Prevost coach's

freds · February 14, 2022, 07:13:45 PM

Quote from: Tedsoldbus on February 14, 2022, 04:45:25 PM
I KNEW it Fred! A Trojan Horse Newbie!!! I KNEW he wasn't a new guy......

LOL!!!! You know for the longest time I thought that I was the token Prevost guy in an ocean of MCI's, hey I am not alone!!!!

Anyway we are all heavy metal brothers with a dose of stainless steel and rivets!!!! With heavy hearts that are mostly powered by smoking Detroit Diesels with at least six points of contact with the road...

rancher · February 15, 2022, 06:55:33 AM

Anyone know any information on a 1994 Prevost XL40 Hoffman conversion that is for sale in the state of Maine? It does run the 60 series engine. A broker is selling it for a owner so it tough to talk to the owner. Sounds like a three owner coach. Does anyone know any one or business up that way that could check it out? Thanks again for all help. It tough to shop from home when most we are finding are thousand to fifteen hundred miles from home.

Tedsoldbus · February 15, 2022, 06:54:48 PM

I clicked on your profile to see where you live but no information. Location? It is frustrating and I can sense you are hungry. Tires run close to 1K per and you can press the broker for that information. It is no small thing. Other things are hard to tell without seeing it. In 2003 (before bus fever) Rita and I lived in Denver and wanted an Allegro bus. We shopped for 6 months for a slightly used one. One was an hour away but pretty trashed. We drove 8 hours to one in Texas that looked fantastic. But the owner's wife reeeeally liked cats. Then flew one way from Denver to Niagara Falls for what must be the winner. We flew back home. That was a spendy "no go" since we had to buy one way tickets back home at the counter. We almost quit looking at used vehicles. We finally found a dandy near home about a month later and we had it for 3 years. The third year we went full time. It served us well.
You have to go see them. You have to be ready to walk away. Go see some near you that you don't want so you don't get all ga ga when you see the first one you think you might buy.
Bad bus fever goes something like this: Wow...a Prevost! We must have it!
That will cut your throat.
Hang in there Rancher. They come on the market all the time. People get old. People get tired of the upkeep. There will be one.
Best advice? If your wife does not like it walk away......
Having said that, I hear Hoffman does a nice conversion. Hopefully a BCM guy can go see it. I live north of Atlanta and am retired. Let me know if you need one looked at near me.
Best of luck in your quest
Ted

rancher · February 16, 2022, 06:07:44 AM

Ted Thanks for the reply. Went and changed my profile to add location. I am in eastern Nebraska. Only one I have found even close is couple hundred miles away which is close but the wife didn't like the pictures so there no point in wasting our time and the sellers time to just look. I don't mind spending money to have someone look or going to look myself. With everything that is going on in the world not ready to get on any planes. Its not the time of the year to make any long distant trips. Winter has been good here but not so much in other places. I have no problem walking away. I don't want to buy something to have one and have a money pit. If nothing else when summer comes and the wife retires we can pickup a fifth wheel camper and use it to go around the country shopping. We already have a late model low miles one ton pickup. Going to have a three way call today with the owner, broker and myself. We will see what is said by the owner.

6805eagleguy · February 16, 2022, 07:04:17 AM

I grew up in wahoo Nebraska, now I'm out west lol, good to know of another bus (seeking) person in Nebraska!

Runcutter · February 16, 2022, 07:55:50 AM

Rancher, if the coach is in Maine, you might want to speak with Spike or Jim Michaud. Jim specializes in the bus sales end, Spike in the appraisal end.

Physically, they're in southern New Hampshire, so unless the coach is in Northern Maine, they may know of the unit or be able to look -- and I'd trust anything either one says.

https://busesonline.com/about/

Arthur

sledhead · February 16, 2022, 08:13:10 AM

Quote from: Runcutter on February 16, 2022, 07:55:50 AM
Rancher, if the coach is in Maine, you might want to speak with Spike or Jim Michaud. Jim specializes in the bus sales end, Spike in the appraisal end.

