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Final Thoughts on Old High-End Motorhomes

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Former Million Dollar RV TRUE Cost of Ownership: My 1996 Newell Coach Experience! (10K Miles So Far)

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The presenter offers final thoughts on owning an older, high-end motorhome like the Newell. He reiterates that such vehicles, regardless of age, will always have things needing repair or improvement. He advises potential owners to be prepared for this and to prioritize fixes based on their personal needs and financial return. He emphasizes that the decision to repair minor issues is often subjective and depends on individual priorities, using his own focus on racing as an example of what drives his repair decisions. He encourages viewers to engage with comments for further elaboration on important topics.

Goal: Summarize the ownership experience and offer advice to potential buyers.

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all going to have some kind of problem. And if you're not ready for that, don't buy, because you'll have to decide what's worth spending time and money on and what's not. Or you can spend days repairing this thing for the rest of your damn life. I promise you this right now. There are so many minor flaws here that I just don't care . For example, a step motor. It just broke down one day. I took another one. I installed it, but it doesn't extend fully. I didn't even bother to fix it, because you know why? I can just step over. For me, this is not a problem. My front air conditioner is not cooling. The rear one also doesn't cool, but the central and roof ones work. And even when it's 40 degrees outside, they do a great job. So I'm not concerned about their repair yet. This is not worth my time. Not now. Long story short, when I picked this thing up, I drove away from that guy with the diesel version of the Aqua Hot on. Well, I turned it off and it won't turn on again. It just doesn't work anymore. I don't know why. So I only use the electrical part . This is something I need to fix, and I probably won't do it until I need to shower and the electrical part suddenly breaks and I have no hot water. Then it will have to be repaired. This is one of those things. It's just...It's just little things. I have air leaks on the supply side that need to be fixed. So I don't keep my 110- volt compressor on all the time, because it only serves the sliding doors and the toilet. Well, I don't use the toilet because if I do, I'll have to empty the tank. I'll just go into the house and use the bathroom there. This is insignificant. And I don't need to open the sliding doors often, so I just don't touch them. Changing the oil in the generator is not a problem. It uses a regular filter that you can buy at any parts store. It just occurred to me . It had to be removed, but it is pushed out by air pressure through these valves. You pull on it to open the latch, then you press the button—and it drives out. And another cool thing: if you turn on the engine, it automatically retracts so you don't drive away with it in this condition. Here you have the filter. Drain plug at the bottom. Everything is very simple and convenient. There's the hour meter over there. This generator has 1996 hours of operation. When I bought it, it was 350 or something because the generator was new, which is a nice bonus because it's an important detail. As for other oddities about this thing, uh, one big…

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