Premier RV ...the job AFTER Country Coach

The other day it came up again, the question I’ve heard a quite a few times over the past few years. “Why are you at Premier RV? Is it a big enough challenge, after Country Coach? What do you do for Premier?"  

The two jobs are very different in terms of responsibility, job description, and in terms of the customer events budget I’m NOT managing here at Premier which I did at Country Coach…I miss the event planning, the rally coordination. I miss the award winning full color print magazine I was privileged to mother into existence each quarter, and the product brochures and owners manuals and guides to be updated each year.

What IS the same are the motorcoach owners who come through these doors….Wow!  The friendliest, most fun-loving bunch. Plus I admire the owners of this business. At Premier RV of Oregon I am actually still on my old stomping grounds, so to speak. Gary Obermire and Louie Courtemanche bought 26+ acres of the original Country Coach LLC campus. They are men of character and integrity and they love people almost as much as I do. Customer Experience was BIG back in the Marketing department of my past…Customers MATTER at Premier too. That’s important to me.

I have flexibility to be where I need to be when I need to be. That’s a new thing for me. I did not give myself that flexibility at Country Coach LLC. to do all the 'family' things I could have as I was usually the one who turned on the lights and often the one who turned them out end of day in the CC building where I worked. I found I could never turn my mind "off."

Do I work this job in my sleep? No. Am I proud to be a part of the Premier RV success story as it keeps unfolding? You bet.   My Country Coach years will always be the Favorite job of my professional career in terms of fulfillment and passion for going to work each day, but Premier RV of Oregon has proven to be a great place “After Country Coach.”

Premier RV is a top notch service center. Some of the best highline former Country Coach technicians apply their considerable talents to the care and upkeep of motorcoaches. It’s nice to work with old friends from the Country Coach era…people who were always customer favorites at the rallies I coordinated. 

Premier is a premier storage facility too...indoor, secured, climate controlled. I am managing the contracts and monthly assessments of payments for the storage division and love it.

Premier RV is a great dealership. Some of the prettiest, best maintained pre-loved motorcoaches come through this dealership. I say come through as they don’t last long! Specializing in Country Coach and other Highline diesel motorcoaches, they have customers fly in from all points of the country to view the largest indoor showroom in the Pacific Northwest.

I count it a privilege to contribute my time and talents as a member of  the Premier team.  I'm proud to be affiliated with these guys….

And when my Country Coach friends come through the door, now that’s just frosting on the cake.

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Motorhome Owners Visit Scandinavian Festival Junction City Oregon

Today the Scandinavian Festival begins, in Junction City, Oregon.

It runs August 6-9. It is an annual event that draws many many people to Junction City, including special motorhome owners like Jim and Shirley O'Brien. They are here as performers and will be at the Main Stage on Friday at 4 and Saturday at 3. O'Briens are CCFI members, Country Coach owners, and good friends.  Today they visited me at Premier RV Services with hot ablskivers in hand...They are delicious.

This festival is THE place to go for some of the best treats of the year! If you're within Driving distance you should come join us.  Festival hours are Thursday-Saturday 10 am- 10 pm, Sunday 10 am- 8 pm. 


http://scandinavianfestival.com/faq/

Be sure to stop and say hello at Premier if you get to town, I am here 8am-3pm Monday-Friday. Jim O'Brien notes, "These guys are the best! I walked back into the shop, and Dave Rutherford who hasn't seen me in over a year says 'Hi, Jim'. He remembers me. Shirley and I love the care we get here at Premier!

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SUMMER TRAVELS BRING FRIENDS TO OREGON SERVICE CENTER

SUMMER TRAVELS BRING FRIENDS TO OREGON SERVICE CENTER

Summer is a great time to see friends in Oregon touring, enjoying their favorite wineries, and stopping by Premier RV to look at preowned coaches or have their service and renovation projects done.
Earlier this Spring I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Tom and Maxine Harsch from the Midwest. She was getting their coach remodeled as an anniversary present and she’d been to Millie’s Draperies, Davis Cabinets, RV Glass Solutions and others before her arrival at Premier RV. She said, “I love giving my businesses to the great people in this area who have been so good to Country Coach owners over the past many many years.” I got to take a tour of the Harsch coach before they pulled out for the Black Hills of South Dakota, and my, my, my they have one beautiful home on wheels. Happy Anniversary to the Harsch’s!

Then there was Guy and Carolyn Conway, who I met first at a Country Coach Friends Incorporated rally in Harrisburg OR. WONDERFUL examples of the quality people who drive the Country Coach brand! They stopped in specifically to give me a hug and catch up on each other’s lives, and while here toured the preowned motorcoaches. Boy did they fall in love with a coach at Premier and agonized over whether to make the trade up or not. Carolyn said, “Sherry I am going to blame this on YOU if we drive away in a new motorhome. After all we just stopped by to see our friend.”  In the end I think Carolyn decided she just couldn’t give up the wonderful home on wheels they have, even for the new bells and whistles and upgrades a newer Country Coach offered.

That is the GREAT thing about the Country Coach brand and why it is still so much in demand— The inherent quality in the build process, and the wonderful ride of the DynoMax chassis with its independent front suspension system is just hard to beat. They really are still the head turners in any motorhome campground or on the road passing by.

As we draw nearer to the Fifth Annual Country Coach Friends Friendship Rally, we are seeing more and more friends here in the Premier RV Service and Sales center. Jan Gould is traveling westward, a sweet solo RVer who always makes a stop to see her friends at Premier and get things taken care of. And I’m sure many others will stop in as they head to the rally in Redmond.

