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[Beau388]

We bought a 1968 UltraVan in 1993 and traveled in it for 14 years. With 109 hp in a 3,200 lb class A coach, we did not tow. We got our first cell phone in 2002. The club's saying is:" When you break down, and you will break down, at least you know where you will be spending the night". We had numerous problems, breakdowns and adventures. The drive train is 1968 Chevy Corvair and Chevy dis-owned the Corvair in 1976. I am happy to report that the UltraVan #388 (Beau388) only once came home on a rollback. An all aluminum semi-monocoque coach has no frame; thus cannot be towed conventionally, but requires a 21 ft roll back or 86 inch wide wheel lift that can extend under a coach with 9" ground clearance to be transported. Neither is readily available. Only once did we not complete a planed trip and usually on schedule. There were several long nights of searching for a 245/45-17LT tire (destroyed 4 and only carried a space-saver spare tire). I could go on, but ....