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Reply #20 –
And the adventure begins.....
Welcome aboard!

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Reply #21 –
i made sure it was covered by AAA before driving it-worth the hassle . but it actually was awesome.i got the thing up to 80!!!! speedo wildly wrong. wife was pacing behind and being my brake lights.  spent day cleaning. weekend to try and figure out all electrical problems. need a support arm for one awning.

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Reply #22 –
Contact Zip Dee, not something that would be around as a spare. The shipping from one of the RV dismantlers would probably make it cheaper from the manufacturer.

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Reply #23 –
thanks!

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Reply #24 –
 I used to have a P 30 Manual .

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Reply #25 –
Congratulation!
Good to see old foretravel back on the road.

I think most of Foretravel on the forum are between 95 and 2008 (pre Def)
After 2008 too expensive.
Before 95 too old.

Wondering

How old is too old for foretravel?

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Reply #26 –
I have a '93 Grand Villa u-280, it's not too old

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Reply #27 –
Quote from: mikerox –
I have a '93 Grand Villa u-280, it's not too old

91 GV U300 here.
I have been pouring money into it recently to renovate it. But it is 30 years old.
I am sometime wondering if it is worthy.
Read from this thread "How old is too old" on irv2, most of the discussion on that thread focus on 15 to 20 year old coach.  Nobody mentions 30+ years old coach.


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Reply #28 –
88.    Perfect Vintage  .

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Reply #29 –
1993 U300GV, the perfect age for us.

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Reply #30 –
Yup, sold our 1993 with 170,000 miles and going strong.....

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Reply #31 –
is there anyone with a VINTAGE foretravel that i could TALK to to run me through operations of this beast? so many switches and options that either i'm dumb and can't work or maybe don't know how to work. levelers,sidestep,etc.

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Reply #32 –
yachats123,

Please update your "signature" to include your coach info.

See most of the rest of our signatures.  Really helps with getting the correct information.

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Reply #33 –
Like Brett said, we need to know more details of your coach to be of specific help. We have just returned ( 1 hour ago) from a 1,700 mile spring trip in our 87 ORED 36 ft. We bondocked outside flagstaff az then spent 8 days in a state park in New Mexico where we dry camped. Everything in our coach worked flawlessly, touch the switches twice and we're level, hot water and fridge, same deal, switch it on and forget about it.
What I'm trying badly to express is, the older coaches are just as capable as the newer ones they're just not as complicated.
IMHO

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Reply #34 –
According to earlier posts, yachats123 has a 1984 FTX (Freightliner Roadmaster chassis with tag axle)

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Reply #35 –
i posted all info-vin number-build number. described what i have. what more do i need to post?

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Reply #36 –
Quote from: wolfe10 –
yachats123,

Please update your "signature" to include your coach info.

See most of the rest of our signatures.  Really helps with getting the correct information.
uuuuuhhhhhh  i DID

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Reply #37 –
Our '93 U225 is an oldie but a goodie IMO; and evidently in other's opinions, too. We get lots of compliments everywhere we go.

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Reply #38 –
We passed 225,000 miles today. We were averaging 12,000 miles a year until back fusion and the pandemic. We are back on the road, heading to coach buck city.