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Mon, 28 February 2011 06:08  |
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It looks like coach prices are suffering another major dip.
I've only been a causal observer so others can correct my reading of history.
I've lusted after a GMC since the late 90's. Following an ugly divorce in 1999 I dreamed of a self-contained escape pod. Dreaming was all i could afford.
I knew conventional RVs were just not good machines so i looked at bus conversions, Clarks, and GMCs.
They were always way out of reach. A coach with bad brakes and just enough engine to start and drive would fetch $5000 on ebay,
Anything remotely usable would get $15000 ++
I bought the Revcon because I saw it as an affordable alternative to the GMC. I paid $2500- everything was in good usable shape, no upgrades, low miles, typical brakes and tire issues.
I think at the time (summer 09) a comparable GMC would have fetched $5-7,0000
But now almost two years out we're seeing highly upgraded coaches selling for less than $10k- David Greenburg Posted here here about a reneged ebay auction.
So a "project coach" for $1-3000 won't get sold at all when for just a few dollars more a guy can get one that's usable as is and pretty far along in a complete refirb.
The lasting strength of the GMC is this group of people.
But it appears to me that strength is only brought to bear on existing coaches and their owners.
Could the group take collective action to preserve the species?
- pay for advertising in a major RV pub?
- present restored coaches at RV shows?
- Offer space to stow mothballed coaches until a suitable buyer can be found?
This sort of thing takes place with boats all the time. Could it be done here?
I think there are things this group could do to ensure that a few project coaches get in the hands of younger motivated people who will restore and preserve them.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116936 is a reply to message #116929] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 12:12  |
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Hi Mark and Forum Family,
The great financial wizard, Bernard Baruch said, "The only way to become rich is to find a need and fill it". Our beautiful coaches will only increase in value as the public finds a need for them. Our new 'Generation Y' is increasingly aware of the foibles of Generation X and our ancestors, and are now demanding far smaller homes and a lifestyle that does not continue to rape Mother Earth and ingratiate the coffers of the commercialist. Sometimes we have to face reality and abandon the dreams we once held. Change is difficult, and I can't forsee a future in which Gen Y will have the love and respect we 'old timers' have for our beautiful coaches. There is no wisdom found in beating a dead horse.
Re: Storage - Brother Chuck Boyd has a new barn, larger than Noah's Ark, that could be used to store as many as twenty coaches, perhaps for a small fee. Perhaps someone might put a 'bug in his ear' and explore these possibilities. Brother Chuck is the current President of the Dixielanders.
Most Respectfully,
Howard Nylander
Royale Class of '78'
Greeneville, Tn.
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Mark Grueninger <markgrue@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Mark Grueninger <markgrue@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 12:25 PM
I was kind of thinking about this very subject. I just acquired a gmc and was thinking about get a couple more. I really like them but was concerned about them dying off. I have several acres where I can park them but right now cannot afford another one until I get this one done. It would be nice to have a place where unwanted GMCs went to wait to be adopted. I have room for a couple but it would be outside. Not sure that would help things or not but could not hurt compared to having the weeds growing up around them.
Mark
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| Re: Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116937 is a reply to message #116892] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 12:19 |
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IMO the best thing we as owners can do for the market is to keep our coaches in as a nice shape as we can and drive them as much as possible, taking the time to answer any questions from people who are curious as to what it is, who made it, how old it is etc.
Having people see you having fun in an interesting vehicle like a GMC Motorhome is the best way to ignite the interest in them of owning a similar vehicle.
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| Re: Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116942 is a reply to message #116937] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 12:34 |
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| WayneB wrote on Mon, 28 February 2011 12:19 |
IMO the best thing we as owners can do for the market is to keep our coaches in as a nice shape as we can and drive them as much as possible, taking the time to answer any questions from people who are curious as to what it is, who made it, how old it is etc.
Having people see you having fun in an interesting vehicle like a GMC Motorhome is the best way to ignite the interest in them of owning a similar vehicle.
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Is that working?
Prices continue to fall. It creates an opportunity for a few people who know what they want but low prices create a perceived value problem.
