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    22 hours ago, rayin said:

    There are many great utube videos to help with the learning curve. I suggest these to begin: How to drive a motorhome, then hand signals for backing.

    There are a multitude of these videos however there is no substitute for experience, find a large vacant parking lot for practice turning sharp corners around cones and backing between lines.

    Good idea!. I just heard back from the tire shop and the tires are in. Unfortunately, the soonest I could get time off the bring the rig in is next Friday. By then I'll have had the mechanic take a look at the brakes (pedal goes almost to the floor before the brakes fully engage) and do an oil/fuel filter change on it. 

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    On 10/27/2020 at 6:22 PM, richard5933 said:

    Congratulation! Wishing you both many happy miles in the new rig.

    I've also got a 35-ft coach and think that it's a great size. Big enough for comfort but still small enough to get in relatively tight campgrounds.

    Good point! Do you have a newer rig or an older one? If older, have you ever had campgrounds deny you access because it's older?

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    On 10/27/2020 at 5:14 PM, jleamont said:

    Welcome! That’s an amazing story, sounds like you got a great deal!

    Thanks! From all the people I've talked to it looks like we have. Make no mistake, this rig needs some TLC and even with that will never be pristine. However, dropping $50k on a motorhome would never be a reality for us, so we can overlook a some imperfections to be in the motorcoach "game". I figure as long as it's mechanically sound and safe and clean we can enjoy it just fine. If we really catch the "bug" and decide to go full-time, maybe then we'll make a bigger financial commitment. Thanks again! 

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    Greetings. This past week I purchased a 1994 Coachmen Santara 35' diesel pusher. My wife and I weren't planning on buying such a big rig (though we'd talked about it over the years) but this one kind of fell in our lap. While looking for a 20-24' TT to replace our tent trailer, I stumbled on this rig on CL. It had 14,800 miles and the original owner was asking $13,500.00. Long story short, I got it for $8,500.00. Roof needs some work, new tires (on order $1,750.00) and four deep cell batteries ($450.00 from Coscto) just to get started. I've got a mobile diesel mechanic coming over on Saturday to change the oil and filters and give me some pointers. My wife and I are looking forward to running the wheels off this thing next year. Looking forward to being a member of the forum.

     

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