What It's Like To Drive A Prevost - Prevost for Newbies - Part 7 

You're bragging about the "Sun Pass" for traveling on Florida's toll roads and you opine that every state should have this. Here in Arizona, we don't have toll roads so we don't need it. Our tax dollars pay for the roads so there is no need to pay for them again. As an RVer, I detest traveling in states with toll roads and I avoid them at all costs.

Prevost's electric cooling fan retrofit upgrade package is available for X3-45 and H3-45 coaches going back to 2011 model. Did you retrofit yours yet? Up to 20 horsepower recovered by removing the single large fan and clutch, and two feet of engine workspace added.

I drive for a tour company, we put about 120k miles a year on our buses. Prevost h3-45 is by far my favorite bus to drive over van hool or mci, most of trips are 8-9hours a day on tipical 8 day trips!

I drove buses for 43 years and the Prevost H3 40 with the crash 6 speed was my favorite. I ran them for many years. I also ran the H3 45 coaches. Nice handling coach. Prevost had the best handling of all the buses I have ever driven.

I had a friend who owned a large motorhome dealership which carried Prevost coaches and from time to time they would need help taking coaches to motorhome shows and FMCA conventions. I drove to different shows across the country and I must say, Prevost were a pleasure to drive and as you say they didn't beat you up and were relaxing to drive. Even in heavy traffic and congested areas I always felt relaxed and after many thousands of miles I decided Prevost was the coach to own.

Why are you sitting in the fast lane ???

My 2018 45’ Newell doesn’t squeak, amazing driving coach. I’ve owned 2 Prevost H3-45’s and 2 Blue Bird Wanderlodge coaches. A 43’ LXi and an M 450. All were great driving coaches, but the Newell has more power and is extremely responsive, solid, and comfortable.

I watch Marathon/Prevost videos and get excited about something I can only dream about.

You hit the nail on the head. I've driven ALOT of commercial vehicles from Tractor Trailers and Motorcoaches to School Buses and Dump Trucks, being a professional driver being on the road for any reason is work and work is tiring both mentally and physically. Over the years I have found that my comfort driving range without a break is about 200 - 250miles in about 3hrs, but a full days work turn out to be about 550 - 625miles over 9hrs. with about 4 or 5 pit stops after that I am just totally spent. It's a shame but there are only a handful of vehicles that I have driven that were so easy to drive and handled so smooth that after 9 or 10 hrs. of driving I felt I could keep driving another couple of hours, Prevost is one of those vehicles. The air ride seats sitting on top of the air ride suspension that takes it easy on your back and joints, plus the countless seat positioning configurations coupled with the fully adjustable steering wheel that make driving the coach so comfortable and natural. Then having the controls you use the most during cruising speed right on the steering wheel making it unnecessary to reach or stretch for toggle switches, buttons, or the radio. You take all of that and put it inside of a solid frame so you don't have to fight for control of the vehicle from the wind or drag of passing vehicles, it's so quite you don't have to yell over engine and road noise or strain to hear over the very same conditions. Plus it cuts down on the chances of being sucked into highway hypnosis. That's what it's like driving a Prevost. Lol

Way too much talking, redundant words, herky-jerky style...hard to be patient with.

The toll pass I have you can drive through 14 states except Fl. you can go to all these states with e-zpass. Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland New York Virginia Massachusetts West Virginia New Hampshire Illinois Maine Indiana Rhode Island Ohio

That's a dream I'll never attain...I'm so jealous...gorgeous coach!

There's nothing better than a Prevost; Newell is a close second.

Hey Andy, do you still do cocaine? Do you have any hookups in Miami that I can contact

My last remaining BUCKET LIST item is to drive a Prevost. I do have a problem that "quality" seems to be "pimping out" in motorhomes. Why can't they make them TASTEFUL?

I have over 2,000,000 miles under me in a 30' dump truck, the longer the wheel base , the HARDER to ride on a Steel suspension , It's like riding the mechanical Bull All day, I told my wife when I get off the road this year I wouldn't ever leave the house again, but You have forced 2nd thoughts on me to consider the prevost .... thank u , John

Other premier RV's (non-bus conversions) scare her?! Glad you love your Marathon, but com'on. Like saying we should only be using School Bus shells if you can't start in a Prevost.

good lord that has a tight turning radius. cranks over like a drift car steering angle. very impressed with how quiet and smooth it is.

Great video. I love the Prevost. Is the drivers area a step down from the main living area? I have a DSDP, but one day, hopefully, a Prevost. You said you can relax while driving... I’m exhausted from the DS.

My Prevost has 1,590,685 miles currently lol

beautiful coach...even more beautiful girlfriend ..congrats !

Andy thanks for this series was always gona go with a Newmar not anymore will be looking for a good used Prevost.Also your right about to many distracted drivers gave my scooter up last year,keep the shinny side up and the rubber side down

I have EZPassVa. I can used my EZ Pass in all states except Florida toll road because EZ Pass is not on the SunPass system. It's been a while since I was in Orlanda though, so it may have changed.

