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- That's right, everybody.
It's an afternoon,
a prerecorded episode of "Marathon Mondays with Mal."
But as we do at the top of every show,
I will say, good morning, everyone.
Welcome to "Marathon Mondays with Mal,"
live and direct from the mothership,
Marathon Coach in Coburg, Oregon,
right off of Interstate 5,
pretty much right in the middle of the state of Oregon.
Marathon Coach since 1983,
built by Oregonians
in this massive building since 1994,
and this massive parking lot.
I am out in Camp Marathon right now.
And as you can see right there, it's an afternoon.
It's a Friday, and this is a prerecorded episode
because one of the things that I want to do
is show you
coach 0546 right there with the door open.
Coach 0546, a coach that we have followed
all the way through
and looked at the re-imagining,
the remodel of 0546.
And we're gonna go inside
and take a look,
but I want you to get a good view of Camp Marathon
before we go in.
You can go back and watch the...
Gonna take a look at this exterior before we go in.
Beautiful.
You know, here we are, a coach that's over 20 years old.
And look at that paint job.
It's held up very, very well.
Go a little bit of wider angle here for you.
Beautiful.
All right, you can go back
and watch the previous episodes of coach 0546.
And I'm gonna take you through what has been done.
Those are new entry mats.
One of the more popular things to do
in a coach are those mats.
Isn't that something?
It really, really
updates.
It's a simple thing to update your cockpit is to put those,
I think, they're called Chilewich, I'm not quite sure.
Those mats they're really, really nice.
Well, actually,
I'm sure that that's what they're called
but I'm not totally sure I'm saying it correct. (chuckles)
One of the things I want to show you
is these panels right here.
These are actually, I believe their cabinets.
These were mirrored initially.
And as you can see, we remodeled them.
They're the same color.
They're the same cabinetry as the wall.
Isn't that nice?
This is just a great coach, you guys.
You know, for a coach that is over 20 years old,
look at those valances.
Look at those stiles, the backlighting.
Absolutely beautiful.
Well, I can't tell you how good it smells in here too.
I think we got a candle, a scented candle in here
or maybe it's just an air fresher
'cause that does not look like a real candle.
Boy, it smells good in here.
Take a look at these sofas.
Now,
I love the dog leg sofa.
And I call that a little dog leg right there.
'Cause you can sit and angle yourself towards the TV
if you've got a TV over the cockpit, which this one does.
Two sofas.
Dinette.
But look at that floor.
Now, just to be fully transparent, you guys,
in previous videos on this coach,
I was referring to this floor erroneously.
Oh, I see.
I think I see our air freshener down there.
I was erroneously referring to this floor as Black Onyx,
and it was kind of a joke that I was saying that
because the true name is Black Galaxy.
That floor, this upholstery, these stiles, and valances,
all that new lighting.
Look at that lighting, and it's so nice and warm.
They're dimmable.
It's beautiful.
I love glassware in a coach.
I know
it's really cool to see a full set
of Marathon-etched glass.
Rocks glasses on the curbside,
wine glasses above.
And I'm not quite sure the technical term
for these glasses right here on the driver's side,
so cool.
I'm gonna come down and show you this right here.
Take a look, that beautiful lighting.
Get the new feature,
new accent lighting throughout.
What an upgrade.
Congratulations to the owners for taking the time,
and let's face it, the money and effort to do this.
Lots of big, I like how big this area is right here.
Let's get a shot of it from the front.
A big thanks to the owners also
for allowing us to come in here.
I know they've got a trip planned.
Look at that.
You know that accent lighting
is really standing out to me in this video.
It's beautiful.
It's a big dinette, L-shaped dinette table too.
All right, into the midship.
Take a look at that backsplash,
previously shown on "Marathon Mondays,"
but here we are in the finished product.
Now, that's an upgrade, right?
Look how that tile
plays off the band
around the sink,
the Corian sink and countertop,
and then down to the accent lighting.
It's beautiful.
That trim inside there is new also,
if I haven't pointed that out, that fabric trim.
Another thing the owners did,
take a look at this wall covering.
In the water closet, this is a brand new wall covering.
Here's a good shot of it, you guys.
This is all elements that you would see
in a new coach.
One of the more popular things to do now
is use what's like a wallpaper,
but this is a really nice textured wall covering.
And then into
the bedroom.
Look at that.
Remember telling you
the shell, it's beautiful.
I just saw the owners outside.
That's their dog.
Look at that beautiful Doberman.
His name is Diesel.
A fantastic dog.
There he is.
And there's me in the reflection.
Here's an element that you don't see
in a lot of coaches.
Do you see the stars?
Do you see the pinhole stars in this mirror?
I will applaud the owners
for retaining this element.
I think it's unique,
and I don't think it dates the coach.
I'm a big fan of it.
It's cool.
This is the power of the Prevost chassis.
This is the power of a Marathon build, you guys.
Here's more accent lighting down here, love this.
Take a look at that.
Accent lighting here,
up to here.
It's just beautiful.
The power of that Black Galaxy.
Look at that.
Also known as Black Onyx for those of you
who say it wrong like Mal.
Extends up from the floor
to this wall, to that ledge,
to the accent lighting.
Man.
That's the power of the Prevost chassis
and the power of a Marathon build.
This coach,
over two decades old,
you can't even use the word old anymore.
It has the feel
of a new
non-slide Marathon.
Man.
Lots of countertop space in here.
Look at the size of this sink.
I like the band that goes around,
the dark-colored band that goes around the Corian.
Look at this Corian, you guys.
This is original Corian to this coach.
This is another thing, we've talked about this before.
This Corian right here
is over 20 years old.
But because of the type of material that it is,
it is cleanable.
It is serviceable.
It is polishable.
It is repairable.
Natural stone does not have those elements.
Natural stone is beautiful, I ain't tripping.
But
natural stone cannot be polished
or refurbished
or repaired like Corian.
I hate to break it to you guys,
but I don't see a single scratch
in these countertops or these hard surfaces.
Look at that sink, double sink.
And it's massive.
And like I was saying, that's the power of a Marathon.
You can re-imagine it.
Buy a coach with good bones,
get into it,
invest some money in it.
And I mean, literally, this coach feels
like a new non-slide Marathon.
Well, that's it.
I'm thoroughly impressed,
not only with the follow-through of the owners,
including their dog Diesel,
but the follow-through of Marathon service.
A big thanks to Kurt Nelson who pushed me
to continue showing
the "Marathon Monday"
viewers
this coach, continued to push me to get down into service
and show this coach on Monday.
So big thanks to Kurt Nelson.
Gosh, that's something else, isn't it?
All right, let me see if I can flip this around.
All right, you guys, it's Friday afternoon,
this is prerecorded,
and I'm thrilled how this turned out.
Be yourself and do good things.
Contact me if you'd like to get into a Marathon.
I'm gonna be telling you a lot more about
if you're looking to sell your coach, consign your coach,
you know how to get ahold of me.
If you're looking to buy a coach,
we've got inventory coming in all the time.
Malw@marathoncoach.com.
M-A-L-W.
Yeah, that's my email.
Reach out to me, I'd love to help you.
Take care, everybody.
You want to see a flyover? Watch this.
That was pretty good.
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