four 100,000 mile stars on it from the original owner's motorhome travels. Does that mean one star for every 100,000 miles traveled?..........400,000 miles....Wow!

Jerry

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #137 – March 28, 2016, 08:18:08 am

Not familiar with the stars but the motorcade club gives out awards for mileage. I got a 300k one a couple years ago. At that same GV one couple got 600k.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #138 – March 28, 2016, 02:57:59 pm

New totals

87 Units reported
Total miles 11,295,621
Average age 20 years old
Average miles per year 6753
Most miles per year a 1995 with an average of 14,421
Least miles per year a 1997 with an average of only 1105 miles per year
Most reported year 1995 15 coaches
Least reported year 1998 1 coach
Still nothing prior to 1989 and only one after 2003

Steve

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #139 – March 28, 2016, 03:33:18 pm

Thanks for the breakdown, Steve. In "our prime" we'd grab 10k a year; a lot of miles and a lot of parking lots since I was still working and had limited time "to enjoy", which was b.s. in retrospect. These days, retired, with a fresh coach, 300 miles a day is a "push", and I know now to just pull in waay before sunset, open up a cold one, have a nice dinner (avoid t.v./ internet, etc.) and enjoy one of life's pleasures with your honey!

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #140 – March 28, 2016, 03:58:29 pm

4 trips to Alaska ,most expensive repairs are :reman injectors, 2 exhaust manifolds, reman turbo, reman steering gear, rebuilt retarder,roof coating by Foretravel, I did install on the following new CAC provide by Foretravel,transmission seal leak ,differential seal leak plus. Many oil changes

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #141 – March 28, 2016, 07:42:55 pm

Quote from: sk320 – March 28, 2016, 02:57:59 pm

New totals
87 Units reported
... nothing prior to 1989 and only one after 2003...

OK - Just returned from our winter trip - our 2005 now has 88,088 miles.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #142 – March 29, 2016, 08:14:21 pm

A'm I the only one racking up the big mileage each year ? A bit of surprise here . What gives ? Brad Metzger

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Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #143 – March 29, 2016, 09:26:13 pm

Quote from: Brad Metzger – March 29, 2016, 08:14:21 pm

A'm I the only one racking up the big mileage each year ? A bit of surprise here . What gives ? Brad Metzger

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Brad....
Easy answer for me...................... Work gets in the way!

But!!! we are planning on adding about 7500 miles real soon

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #144 – March 29, 2016, 09:56:42 pm

Simple equation , if it's cold ---go South . If it's too hot -----go North . And being retired properly helps. Brad Metzger

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #145 – March 29, 2016, 11:29:10 pm

And every fall the average IQ of the state of Wisconsin drops about 10 points and goes back up in the spring when things warm up.

(it's the snowbird thing)

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #146 – March 30, 2016, 08:39:46 am

Does that mean it dips into negative territory?

OK, I can say that, I am a Wisconsin resident, and am sitting at my place in WI typing this.....

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #147 – March 30, 2016, 10:20:59 am

Well, it is not exact as I have 360k ir so on three different coaches. So it excludes a lot of miles for me.

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #148 – March 30, 2016, 01:28:42 pm

Quote from: John S – March 30, 2016, 10:20:59 am

Well, it is not exact as I have 360k ir so on three different coaches. So it excludes a lot of miles for me.

Do we get 'Honorable Mention' for putting high miles on different coaches?

Re: What's the mileage on your coach?

Reply #149 – March 30, 2016, 02:12:53 pm

No but it skews the averages. Instead of 30k or so, I am at 10k this way. Not a big deal but it is why the numbers don't really add up.

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