Yea im sure we would drive that million dollar rv like a sports car,come on geez,he speaks like we just started driving yesterday

Andy I believe you the Prevost Coach motor home is the best money can buy . and Siren Williams is so Beautiful a Real Flower 🌷 👆 °?• 👔 👍

Wow! What a beautiful prevost! Thanks for sharing! You're living the dream my friend!

So, which Blue Lodge do you belong to?

Beautiful coach!

A dream of mine to own and drive one of these !

I don't understand why such an expensive motorhome has a 2 piece windshield.

EZ Pass is great, we use it on all our trips. It makes it so much to travel the toll roads with less stopping, and saves lots of money. Thanks for sharing the video, I hope one day to be able to upgrade from our current setup to a Diesel Pusher.

A great video. This model Prevost is my #1 bus!

👍👍👍I hope that you do a lot of these driving / Systems / Living in Prevost Videos..

Just like driving an 18 wheeler! ;)

We could talk for hours about gadgets and be intrigued by one another! If you ever need any engineering explanation give me a shout! Cheers mate!

just go to a hotel! geez

My wife and I rode in a 2007 H3-45 between Buffalo and Rochester (seated line run coach) and gotta tell you. very smooth ride.

Not impressed with Prevost. They are decent coach and of course you'll hear pretty much all positive feedback here. The truth is they handle decent, ride decent etc. but they cannot hold a candle to the Tour Rider and Setra. They're turning radius is okay as long as the tags are up. The ride now is still okay, but, for the last few years the MCI J model rides just as well and handles better . Turning radius on a J much better than Prevost. There are many other things the Prevost does okay on, but after 16 years driving and 2 million safe miles I can confidently say for the money they are, and they are spendy, just because they are spendy doesn't mean they are the "Cadillac" of motorcoaches. They are decent but by no means worth their cost. Like I said earlier the MCI J model performs all the same functions just as good and in very many cases better.

Tell you what Pop, try demonstrating it on the Cross Bronx Expressway or the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, then listen for the groans and creaks, it'll be an education.

How do these effect your hours of service logs. You're technically never on duty so I'm assuming you're only limited to daily behind the wheel hours?

any millionair out there to buy me one.hahaha.

Beautiful women.... big papa...

Pick up my precise to travel USA. Happy happy.

KEEP them coming! 5- STAR

Question is how can people afford these beauties!

What can of license driver need for buy or drive an RV like this ?? Prevost Newell American coach ??

Ok surprised how shaded your cockpit is. I have to have the shades rolled down in a H3-45.

The prevost is thee best bus I ever drove with the mci d4505 running a close second

This shit is to funny come on down to Saskatchewan in January hahaha you’ll see how pointless that fucking thing is hahaha

Awesome coach without a doubt! The wheel input data vs. a class A I'm not buying however. I don't care what you drive, it's there unless its a toterhome you are driving. 15:35 & 16:09 into this video is a prime example. Tractor trailer comes up in the hammer lane on the coaches drivers side and you can see driver input major left steer. Video immediately cuts until tractor trailer is past the coach. Just trying to compare apples to apples here.

Why are you driving in the left hand lane? The left lane is for PASSING!! Someone of your age should know this. I absolutely can't stand you people. LEARN THE LAW!!

Do you have less space without slids ? the other question. I have is you don't think the Entegra coach has a strong foundation.

I bought a wanderlodge last summer it handles like a Prevost.

only Facebook and Twitter for nighttime with phones at all times.

Pucker factor... 😅👌🏽 gotta use that one. Haha

I have an 09 Country Coach Magna, 650 Cummins. I also drive charter buses. H3-45 Prevosts are best. Not the power of the Magna but handling and highway noise superior in the Prevost. Some have ZF transmissions, most have the Alison six speed. Smoother gear shifting in the ZF but Alison's get to high gear quicker. Some driver's complain about the small toll booth window in the H3-45, I like it. Larger window in the Magna but in some wind conditions kind of noisy. I have to agree with the guru, structural integrity in the Prevost is hard to beat. I have never driven a Newell. Some day!

Axle ratios greatly influence vehicle acceleration. The tall axle ratios on the X3-45 saves fuel (9.5 mpg highway or more) but kills the acceleration. An older Prevost 400hp bus (1450 ft.Ibs. torque) with a 4.30 or 4.56 axle ratio has quicker acceleration than a newer 500 hp Prevost bus (1750 ft.Ibs. torque) with a fuel-saving 3.58 axle ratio.

I'm a North American International Over The Road Commercial Tractor Trailer Owner operator, get ElitePass, it's EZPass / PrePass on steroids, it sucks batteries like there's no tomorrow but it gets you through every state imaginable from coast to coast! I'm not a bajillionaire, so I can't afford a Highly Impressive Prevost, however, I have my eye on a super nice, virtually zero rust 1987 MCI 102-A3 with under 26,000 miles on it for $9,000.00... Gotta have it for Summer trips across Totally Majestic Alberta and Montana!

Trust me-25/30 MPH is not windy. I drove back to Homebase { app. 15 Mi.} at 100 MPH. Oct. Storm-Cape Breton Island 1974. Hahahahaha

This Guy is TALKING like we're 16 Years OLD and just Learning to Drive....Most People I see Driving a PREVOST are over 60 +.