It’s a favorite time of year for me, due to the great people that cross the threshold at Premier RV each day! RV living is such a great adventure, and being associated with that segment of Americans through my affiliation with Premier RV Services in Junction City, OR is a blessing unto itself.

Come see me whenever your travels bring you near Junction City, OR. Love to catch up on what YOU have been up to and where all your motorcoach travels have taken you this year. Be sure to take a look at the inventory too. It's unmatched for quality Highline preowned diesel coaches. They don't last long in inventory at Premier RV before they're back on the road being enjoyed by some of the best people on the planet--The friends I make in this Highline market!

--Sherry

2016 Country Coach New Allure Crane Prairie 45' nearing completion

SHOWING SOON!

COUNTRY COACH 2016 ALLURE

“The 2016 Allure is on schedule and coming along nicely. I am looking for completion by the end of June and then it is scheduled for numerous tests. I will be showing it July and August both at the factory and other venues. 

The comment has been made that it is taking a long time. I would like to help you understand why. It has been approximately seven years since a Country Coach motor home has been built, many suppliers have went out of business, most components have changed. We have touched upon every print and redesigned and incorporated new technology. This will be a new Country Coach with a familiar look and feel.” 

–Ron Lee, Country Coach Corporation

Learn more at www.CountryCoach.com

Country Coach Charge Air Cooler and Radiator Failure

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Technical Tidbits: Charge Air Cooler and Radiator Failure Issue

What Country Coach Motorcoach Model Years was there a potential of the Radiator / Charge Air Cooler Failure Issue to Occur?

Owners of the 2002-2007 model year Country Coach motorcoaches (also some 2000 and 2001 models) have experienced a Radiator (coolant/oil) failure issue and a Charge Air Cooler cracks causing a loss of turbo boost with accompanying loss of power/speed pulling hills.

Radiator - With the radiator failure issue, there is a likelihood of a failure occurring in the joint between the end tank and the core in the aluminum radiators installed in CCs in the 2002-2007 model year range.  The engine’s side mounted cooling fan kicks in drawing up to 45HP energy off the engine. Each time the engine reaches a certain temp the engine fan kicks on. As it is shroud mounted and bolted to the radiator core that vibration and energy from the fan is right against the tanks. It can rip apart at the faulty weld, if you have a radiator with this fault issue. A radiator replacement is the fix in this situation.

Charge Air Cooler – On a Country Coach the charge air cooler is between the radiator and the condenser and the oil cooler, all bolted together (looks like a box). Charge Air Coolers as originally installed in 2002-2007 models featured a bolt-together construction. When aluminum expands and contracts with heating and cooling, wear and tear and failure can occur. If the Charge Air Cooler is cracked and leaks, the engine runs hot, causing accelerated wear and potential engine failure.  A Service Center with knowledge of the Country Coach product lines and model year build processes will be able to help you assess whether your motorcoach may have this Radiator or Charge Air Cooler issue.

*PremierRV Services of Oregon provided this basic overview. For full details, check with Premier RV in Junction City, OR or with your preferred highline service center. CountryCoach Friends Incorporated motorhome club Business Sponsors like Premier RV in Oregon offer a discount on services to CCFI Members.

Country Coach Slide Room Leak When It Rains

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Technical Tidbits: Slide Rooms Leak When It Rains?

Slide Room Leaks.

Something that has come to the attention of John Davis is the potential for a leak in some slide rooms.

On the roof of the forward slides you’ll see a trim piece that is installed where the roof of the slide meets the side walls(short walls). This trim is adhered with Sika flex, and in some coaches the metal was not treated properly prior to application.

The stress on this joint when the slide operates causes a good amount of flex and may cause the trim to come loose.

This will create a pretty good funnel for rain water to get into the walls of the slide and cause severe damage. A good inspection can save a lot of heart

A Service Center with knowledge of the Country Coach product lines will be able to help you

assess whether your motorcoach may have this potential leak issue.

*JDRV Services provided this basic overview. For full details, check with JDRV Services in LaPine, OR or with your preferred highline service center.  Office 1-541-306-6473

Country Coach Friends Motorhome Rallies Celebrate RVing

FRIENDSHIP RALLY CELEBRATES FRIENDS ENJOYING THE MOTORHOME LIFESTYLE

30 years ago Country Coach owners proudly gathered in Junction City OR for a motorhome rally....this year Country Coach (and other brand motorhome owners) gather in Redmond to celebrate this great lifestyle at the Fifth Annual Country Coach Friends Inc's Friendship Rally. (pictured below are Brian & Kay Case who attended many motorhome rallies over the years)

In honor of CCFI's 5th and the 30th year which Country Coachers have Come Home to Oregon to enjoy a rally, Jack and Jan Gossett (who attended that very first gathering) will be coming to Redmond in a Premier RV of Oregon loaned Country Coach to enjoy the Friendship Rally with us. Although no longer actively motorhoming, Jack and Jan Gossett for years coordinated CLASS ACT TOURS, at home and abroad, where RVers gathered at outstanding locales in a touring formatted event. Country Coach Friends Inc is  thrilled to have the Gossetts making plans to be at the Friendship Rally!

And...CCFI is looking forward to YOU being there! Make the 2015 Friendship Rally in Redmond OR extra memorable by YOUR attendance, too. Register today (and get signed up for your favorite side trips)!  Register at www.countrycoachfriendsincorporated.com