An overt collective action by the people who care about these things might help stem the tide.
iI spend way too much time looking at RV ads on craigslist and ebay and I can tell you there is a big information gap.
This is shown by the old coaches that go unsold. We are coming up on 40 years.
Forgive me if this comes across as sexist but its the reality most of us live with; it is hard to convince your wife that through better material, better engineering and good maintenance, a 40 year old GMC is a better choice than a 20 year old SOB.
A guy just wants to get on the road. If his wife insists that a 20 year old Bounder is a better choice than a 40 year old GMC at the same price, he will just go along and never look back.
And there are a lot more 20 year old Bounders competing for our attention.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116952 is a reply to message #116942] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 13:34 |
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I told myself I would not comment further on this but I had one last inspiration.....
We all know the economy is trashed thanks to the big banks.
Everything is losing value except taxes.
Zeroing in on the GMC Motorhome, it is true, with age comes dropped prices... All those coaches that were professionally done for 50k, 70k dollars, I see them for sale all the time. No one keeps them, IF they can sell them. It just isn't a good thing to be under the banks thumb on any kind of ticket but more so, a MotorHome.
I think we are all looking at this the wrong way.
These coaches are available cheap, its an advantage to the newbies and those that like to work on their own things without owning the bank a 2nd mortgage.
As for GenY, I think they will come around but for now, GenX are out there. Hopefully doing well. If they get interested in GMC Motorhome life style, the parties, the group meetings, get togethers, this forum with all you very generous and helpful people, our suppliers and not to forget the BLACK LIST....
No where is such a following of a vehicle that has outlasted the space shuttle, or soon to be.... These vehicles are one of a kinds, built for the future, though they never knew it and are Highly rebuildable... Most other coaches fall apart in 10 years, sticks and staples just don't cut it...
With the prices low when we talk about these fine vehicles, we need to throw in the handyman pitch. I realize, not everyone wants to build a cabin on wheels, but he advantage with the GMC is you can find them in every step of build from ready to go, touch up, upgrades all the way to restore... There is a Plethura of GMC's in different modes of needed work and there are people out there that want the bang for the buck....
If these GMC's are pitched in the brochures with web site back up, listing parts suppliers, club sites the forum and a location of GMC's for sale, somewhere along the way, interest should fire up.
With jobs down, its gonna be slow, things have to recoup but I think there are interested parties that just don't know the GMC and the benefits that are available as a GMC owner. They need to be educated.
All I am saying is, don't throw in the towel yet, the game isn't over.
Just my thoughts
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116955 is a reply to message #116952] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 13:45 |
UziYaH
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Good points. Thanks for sharing.
Howard Nylander
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 2:34 PM
I told myself I would not comment further on this but I had one last inspiration.....
We all know the economy is trashed thanks to the big banks.
Everything is losing value except taxes.
Zeroing in on the GMC Motorhome, it is true, with age comes dropped prices... All those coaches that were professionally done for 50k, 70k dollars, I see them for sale all the time. No one keeps them, IF they can sell them. It just isn't a good thing to be under the banks thumb on any kind of ticket but more so, a MotorHome.
I think we are all looking at this the wrong way.
These coaches are available cheap, its an advantage to the newbies and those that like to work on their own things without owning the bank a 2nd mortgage.
As for GenY, I think they will come around but for now, GenX are out there. Hopefully doing well. If they get interested in GMC Motorhome life style, the parties, the group meetings, get togethers, this forum with all you very generous and helpful people, our suppliers and not to forget the BLACK LIST....
No where is such a following of a vehicle that has outlasted the space shuttle, or soon to be.... These vehicles are one of a kinds, built for the future, though they never knew it and are Highly rebuildable... Most other coaches fall apart in 10 years, sticks and staples just don't cut it...
With the prices low when we talk about these fine vehicles, we need to throw in the handyman pitch. I realize, not everyone wants to build a cabin on wheels, but he advantage with the GMC is you can find them in every step of build from ready to go, touch up, upgrades all the way to restore... There is a Plethura of GMC's in different modes of needed work and there are people out there that want the bang for the buck....
If these GMC's are pitched in the brochures with web site back up, listing parts suppliers, club sites the forum and a location of GMC's for sale, somewhere along the way, interest should fire up.
