I joined the club, just picked up a 99 Marathon XL 40!
It's a clean California coach with 58,000 miles. It is a simple build with familiar systems but still a learning experience as it is quite different from my previous Bluebirds...I'm sure I will have lots of questions to follow.
I"ll see if I can figure out how to add a couple photos.
Robert Britton
99 Marathon
I too went over to the "dark side" from Bluebirds. Good to have you here
Congrats Robert, that's really exciting. You bought exactly what I'd buy if I didn't need all the space for my family. Welcome to the club. Please give us a heads up before you post pics so we can put on our shades cause I know it's gonna be shiny!
Hello Robert,
Glad to hear from you again and happy to see you have joined the Marathon owner’s club. You're gonna love that coach! Looking forward to some pics. That size & model is a great choice, Marathon builds a great coach. Now you have a factory support system that makes keeping it maintained much easier. Marathon’s support is outstanding if you ever need assistance with any conversion item issue that may arise.
Robert,
We hope your journey in the new 40 becomes as enjoyable as ours. We purchased coach 557 last year with roughly 78K. We're about 91K now. The coach was originally ordered by someone that we believe had 5 previous Marathon conversions leading up to this one. They had some very good insight into what they wanted, which included lots of storage. Subsequent owner installed solar and propane gas cooking to allow greater flexibility when dry glamping, and that has also made the quick overnight on the road very enjoyable while minimizing the genset. I generally do all our repairs and maintenance, so maybe we'll be able to share information with the coaches being close in age and size. Several little nuances that I've researched and overcome including part numbers for the tank bubblers and associated pressure sensors, Norgren valve spool replacements etc. Previous owner was 6'7" and had a California king installed. We're preparing to change back to a queen more like the original floor plan and put the rear storage cabinets back in. Some fabric changes and updates in the salon as well as we assess some options.
Enjoy the ride.
Robert, congratulations, that sure looks like a great coach! P.S., I’m leaning toward the 40’ Liberty
Robert, your coach makes me want to go out and buy an XL. Only problem is I need the slide space for my family of six. Simply spectacular looking classic!
Robert,
A picture is worth a thousand words. That is a beautiful XL!
Chuck