Insight re: purchase
Hello, seeking insight: we are considering an opportunity to purchase an "older" 5th wheel - approx 13-14 yrs old. Not used for over the road travel, rather a seasonal site. Our intended use would b...
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An update to my original post: We did go and took a look a few weeks ago when this opportunity had dropped in my lap. I had also managed to track down an inspector willing to take a look (after 4 ppl!!) if we decided to proceed, but ultimately, we opted not to move forward with this rig given our concerns re: the age/roof etc..and also after accepting a realistic view of how often we could actually use it in the immediate future. With that said - I am curious for thoughts from those here with more familiarity about these rigs. We showed pics to friends with some RV history, and they cringed when seeing this roof (lots of tree canopy/shade, has been campground kept since 2011, told roof has been religiously sealed/checked 2x each year, body gets washed, etc). I know an inspection would've determined more about the condition of the roof if we went through with it - but I remain curious of the expectation of whether this is what a 14 yr old RV roof would "normally" look like based on age & location, or perhaps this is just best used as the perfect Wet & Forget "before" photo....??
That roof is disgusting and water is laying in the slide topper. You can choose to believe if the roof has been sealed annually but I can tell you that roof has not been cleaned in a long time. In order to properly inspect and seal a roof it must be cleaned. If they put new caulk on a dirty roof, well, that's not good. At a minimum these pictures tell me all I need to know; this RV is not properly being taken care of. This is what you can see. What can't you see? Too many used RVs out there not to pick one that's been meticulously taken care of.
100% correct analysis by way2roll.
I know you’re passing on not only the rv but the whole concept but think about what he said and what I said earlier.
piss poor exterior cleaning and maintenance combined with presumably the equivalent of 3-4 years of full time use. There are just too many older used RVs for sale that have actually been cared for with actual light use to give even a glance at someone’s rv summer cabin for the last 10+ years.
Thats alot of farts in the mattresses. Lol