With jobs down, its gonna be slow, things have to recoup but I think there are interested parties that just don't know the GMC and the benefits that are available as a GMC owner. They need to be educated.
All I am saying is, don't throw in the towel yet, the game isn't over.
Just my thoughts
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116958 is a reply to message #116929] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 14:22 |
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G'day,
Sure we can!
We can put ads in TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. to convince people
that they really don't want a NEW car, NEW fridge, NEW clothes, NEW
motorcycle, NEW whatever!
Yah reckon we'll have any luck with that one?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116960 is a reply to message #116952] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 14:29 |
UziYaH
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Big storm on Middle Creek just now. Considering our coach is the only thing sitting on higher ground, I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's all a matter of perspective. : )
Howard Nylander
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 2:34 PM
I told myself I would not comment further on this but I had one last inspiration.....
We all know the economy is trashed thanks to the big banks.
Everything is losing value except taxes.
Zeroing in on the GMC Motorhome, it is true, with age comes dropped prices... All those coaches that were professionally done for 50k, 70k dollars, I see them for sale all the time. No one keeps them, IF they can sell them. It just isn't a good thing to be under the banks thumb on any kind of ticket but more so, a MotorHome.
I think we are all looking at this the wrong way.
These coaches are available cheap, its an advantage to the newbies and those that like to work on their own things without owning the bank a 2nd mortgage.
As for GenY, I think they will come around but for now, GenX are out there. Hopefully doing well. If they get interested in GMC Motorhome life style, the parties, the group meetings, get togethers, this forum with all you very generous and helpful people, our suppliers and not to forget the BLACK LIST....
No where is such a following of a vehicle that has outlasted the space shuttle, or soon to be.... These vehicles are one of a kinds, built for the future, though they never knew it and are Highly rebuildable... Most other coaches fall apart in 10 years, sticks and staples just don't cut it...
With the prices low when we talk about these fine vehicles, we need to throw in the handyman pitch. I realize, not everyone wants to build a cabin on wheels, but he advantage with the GMC is you can find them in every step of build from ready to go, touch up, upgrades all the way to restore... There is a Plethura of GMC's in different modes of needed work and there are people out there that want the bang for the buck....
If these GMC's are pitched in the brochures with web site back up, listing parts suppliers, club sites the forum and a location of GMC's for sale, somewhere along the way, interest should fire up.
With jobs down, its gonna be slow, things have to recoup but I think there are interested parties that just don't know the GMC and the benefits that are available as a GMC owner. They need to be educated.
All I am saying is, don't throw in the towel yet, the game isn't over.
Just my thoughts
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455/APC/4 bagg'r(ver3)
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116963 is a reply to message #116960] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 15:17 |
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 28 February 2011 14:22 |
G'day,
Sure we can!
We can put ads in TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. to convince people
that they really don't want a NEW car, NEW fridge, NEW clothes, NEW
motorcycle, NEW whatever!
Yah reckon we'll have any luck with that one?
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I thought Australians tended to be optimistic? 
Thing we can do;
1. We could create a simple web site, or just a page that connects all the dots in one place.
2. We use the black list to help people find other owners near them.
3. As many of us comb craigslist and ebay for no good reason, we could use that opportunity to contact sellers, who are often clueless. We could offer sellers local contact info, links, info, etc and encourage them to pass that info to any potential buyers.
4. we could purchase and mothball unwanted coaches. essentially buy and sell coaches and parts a non-profit activity.
5. we could bring coaches to RV shows. I've looked into this. The promoters are open to it because it draws people in but is really not a threat to them.
6. As appears to be happening in the thread re:the $2500 coach in Virginia, we could formalize that process to connect willing buyers with bargain coaches by offering hand holding along the way.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116964 is a reply to message #116963] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 15:28 |
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Good grief Dave!
If you put all this energy into your Revcon you could be enjoying using it without buying worthless old trailers and old GMCs.
Of course, after you do, will you be able to sell it for more than you have spent?
The market seems to take care of itself with many coaches available at all price levels. And no matter how many coaches you feel the need to shred, you won't make a dent in the population.
