GMC Motorhome, Why?
What do these pictures have to do with why anyone would want a GMC coach? A lot. Look at the first one. What do you notice about the kitchen?.JPG)
No stove top. What good is a motor coach with no stove top? A hot plate? Yes..JPG)
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Hmmm, looks like some kind of cooking apparatis.
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You are right. When we rebuilt the kitchen Teri wanted more counter top. She said, let's not put the burners back in. I could not believe it as my Teri loves cooking. But, she was in charge here so no cook top. You see, we had the one burner electric portable top and she wanted to use it and then stow it away. That is when we are plugged into electicity. When we are dry camping she wanted a propane top. So, we bought the one seen above. It is designed for camping and using bottles. A little modifying and it works from the quick disconnect line I have for the Wave 6 catalytic heater. When finished both of the are placed in a special slide out designed just for them, out of the way. If you noticed the big space to the lower left, that is for our convection microwave, which is in the house now due to the fact that our's quit so we brought the one from the coach in for now. The sink is also turned 90 degrees for more room. The pull out faucet is nice.These coaches are 35 plus years old. Why would anyone want one? Well, as you can see above, they can be made to suit anyone's needs with just a little thought. There is no perfect motorhome. So, why pay so much for one that is not really what you want? Get a GMC and make it suit your needs. I mean, there is not anything that can't be done to one of these coaches. They are basically a 2 person coach but some people even stretch the length of them. No one realizes how old this coach is unless they know about GMC coaches. With very little effort you can do whatever you want to the interior of these things. If you don't want to do the work yourself we have a guy in Florida that will do it for you, Jim Bounds. He is building two coaches now that even have Duramax running gear under a GMC body, very slick.
We could have spent a lot of money for a new coach but we did not choose to do that. We bought a 35 year old coach and are in the process of making it just like we want it. There is no depreciation on it either. All of the parts are still available. We have a friend, Jim Kanomata, that can get any part one needs for these things. We have all of the modern things for these old coaches. Our's even has fuel injection.
When Teri and I bought this thing we had no idea about the support out there. We bought it to see if we liked having a motorhome. If we did, we would sell it, at little loss, and get a new bigger one. Well, we liked motohoming so much, and this old thing, that we decided to keep it and make it our very own. We learned about the great support community that was out there and the fact that all of the parts were still available. We have one of the most updated forums on the internet. Information is readily available. Even a large photo site is maintained by one of our members where upgrades are shown.
The GMC group even has what is called the "Black List". This is a list of GMC owners all across the US and Canada that own GMCs and are willing to help you should you have a breakdown while traveling. Our group is the largest group in FMCA, the mother of all motorhome clubs.
I could give you a history lesson on this coach but I wont. Just know that if you are in the "thinking stages" of looking for a nice motorhome consider one of these. Look on ebay and Craig's list, they are everywhere. I would personally look to buy from a club member because most club folks keep their's up really well. We happend to buy a "rolling coach". That means it was well used, frequently, so we knew it had been well maintained. I would not want a coach that has been sitting for 3 or more years.
Have I mentioned the people? The GMC owners. Teri and I have found that the friendliest people own a GMC. We are members of 4 GMC clubs. There are about a dozen out there. We often travel many miles to gatherings. At first it was to see the other coaches. Now, it is to see the owners of those coaches. The ones who love and maintain, not only the coaches, but the friendships that they have cultivated over the years. It is amazing that many of the folks seem like family members once you get to know them. No longer is the GMC the focus of discussion. It is great. Something I never thought would take place. I mean, Teri and I have enough family members already. It just happens. We maintain contact with many many of the owners every week. It is unreal.
I could have thrown up a lot of pictures here. Pictures of GMC coaches that look better than new but you have seen them. I put them up every time we attend a gathering. Paint jobs on these coaches are fairly cheap. Good deals are out there now for sure.
Consider a GMC. You won't regret it. Most are well maintained by their owners and break down far less often than new ones.
We continue with upgrades on our coach. It is like a second home to Teri and me. It carries us to far away places that we had only dreamed about before. Now we have been there and made our own memories. We often live in our GMC for 3-4 months at a time. All of the conviences of home are taken with us. I do not like "roughing it". Our coach is very cozy and is being rebuilt to suit us and our needs. You too can have one for very little up front money and make it a modern 2nd home. Who knows, we might even see you out there before long.
We continue with upgrades on our coach. It is like a second home to Teri and me. It carries us to far away places that we had only dreamed about before. Now we have been there and made our own memories. We often live in our GMC for 3-4 months at a time. All of the conviences of home are taken with us. I do not like "roughing it". Our coach is very cozy and is being rebuilt to suit us and our needs. You too can have one for very little up front money and make it a modern 2nd home. Who knows, we might even see you out there before long.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed today's visit.
Dan
posted by Dan & Teri Gregg @ 11:56 AM
4 Comments:
I am jealous, your 25 ft class A is much more spacious and useable than our 19 ft class C is. Just the same we enjoy our motorhome. I should do some serious thinking about doing renovations on ours.
Wilf Blakey
Great Post. If anyone looking for a motorhome sees this they will be sold on a GMC for sure!
Thanks Wilf. You can update your's too. I have to depend on Teri to do our's. I can't saw a board.
Carl, I am just compelled to share with others what our GMC has given to us. No other coach like it and certainly no group as friendly as our's.
Dan
Dan and Teri, what a great testimony to the GMCMH.
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