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Tue, 22 January 2019 12:27  |
JerryW
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Correction, while I am a director of GMCMI as NW Area VP, I am not the GMCMI FMCA Representative, John Smyrski is. I do serve as FMCA Rep for GMCCascaders and Chair the FMCA National Review Council - the independent group charged with investigating allegations of malfeasance on the part of an FMCA Officer, Director, member, club, employee or organizational unit. In effect, the Review Council acts like an Attorney General for the Organization.
While it is easy for a GMC owner to be offended by the implications in the article, the proper point of redress is with the Editor of the magazine (rgould@fmca.com) and the author of the article (jjohnson@fmca.com). If the author had stated that what the owners had done to that GMC made it undriveable, or that thousands of FMCA members are owners of GMC Motorhomes who praise the ride and drive of a properly restored GMC and regularly drive them all over North America there would be far less of a feeling that the GMC ox had been gored.
“From junker to undriveable museum display for only $500,000” might have been a more appropriate title for the article. A well written letter to the editor will make the point.
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com
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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:18:13 -0700
From: Tom McManus
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I just talked to Jerry Work, the FMCA liaison for GMCI. He had heard a little about the article but hadn't seen it yet. He said he would look into it.
I also wrote a reply to the magazine telling them that this article doesn't say why the couch was a bad driver and that by not saying anything about
the way it was put together was basically stating that the GMC is a bad vehicle.
So much for telling the whole story. My question is why it this THING so important other than it belonging to people with more money than brains. FMCA
is litterly throwing the GMC under the bus.
Tks...
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Tom McManus
1977 Royale
Chesapeake VA
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing.... [message #340285 is a reply to message #340283] |
Wed, 23 January 2019 05:57  |
Ken Henderson
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A wiper customer, who's building the chassis, had to contact me for wiring
help. I'm not at liberty to say who...
Ken H.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 6:48 AM Kimberlea Weeks
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> Where did you see/hear about it?
>
> Kimberlea Weeks | GMC Motorhomes International
> 1402 So. Cage Blvd., Unit 273 | Pharr, TX 78577-6288
> 612.501.4600 | f.866.519.0047 | www.gmcmi.com
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> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 5:43 AM Ken Henderson
> wrote:
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>> There's another GMC "upgrade" in progress that I've just learned of. It
>> will receive a lot of comment, including disparagement, but not in the
> same
>> vein as our disappointment with the Price coach. It's a Rear wheel drive
>> (I don't recall what BIG engine) with THREE active axles and BIG wheels
>> (for Off-Road use). The construction photos I've seen reflect
> exceptional
>> engineering and construction (Hal St Clair quality). When the chassis
> work
>> is completed it's to receive an "upgraded" GMC body. The expected $1.5M
>> cost will be astounding to at least "most" of us. We'll probably learn
>> more only when the TV special arrives. :-)
>>
>> Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing.... [message #340289 is a reply to message #340283] |
Wed, 23 January 2019 08:41 |
Justin Brady
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Kim it's being built by Finishline Racing
https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1008933957/finishline-racing/
I doubt they will have any of the problems that the Prices had, as it's on a chassis suitable for such a thing (and they know what they are doing)
Kimberlea Weeks wrote on Wed, 23 January 2019 05:48Where did you see/hear about it?
Kimberlea Weeks | GMC Motorhomes International
1402 So. Cage Blvd., Unit 273 | Pharr, TX 78577-6288
612.501.4600 | f.866.519.0047 | www.gmcmi.com
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 5:43 AM Ken Henderson
wrote:
> There's another GMC "upgrade" in progress that I've just learned of. It
> will receive a lot of comment, including disparagement, but not in the same
> vein as our disappointment with the Price coach. It's a Rear wheel drive
> (I don't recall what BIG engine) with THREE active axles and BIG wheels
> (for Off-Road use). The construction photos I've seen reflect exceptional
> engineering and construction (Hal St Clair quality). When the chassis work
> is completed it's to receive an "upgraded" GMC body. The expected $1.5M
> cost will be astounding to at least "most" of us. We'll probably learn
> more only when the TV special arrives. 
>
> Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing.... [message #340290 is a reply to message #340289] |
Wed, 23 January 2019 08:46 |
Dolph Santorine
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With the “knowing what they are doing” part being most important.
Dolph
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Wheeling, West Virginia
1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
Howell EFI & EBL, Reaction Arms, Sullybilt Bags, Manny Transmission
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> On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:41 AM, Justin Brady wrote:
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> Kim it's being built by Finishline Racing
> https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1008933957/finishline-racing/
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>
> I doubt they will have any of the problems that the Prices had, as it's on a chassis suitable for such a thing (and they know what they are doing)
>
> Kimberlea Weeks wrote on Wed, 23 January 2019 05:48
>> Where did you see/hear about it?
>>
>> Kimberlea Weeks | GMC Motorhomes International
>> 1402 So. Cage Blvd., Unit 273 | Pharr, TX 78577-6288
>> 612.501.4600 | f.866.519.0047 | www.gmcmi.com
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 5:43 AM Ken Henderson
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There's another GMC "upgrade" in progress that I've just learned of. It
>>> will receive a lot of comment, including disparagement, but not in the same
>>> vein as our disappointment with the Price coach. It's a Rear wheel drive
>>> (I don't recall what BIG engine) with THREE active axles and BIG wheels
>>> (for Off-Road use). The construction photos I've seen reflect exceptional
>>> engineering and construction (Hal St Clair quality). When the chassis work
>>> is completed it's to receive an "upgraded" GMC body. The expected $1.5M
>>> cost will be astounding to at least "most" of us. We'll probably learn
>>> more only when the TV special arrives. :)
>>>
>>> Ken H.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing.... [message #340295 is a reply to message #340290] |
Wed, 23 January 2019 11:49 |
Justin Brady
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Ha! Probably true,
It could also be said that in order to do the work the prices had done, the crew had some serious skills. They just didn't understand the chassis they were putting it on.
I get the feeling they built a Prevost on a GMC chassis which is not going to work (as we have seen here!)
Did anyone ever have a final weight on that thing?
Justin Brady
http://www.thegmcrv.com/
1976 Palm Beach 455
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing.... [message #340296 is a reply to message #340295] |
Wed, 23 January 2019 12:47 |
Keith V
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I saw that coach and it was clearly an attempt to copy a million dollar Prevost.
Some of these 'Coach builders' have the necessary skills, some have some of the necessary skills. The people who redid my coach were excellent carpenters but sucked at everything else. Specifically plumbing, gas and water. the gas lines all had teflon tape on the flare fittings and every one leaked INSIDE THE COACH, the water lines were plastic but were missing the 10 cent ferrel that keeps them from leaking.
Didn't cost much $$ to fix, but took a lot of effort because they buried all the fittings behind glued and screwed panels.
Why would you ever want to fix anything, like a gas fitting?
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Fair Warning - Price's coach in Family RVing....
Ha! Probably true,
It could also be said that in order to do the work the prices had done, the crew had some serious skills. They just didn't understand the chassis they
were putting it on.
I get the feeling they built a Prevost on a GMC chassis which is not going to work (as we have seen here!)
Did anyone ever have a final weight on that thing?
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Justin Brady
http://www.thegmcrv.com/
1976 Palm Beach 455
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