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1988 Foretravel U280
The owner-club archive lists the 1988 Grand Villa U280 in 36-, 38- and 40-foot lengths with a 250-horsepower Caterpillar 3208T.
Key facts re-checked. Owners, dates and prices were re-checked against their sources. A full second review is still to come.
- Price when new
- Not documented
- Length
- Not documented
- Chassis
- Foretravel
- Engine
- Caterpillar 3208T · 250 hp
These values describe this model year and configuration. An individual coach can differ, so check it against the coach’s own records. “Not documented” means the encyclopedia does not have that fact yet.
Full specifications
- Model year
- 1988
- Variant
- Model-year overview
- Chassis maker
- Foretravel
- Chassis
- Not documented
- Engine maker
- Caterpillar
- Engine
- 3208T
- Displacement (L)
- Not documented
- Horsepower
- 250
- Torque (lb-ft)
- Not documented
- Transmission
- Allison MT 643
- Length (ft)
- Not documented
- Height (ft)
- Not documented
- Width (in)
- Not documented
- Slides
- Not documented
- Floorplan
- Not documented
- Generator maker
- Onan
- Generator
- Not documented
- Generator (kW)
- 6.5
- Fuel (gal)
- 150
- Fresh water (gal)
- 98
- Gray water (gal)
- Not documented
- Black water (gal)
- Not documented
- Luxury systems
- Not documented
- Intended use
- Not documented
Floorplans offered in 1988
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What changed this year
The owner-club archive says the U designation first appeared in 1988 to mark the Unihome body, and that these coaches were still called Grand Villa.
Notes
The generator is listed as LP-fueled. GVWR is listed as 28,000 pounds and LP capacity as 270 pounds. The page lists 108 gallons of gray water and no separate black tank figure.
Brochures and sources
Links open the original page. Facts are checked against these sources; tell us if you find one that is out of date.
1988 U280 coaches for sale
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