Worth It To Upgrade To A Newer Wanderlodge???

[George Lowry]

Simple, Jon. You get a 42 ft. coach like mine then a 45. Don't know
what you do after that but they will probably be building them bigger
in a few years...

George Lowry
'95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale)
Spearfish, SD

jon lechich wrote:
> Jeff that was well written! Your write about the two foot thing and what
happens when you get that big 40 ft coach in a few years you want another one.
Human nature at work!Jon
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> Jeff Miller wrote:"Two-foot-itus" is a desease that has
inflicted financial pain on its
> victims for longer than I've been around, it can affect boaters,
> RVers, homeowners, ... its mutations are many.
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> If you like the coach you have, keep it. If it doesn't suit your
> needs, then you have justification to change up. Anything beyond that
> is a simple matter of you can afford better and you want to do it.
> You can't take the money with you, ...
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> I've had most years/configurations of diesel FC, have my preferences.
> Leaf springs, ride a little harsher and can't drop the coach for
> leveling and ease of entry, but they are lighter and don't have the
> air-leak problems (I'll be changing an air-bag tomorrow that leaks).
> Turbos? I personally won't buy a non-turbo coach for example, kind of
> like going back to B&W television once you've had color. I like the
> safety of the retarder and the power with relatively clean exhaust of
> the turbo coaches. The '87-'89 FC with the 300hp/5-speed is a whole
> different driving experience again.
>
> There is no improvement made to the Wanderlodge in the '80s that I
> can think of that isn't worth a little more money. When people ask me
> what year/model they should buy, the first question I ask is the
> budget. If someone wants to spend $30k and have a coach that is ready
> to roll, with everything looking and working great, it'll be hard to
> find even an early diesel in that condition for that price. If
> spending mid-$40k range and not minding a few minor and cosmetic
> issues with an original interior, definately a turbo FC. If you have
> the money for an '88/'89 FC, go for it they are IMO by far the best
> FC models made for driveability and floorplan as well as many other
> refinements. Pretty much every year from '82-on had significant
> changes, some even mid-year, on the FC and on the PT. Move to a nice
> turbo coach and you'll never be able to go back, air leaks or not.
>
> We loved our '77, it served us well. It was simple and inexpensive to
> operate, and most system failures could be dealt with using wire and
> tape temporarily, ... a robust and charming coach. Then two-foot-itus
> got me.
>
> - Jeff Miller
> http://www.wanderlodge.net
> http://www.millercoachworks.com
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dthollis1961"
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> wrote:
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>>I own a 78 FC33 that I've spent the last 1-1/2 years refurbing.
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> It's
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>>to the point now that most everything works and looks good too, but
>>it
>>is still a 1978 model with leaf springs, 210 hp and 5.29 gears.
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> I'm
>
>>not smart, but I don't think it would be a good idea to try to make
>>a '78 into an '87 or so. Maybe I should buy a newer one instead.
>>I'm
>>talking about a '87-'89 FC.
>>
>>My questions are to those that have moved up the Wanderlodge
>
> ladder.
>
>>Is an '87 FC with all its updates over a '78 really worth 2 or 3
>>times
>>what a '78 FC is worth? I must be missing something. An '87 is
>>still
>>old, mine's just a little older. Was it worth it to you to move up?
>>
>>Just Wandering,
>>David Hollis
>>78 FC33
>>Springfield,IL
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