Hello,

I found this Barth for sale and am trying to get more information on it to see if it's what I want/need and I need your help.

I don't have much info yet and but it is coming from the fellow who has it for sale. This is what I know so far:

454 Chevy engine, 63,000 miles, Oak Cabinets, New refrig/freezer, new water heater, Queen bed, sofa sleeper 2 Captains chairs, AC/heat furnace, back-up camera, Aluminum body, Tandem axle.

Overall condition is very good all maintenance has been kept up, the vehicle always runs well. Inside is remarkable for the age
Generator just in for major maintenance runs new
Inspection passed with new exhaust system installed

Please advise what I need to look for or check as I am new to motorhomes. I do have a small trailer that I tow so I am aware of some things but certainly not everything!

Thank you for any help you can give me.

Susan

Hi Susan, welcome to the website and I hope we can be of come help in your search for the perfect motorhome.

First you should know that if the seller is advertizing this as a Regency they are wrong. This 33 foot gas coach is a Regal SE. The book price is $13-18K. Unless it is absolutley superior in every way, around $15K is where it should be.

One of our members Bill Goodwin has provided us with the following excellent check sheet to go over just so you won't forget anything.

Barth Buyers Check List

I don't know where the coach is but if it is in a major city you may find a local RV service which for maybe $100 or so will go check the coach out. However, if you decide to buy the coach expect to spend some money the first year and I would take it directly to a trusted RV service place and have all the belts, hoses etc. check or replaced.

Thank you Dave, it's nice to be here.

I wondered if it was a Regency why it had a gas engine and not a diesel. Is this why you say it is a Regal instead? His asking price agrees with your estimate.

It is in Middletown, NY, and some distance from me so I will have to make arrangements to go see it. I do have a few pictures and it looks to be in good shape for it's age. And he said it is "kept up at every servicing".

I will print out the Checklist. Thank you very much.

Oh, can you tell me tank sizes for one of these? Or do they vary due to customization? I want to be able to drycamp for a week at a time for stargazing.

I am attaching a picture of it.

Thank you for your help.
Susan

All Regency's were diesels, however, some Regals had the 6.5L GM engine up front. There are many more chssis differences but the coach displayed here is definitely a Regal...period...

As far as the 1988 and 1990 brochures (I don't have a 1989) you have approx 60 gal water, and I think you have 2 45 gal gas tanks.

I have attache the 1988 Brochure below

1988 Barth Regal Brochure - 5,981 KB ~ 1988 Brochure

Hi Susan: I'm one one of the lucky ones to own an 88 33' Regal SE. If you click on the center "red" button (on the website's home page),then go to page 8, the 1st pictures shown are examples of your future BARTH. Or if you are lucky when you first click on the website you may see MY coach. As Dave just posted, you will need to spend a little of your children's inheritance money but it is so much fun, you'll enjoy the luxury and safety of the investment. You can/will get a wealth of information from this site,so ask away. If I can help I'll do my best............carl

"THE TOY" 88 33' Regal SE Coach #3448

Dave - Thank you for the brochure, it is very helpful.

Carl - it sure looks like yours and matches your floorplan but yours is prettier, must be the blue. First I need to be sure it is mechanically sound and then I can change fabrics etc. My sons already know there will be no inheritance. They are happy I am traveling and enjoying myself. Any info you can give me about this Barth would be greatly appreciated.

If I get it, I will have to learn how to drive it too. I have driven another MH that was 35 feet long. It seemed like a large van with very wide hips! My current truck and trailer do bend in the middle so turns are easy although backing is a bit more difficult.

Oh well, life is an adventure and I'm having a great time.

Thanks again,
Susan

Susan, if you are travelling alone, 33' might be bigger than you need. Individual needs vary, but we find shorter is better, at least where choice of campgrounds and campsites is concerned. The two of us eat at the table between the bucket chairs, and a dinette would not be useful to us. When we have guests, they sit on the couch and eat off folding tables. Our last MH had sockets in the floor for tables in front of the couch, but we have been OK with the folding ones. The only time we feel the need for more length is when the Airedale chases the cat, or we want to bowl.

I agree with bill h - I travel with my dogs about 6-8 weeks a year (a good portion of which is boondocking); until recently, this was in a 24' Class C. It was a bit cramped, but adequate.

The 28' Barth I now have has ample room for the three of us, but it's still a handy size.

There are 28' Regals on the forum:

http://barthmobile.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041087061/m/7851081561

http://barthmobile.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041087061/m/3951070461

http://barthmobile.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041087061/m/6521089061

Yes, you are both right - I do travel alone. My 18 foot travel trailer is very nice and well made (SunLine) but now that I have retired early, I want a small MH.

28' would be a good size and what I was originally looking for for those remote stargazing, boondocking places that are hard to get to. And then I found the 33' one.

Thank you for listing these here for me.

I like the silver one best and will call Mr Stubbs to see if it is still available.

I'll let you know what I find out.
Susan

Oddly enough, remote star parties are what my Barth is used for much of the time (hence its name, "StaRV II").

Next week, I go to the Georgia Sky View, followed two days later by the Mid-South Star Gaze.

Ohhhh, I am envious. Although I can go out in my backyard and carry my telescope out and be looking up in just a few minutes. But I do love starparties.

I have 2 "official" starparties this year and several new moon weekends for unofficial ones.

I am not sure about making the 3rd one which is at my astronomy club in late Sept. Although I can go camp there and stargaze anytime I want. My club has an observatory with 14 inch Meade that I can also use.

How good are your skies there?

Do you have a telescope? Please tell me about it.

So hey Susan where are you located, you know Rusty's single, lives in FL has a nice RV... Star Parties

Dave! Behave yourself! (Throwaway line, since he can't)

Susan, I live in N. Central FL - belong to North East Florida Astronomical Society (NEFAS) and Chiefland Astronomy Village (CAV). My place is infested with trees, so I plan to move before too long; in the meanwhile, star parties (and the two clubs' dark-sky sites) are where I have to go. After MSSG comes the Nebraska Star Party (NSP) last week in July. I hit 6-8 star parties a year (NEFAS, GSV, MSSG, NSP, PSSG, CAV - 2X).

I have a Nexstar 11 (which I absolutely love), a vintage C5, and an Intes 150mm MK-66 Mak. Just sold my 80mm APO - planning on a WO FLT-110 or SV 115. (One of each just showed up on Astromart, but the gummint just asked me - it being near April 15th and all - to pay a significant portion of the National Budget...so I had to pass)

Skies here are spotty, but for the Messier Marathon, they were 8+/8+ - 3 of our club members snagged all 110 from our dark-sky site. Our club Prez did 105 with binocs, from memory (he never has to use star charts...)

Where do you live, and what scopes do you have?

I agree with Bill h & others on the length thing. I was looking for a 28', but when the money, the urge, and the market coincided, only a 33' was available. I wish I had a 28' for the reasons Bill h mentions.

My '90 Regal SE has one 65 gal. fuel tank (more or less- the figure is derived from measuring the tank). We've lived in it as long as 3 months. Propane was sufficient, though we used shore power for most heating & cooking.

I'd have no sweat dry camping for a week the way we camp. Someone else will have to advise you on fuel consumption with the genny. We use ours very little.

BTW - Dave, you suppose we should start a new thread just for the stargazers?

Now, now, Dave, get a grip. You are supposed to match people to Barths!