Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 12, 2025 ...

beware water intrusion from retracted bladders, especially if not level and one side is tilting "In" towards coach - ESPECIALLY if slides were out...water would flow from top off slide, toward coach and into coach and sidewalls

Start and run was what's needed.

I prefer coaches personally that need everything.  Then I can run the good out of the new stuff.

Yea I understand it could be $20-30k.

Do you like the floorplan? 

beware water intrusion from retracted bladders, especially if not level and one side is tilting "In" towards coach - ESPECIALLY if slides were out...water would flow from top off slide, toward coach and into coach and sidewalls

It does rain a tad up there!

Awww....... Only on days that end with "Y"

As for the floorplan, yes wife really likes it with the additional storage  over a 36 or 38'. I really like the 2 pass thru's and over all usability for 2 to 3 week dry camping at remote lakes (such as Magone Lake in eastern Oregon)
That said, not interested in any coaches older than a '02 or '03
Having owned, driven & worked on 18 wheelers for most of my life still have the full set of tools and a shop available. 

That said, not interested in any coaches older than a '02 or '03

Just curious: Why are you not interested in older coaches?

As for the floorplan, yes wife really likes it with the additional storage  over a 36 or 38'. I really like the 2 pass thru's and over all usability for 2 to 3 week dry camping at remote lakes (such as Magone Lake in eastern Oregon)
That said, not interested in any coaches older than a '02 or '03
Having owned, driven & worked on 18 wheelers for most of my life still have the full set of tools and a shop available. 

My comment here on floorplans may  bring a lot of posts
Never really liked the galley on the curb side if I had a choice,  That puts the dinette looking at the neighbors camp site on the street side.
Only old ORED's  I remember having a dinette on the street side was a 40' SBID.

Yes I noticed that the later floorplans had put the galley back in the street side.
My guru buddy has had to repair a certain amount of flexing plumbing from sliding galleys over the years and of course this eliminates as far as I know having a propane stove top.

Saddlesore -  My suggestion is have a little more patience and look until you find what really want.  That's my 2 cents.

We haven't been in a big hurry to buy, but are actively looking.
We would rather not get  a slide at all, but very few non slides are available in the newer coaches.

  Taking multiple "vacations" only to camp at the repair shop far from home gets old quick

Have to disagree - we have a Gaggenau propane stovetop.  No issues to date.

Did you see the no-slide 2003 in the classifieds here?  According to the ad it has full service records  2003 Foretravel, 36 Ft, U320, 72,000 miles, 4.900

Also we want a booth dinette and 2 pass thru storage bays.

The latter is going to be a challenge to find in a Foretravel that's 2002 and newer with slides and has good remaining CCC unless you push towards a 45 footer.  More common in a non-slide coach but those are going to be very hard to find (as you've seen) in a 2002 and newer.

You might find an '02 or '03 40' without tag that has 2 pass thru bays, but if it has slides check the weight (especially in a U320 with the heavier drivetrain).  Otherwise, you'll generally find storage is 1 full pass thru and one half bay on curbside on the newer coaches that are 42 ft. and shorter.

Just looked at a 98 U270 on Ebay,looks pretty good for $35k,in Harrisburg Il.

34 foot, I remember there was some one looking for this size and year model a month or two back