To plastic motorhome guys, just say, it's a similar difference as a VW versus a Mercedes

You drove over the grass backing out. Just sayin..

As an owner of Two Silver Eagle Entertainer Coaches. I never stepped foot into a Prevost.

SUNPASS IS $25

We've had 6 RVs and the best of the bunch was a 21' Tioga Montara Special which we lived in with an old dog and 22 cats after Andrew destroyed our house in Miami. Why the best? My husband could parallel park in Key West. Most people will never be able to afford a Prevost or care if you can.

There you Go, Its now Digitized. I watched the whole thing and would like 2 plus matching trailers triple axle double deck v nose 34 ft. For my Entitlement Use free of charge. For they shall be made with Me in mind. From Him Himself..... Father Time.

Great Video- Sun Pass is a great option in Florida- very easy to purchase and activate, can even wait a few days after using tollways and activation will retro act resulting in no fines. We are currently in the market but for a much older like '98 or so and am trying to average a daily expense staying in coach for several days vs a nice Luxury Park which seems to be in the $80- $125 a day rate for an decent resort. Also average fuel economy. Any advise?

Other than being an excellent opulent home on wheels, The thing that I have noticed is that you have to Park it some where, and even that cost big bucks. There are just very limited places to do that. Great way to travel but, you have to have a place to go, turn around, park, dump and fill, and those seem to be few and far in between. Not to mention it’s expensive.

Re squeaking sound, it's because other RVs are boxes build around truck chassis that are designed to flex on uneven road. think of prevost as unibody and other rvs as body on frame.

I'm a FL resident and I got a NC Quick Pass transponder, it's good in NC of course, Florida (SunPass), Georgia (Peach Pass) and all states that use E-ZPass, mostly all of the NorthEast and Midwest.

Great video and beautiful coach, thanks for taking us along.

With so many coaches that have a single pane front windscreen, do you wish Prevost had one?

I hope you stop before you run into the Atlantic ocean, lol.

You give a sensible impression of the Prevost Coach experience. But I think comparing a product that is essentially an interstate bus to glorified rv’s is like comparing a pickup truck to a big rig. Prevost is in the category of GREYHOUND Buses with durability as the bottom line. Winnebago, Newmar and Tiffin are the top contenders of a lower category of vehicle. If there are worthy bus chassis conversions, they should be the appropriate comparison. Perhaps something produced on an MCI chassis ...

PLEASE do tell us What It's Like To Drive A Prevost for granted................loll told us 14 times in a 18 min. video

We need you back all these other rv reviewers are clowns 🤡

As a charter bus driver. I driven MCI, Silver Eagles, Prevost, and several other makes. Prevost are solid like driving in a Cadillac.

What's It Like for a Really Old Guy to Drive a Bus ? Now remember, when you hear the Crash, stop the bus . . . . immediately or sooner !

SunPass is Interoperable with Georgia’s Peach Pass and North Carolina’s Quick pass.

Ha, Sunpass..... when I went to Florida last year I got that with my rental vehicle and boy am I glad I paid the extra fee for it. I was up and the the FL turnpike during the trip. I drove from Miami to Fort Luadurdale and then Orlando.

Prevost conversions have weight and wheelbase for stability and ride quality. My 450 Lxi Wanderlodge has it too.

Good old Quebec buses

Imagine that this Prevost is the very first vehicle that you drive!

would love it even more if i could have it in right hand drive..as i am from the uk, but tour europe a lot, and prefer them over left hand drive..even though i have issues on small roads with overtaking.

The MARATHON COACH is the best you can get, no flexing or twisting

Ugh! Love it so much! What drives my work efforts (well lots of things really)? Getting to where we are able to own and house our Prevost.

internet use at midnight-6am on certain sites.

Outstanding videos. The more shots of the bus underway from the exterior, the better. Subscribed...

Hi there from Canada. What do you have above the dash? I see something on the left, right and center of your position.

My Monaco Exec drives every bit as nice! my 450 Cummins hauls azz!

At 1:12.....Do you have to Use your BLINKERS to back out of the RV spot ????

You drive it like any other coach: like a professional. I drove entertainer coaches for a bit a few years ago. Prevosts are nice and I have driven them, but in my opinion I am partial to the 2017/2018 MCI J4500s as far as looks; super slick...can turn the steering wheel with one finger, turn on a dime and give ya nickel change ...and ECAS: electronically controlled air suspension. ZF front and rear ends and steerable tag, independent suspension all the way around. I do wish that the MCI tag could raise and lower, though. I like them all, I can't lie.

a one piece windshield would be nice

What about the 2009 and slightly older Bluebird Wanderlodge ????

Awesome video, I dream of owning one of these, don't think it will ever be possible!

Is it ok if I get to go 53 miles per hour

trump will taxe these buses to death when they cross the boarder that you guys will no longer have these beautiful buses attainable in the USA. Go trump go !

Why wasn't she wearing a seatbelt?

She does not have her seatbelt on ??

Like riding on a cloud