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...motor-home industry as converters, such as Marathon Coach or Liberty Coach, packs a remarkable apartment into the shell instead of fitting it with seats. The electronics mimic those of a space station. When the bus is parked and the time comes to picnic in the shade, the driver presses a button, and a large awning unfurls and extends outward from the roof. If the wind kicks up, sensors detect danger and refurl the awning...
...line model. Aesthetes may smirk at the decor, which crams a lot of tinkling crystal and frilly fabric into a small space. But from front to back the components and appliances are first rate. A 42-in. flat-screen television--this system alone costs $22,600--hangs between the driver and the windshield and retracts into the ceiling automatically as soon as the engine starts...
Behind the outsize leather seats for driver and companion is a small salon with a couch, a pair of swivel armchairs and a coffee table. Next come the kitchen and dinette, equipped with a table for two, standard-size sink and dishwasher, a 21-cu.-ft. refrigerator/freezer, including icemaker, and a clothes washer and a dryer. The bathroom has a toilet, two sinks and a full-size shower with brass fixtures. The bedroom, with a queen-size bed, has a second TV set, and a satellite dish on the roof keeps the bus linked to dozens of stations even while...
...Vegas for a week? Bus people can unplug from Indio's water, sewer and electric lines and be on the road in 15 minutes. Backing up can be tricky, so the $1 million bus is equipped with a videocam in the rear end and a monitor at the driver's seat. On the open highway a bus handles as easily as a big, expensive car. At the end of the day, bus people often turn into an empty mall parking lot to camp. Wide-open Wal-Mart lots are a favorite resting place...
...life permanently--one dropout became paranoid about the risk of ripping the roof off under an overpass. Some other kinds of motor homes have lost their tops that way, but the record is not clear on whether a bus has. (If one does get stuck under an overpass, the driver can deflate the air-suspension system and lower the coach a few inches...