Physically, they're in southern New Hampshire, so unless the coach is in Northern Maine, they may know of the unit or be able to look -- and I'd trust anything either one says.

https://busesonline.com/about/

Arthur

x2

I bought my MCI from them back in 2005 and they were great 2 deal with and they let me use there shop and tools 2 install a trailer hitch
( the same day )so I could tow my truck that my son and I drove down to do the deal

rancher · February 16, 2022, 10:50:02 AM

Quote from: 6805eagleguy on February 16, 2022, 07:04:17 AM
I grew up in wahoo Nebraska, now I'm out west lol, good to know of another bus (seeking) person in Nebraska!

I have done a fair amount of business in Wahoo my current skid load came from there. I grew up in SE Nebraska went to college in Milford and never went home. Retired kind of from town job and just working on my farms now days. Years ago I used to get to McCook and south west Nebraska a fair amount.

rancher · February 16, 2022, 10:58:38 AM

Quote from: Runcutter on February 16, 2022, 07:55:50 AM
Rancher, if the coach is in Maine, you might want to speak with Spike or Jim Michaud. Jim specializes in the bus sales end, Spike in the appraisal end.

Physically, they're in southern New Hampshire, so unless the coach is in Northern Maine, they may know of the unit or be able to look -- and I'd trust anything either one says.

https://busesonline.com/about/

Arthur

This is good information to know. I will keep them in mind. We will see how this call with the owner, broker and me goes. This one is really some over our budget but if its the perfect fit I can probably get the BOSS wife to spend a little more. Its got the 60 series engine is one of the reasons I am interested. Once again thanks for all the posts and keep them coming.

Busted Knuckle · February 16, 2022, 01:26:41 PM

The moon? When did we go to the moon? I've been spaced out before but I don't remember no stink'n moon!

BK

Tedsoldbus · February 16, 2022, 06:36:18 PM

Find Blue Ridge Ga Rancher and if one is within 3 hours drive, I'll go. I am NOT a mechanic but can tell you if it stinks! We walked away from cat pee in Texas and the Niagara Falls one had a cigar chain smoker owner. He actually smoked one while we looked at it....for 3 minutes. Said he never smoked in the bus. The leather on the console left of the driver seat had burn marks. We didn't walk past the front. It stunk.
I can face time and know how to look at tires and engine basics. These days using face time on the smart phone can let you look at things without being there. Forgot about the not fly because of Covid thing. We had the shots, the booster, and both got Covid two weeks ago. Still don't want to fly.

Tedsoldbus · February 16, 2022, 06:49:30 PM

I know 2 BCM guys that bought from the same broker I did. And like Sledhead it was a great experience. The two BCM guys and I bought Prevosts through Marty Rhyne in South Carolina. Very honest and buys/sells in several states. Website thebusman is an easy site to navigate. If you tell him your budget and what you are looking for he is easy to talk to. He stays in touch with me and has steered me to a maintenance shop more than once when I had an issue on the road. He says "Where are you? I'll call you back". And he does!
He knows many people in the bus world in several states. Maybe worth a shot.

chessie4905 · February 17, 2022, 06:03:35 AM

if you find one that smells, you can use an ozone generator to kill the odors. I used one with success in our 4905. Previous owners wife must have spilled or leaked perfume in it. Took two tries, but odor gone. Bought mine off ebay. Works fine. Also used it in a couple cars with nasty odors sucessfully.

rancher · February 18, 2022, 10:02:23 AM

So we had the call between me, owner and broker. Didn't come away from the call with a good feeling about the coach. A fair amount of things just didn't line up and seem right. In the past when I have that feeling its time to move on. Once again thanks for all the posts and keep them coming. The search will continue.

Tedsoldbus · February 18, 2022, 03:33:02 PM

Bummer, but good on you for trusting your instincts. Patience grasshoppa. You don't need it right now. More on the market every day. Not a bad idea to 5th wheel around and look at them in person when the boss retires. Not hard to sell a fifth wheel right now and probably for a while.... We walked from a Prevost some years ago that sounded great and all I can figure is they air brushed the pictures. It was near Daytona. 1/2 mile from the ocean and rust, rust, rust. It was under a carport roof and the salt air just ate it. Good luck and hang in there. My 3 hour drive offer stands.
Ted