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We're back, after 5 month repair job

Repair work is done, we're hoping to start driving it home to Florida tomorrow. We'll probably start posting lots of questions now that we've held off on for the last 5 months.
1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #1 –
Looks really nice. Care to share the details????
Larry Warren
1996  U320 36' SBID "Lola" sold 2020
Build #4970
Motorcade #18318

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #2 –
Congratulations. that stuff does take time doesn't it? so care to share who paid for it was that your insurance or was it the police department that caused the accident?
'99 U320 40 WTFE
Build #5462,
1500 Watts Solar 600 amp Victron lithium
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Hemi
Instagram bobfnbw
Retired

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #3 –
Quote from: ohsonew –
Looks really nice. Care to share the details????

How to get repair work done following an accident? gives you the info on what originally happened and the great response from forum members
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #4 –
The story of what happened back in June is on the Facebook page, here: Redirecting...
Bodywork repair was done by Xtreme Paint & Graphics in Nacogdoches, and they did a great job.
Mechanical repairs were done by MOT also in Nac, and everything was paid for by Progressive Insurance.
We will definitely be changing over to an agreed value insurance policy now though, as it was very difficult convincing them to foot the repair bill. Lesson learned!
1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #5 –
Headlights make it look like a different coach.. Now Little Rock is a distant memory..
Dub McBride 1996 270

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #6 –
Glad to see it looking better than ever. I really felt bad for you at the time.
Scott

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #7 –
Glad you got it fixed.  Next year the Covid disaster will be mostly over and you can Go camping.  I bought a 20056 from motorhomes of Texas a couple of months ago.  I have been social distancing getting a Jeep to tow behind it and installing a braking system and tow bar.  Will be finished in a couple of days.

Where did you stay while repairs were made?  You fulltiming or did you go back home waiting for repairs?
2006 Nimbus 336
Built 2005 may be one of the first coaches labeled Nimbus.
DEMCO Air-force One braking system.
Towing 2002 Jeep Wrangler Sport.
Road Master Falcon 5250 tow bar.

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #8 –
Quote from: Journey, Roam, Explore –
Congratulations. that stuff does take time doesn't it? so care to share who paid for it was that your insurance or was it the police department that caused the accident?
Re. who paid for coach repairs after getting hit in a police chase, it was the insurance company. They weren't happy about it, but in the end they paid about 30k, which left me paying the $500 deductible and another few hundred in living expenses while waiting for them to decide what they were going to do. Then of course there's the cost of travel back home to FL, then back again to TX to pick up the coach this week.
We researched how we might get the police or the city to pay something, but dead-ended.
1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C

Re: We're back, after 5 month repair job

Reply #9 –
Quote from: tmehrkam –
Glad you got it fixed.  Next year the Covid disaster will be mostly over and you can Go camping.  I bought a 20056 from motorhomes of Texas a couple of months ago.  I have been social distancing getting a Jeep to tow behind it and installing a braking system and tow bar.  Will be finished in a couple of days.
Be careful with what Jeep you choose as a tow-behind. We bought a 2017 Grand Cherokee at the same time we bought the Foretravel. Spent over $2,000 having a tow bar and braking system installed in the Jeep, only to find out that this model Jeep can NOT be towed. Experience the dreaded "death wobble" in the first 300 miles of towing. Five months later when we finally get the coach back and start heading home with it, we had the death wobble twice in the first 100 miles.
There is a fix for the Jeep Cherokees, but not for the Grand Cherokee (model years 2016-2018 at least).
1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C