And for every coach on an organized dealers lot, there are many, many where the owner doesn't want any part of a group effort to move it.
Just my 2 cents.
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116965 is a reply to message #116964] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 15:48 |
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| Don A wrote on Mon, 28 February 2011 15:28 |
Good grief Dave!
If you put all this energy into your Revcon you could be enjoying using it without buying worthless old trailers and old GMCs.
Just my 2 cents.
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THis took hardly any energy at all, I'm sick today, just sitting here with a laptop trying to solve the worlds problems.
| Don A wrote on Mon, 28 February 2011 15:28 |
The market seems to take care of itself with many coaches available at all price levels. And no matter how many coaches you feel the need to shred, you won't make a dent in the population.
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Marlet forces are working against you.
Every year salvageable coaches get cut up because buyers could not be found.
When i was parting that coach out last summer I communicated with other people doing the same thing. They had no loyalty to the GMC. THey are not on this forum.
It would never occur to them to try to find someone who will buy it whole for $2000 when it had $4000 in parts.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116966 is a reply to message #116963] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 15:52 |
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Dave,
I am a Yank that married an Aussie and have dual citizenship (and two
passports) so I'm a USAussie! ;-)
It's not a matter of being optimistic it's a matter of being realistic!
No matter what country you live in the media bombards you with ads day in
and day out that creates the desire for NEW items.
Further comments below in CAPS for ease of reading, I'm NOT shouting!
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace?
I thought Australians tended to be optimistic? :)
Thing we can do;
1. We could create a simple web site, or just a page that connects all the
dots in one place.
HTTP://WWW.GMCMHPHOTOS.COM/PHOTOS/SHOWPHOTO.PHP?PHOTO=25910
HTTP://GMCERS.ORG/
2. We use the black list to help people find other owners near them.
PEOPLE ARE POINTED TOWARDS THE BLACK LIST CONSTANTLY ON THE GMC NET.
3. As many of us comb craigslist and ebay for no good reason, we could use
that opportunity to contact sellers, who are often clueless. We could offer
sellers local contact info, links, info, etc and encourage them to pass that
info to any potential buyers.
GOOD IDEA, HOPEFULLY THE SELLER WILL BE RECEPTIVE.
4. we could purchase and mothball unwanted coaches. essentially buy and
sell coaches and parts a non-profit activity.
I AM RETIRED AND HAVE A REASONABLY COMFORTABLE FINANCIAL SITUATION, HOWEVER,
I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL POSITION WHERE I COULD AFFORD TO INVEST IN OLD
COACHES AS A MONEY MAKING PROPSITION LET ALONE AN ALTRUISTIC EXERCISE.
5. we could bring coaches to RV shows. I've looked into this. The promoters
are open to it because it draws people in but is really not a threat to
them.
IIRC THE GMC OWNERS OUT IN TULSA DID THIS.
6. As appears to be happening in the thread re:the $2500 coach in Virginia,
we could formalize that process to connect willing buyers with bargain
coaches by offering hand holding along the way.
HOW DOES ONE DETERMINE IF A COACH IS A BARGAIN SIGHT UNSEEN? I, FOR ONE,
WOULD NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SALE OF A COACH OTHER THAN TO POINT A
PROSPECTIVE BUYER TO A COACH, PROVIDE HIM THE LINK BELOW AND NOTE "CAVEAT
EMPTOR."
HTTP://GMCMOTORHOME.INFO/BUYGMC.HTML
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116967 is a reply to message #116960] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 16:10 |
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I read this and at first think yea, higher coach prices would be good. then I read some other opinions and I think I'm changing my mind
Lower is better. If I have to replace this coach, I'd want a cheap runner.
The lower the prices are for decent running coaches, the more people will buy them. If they are too high it's an elite club and limits the membership.
Yes, the GMC is already a bargain, it is well supported and dead reliable.
The more coaches we can keep on the road the longer our suppliers will last.
Suppliers are the key, without them we are just another orphan.
Also I really think it's funny when people say I spent $70,000 on this coach, there for it's worth at last $20,000!
A coach is not an investment!
Keith Vasilakes
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #116978 is a reply to message #116967] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 17:23 |
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Years ago, when I was working for .85 per hour as a busboy at a Chinese
Restaurant (plus 10 percent of the waitress's tips in the station that we
worked plus a meal per shift) The honda scrambler motorcycles came out. I
had a whizzer motorbike at the time and wanted to move up to a real
motorcycle. When I talked to the sales guy about one & asked about price he
said something like "It doesn't matter what it costs, it is only for fun and
you can't put a price on fun." The GMC fits that same category, you are
buying fun. what the coach will be worth later takes a back seat to having
it to use. Love it, wear it out, life is shorter than we think it will be.
Put it in your bucket list and enjoy it while you are able to do so. Trust
me, I know what I'm talking about. My wife of 50 years is currently on
advanced life support in OHSU Hospital in Portland, and tomorrow I have a
meeting with the Doctors to discuss her Advance Directive.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC Royale 403
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Keith V <my427v8@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I read this and at first think yea, higher coach prices would be good. then
> I read some other opinions and I think I'm changing my mind
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> Lower is better. If I have to replace this coach, I'd want a cheap runner.
>
> The lower the prices are for decent running coaches, the more people will
> buy them. If they are too high it's an elite club and limits the membership.
>
> Yes, the GMC is already a bargain, it is well supported and dead reliable.
>
> The more coaches we can keep on the road the longer our suppliers will
> last.
> Suppliers are the key, without them we are just another orphan.
>
> Also I really think it's funny when people say I spent $70,000 on this
> coach, there for it's worth at last $20,000!
>
> A coach is not an investment!
>
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> 69 Vette
> 29 Dodge
> 75 Royale GMC
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| Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace? [message #117005 is a reply to message #116978] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 21:15 |
UziYaH
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Dear Jim,
I am truly sorry to learn of your dilemma with your wife. I haven't the courage to think what life would be without my soul mate and partner for almost fifty-four years. She is a big part on my GMC odyssey. I pray for great strength for you in what might be.
I am learning that life is short and we must play hard if spirit is to remain in our temple.
Blessings,...
Howard Nylander
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
From: James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Can we do anything about the GMC marketplace?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:23 PM
Years ago, when I was working for .85 per hour as a busboy at a Chinese
Restaurant (plus 10 percent of the waitress's tips in the station that we
worked plus a meal per shift) The honda scrambler motorcycles came out. I
had a whizzer motorbike at the time and wanted to move up to a real
motorcycle. When I talked to the sales guy about one & asked about price he
said something like "It doesn't matter what it costs, it is only for fun and
you can't put a price on fun." The GMC fits that same category, you are
buying fun. what the coach will be worth later takes a back seat to having
it to use. Love it, wear it out, life is shorter than we think it will be.
Put it in your bucket list and enjoy it while you are able to do so. Trust
me, I know what I'm talking about. My wife of 50 years is currently on
advanced life support in OHSU Hospital in Portland, and tomorrow I have a
meeting with the Doctors to discuss her Advance Directive.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC Royale 403
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Keith V <my427v8@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I read this and at first think yea, higher coach prices would be good. then
> I read some other opinions and I think I'm changing my mind
>
> Lower is better. If I have to replace this coach, I'd want a cheap runner.
>
> The lower the prices are for decent running coaches, the more people will
> buy them. If they are too high it's an elite club and limits the membership.
>
> Yes, the GMC is already a bargain, it is well supported and dead reliable.
>
> The more coaches we can keep on the road the longer our suppliers will
> last.
> Suppliers are the key, without them we are just another orphan.
>
> Also I really think it's funny when people say I spent $70,000 on this
> coach, there for it's worth at last $20,000!
>
> A coach is not an investment!
>
> --
> Keith
> 69 Vette
> 29 Dodge
> 75 Royale GMC
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| Looking for a 20 year old [message #117009 is a reply to message #116942] |
Mon, 28 February 2011 22:32 |
bukzin
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"A guy just wants to get on the road. If his wife insists that a 20 year old Bounder is a better choice than a 40 year old GMC at the same price, he will just go along and never look back.
And there are a lot more 20 year old Bounders competing for our attention".
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Let me know.
I too am looking for a 20 year old Blonde!
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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