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Frankandbeans
Explorer
Jan 22, 2014

Replacing flooring in garage area...how often?

So, I'm looking at a KZ Sportsmen Sportster 2910, 2008 model year. Dealer told me they had to replace a part of the garage floor in the toy hauler area because of a soft spot. His reasoning (Which I think is BS, but want clarification) is that if a heavy bike gets parked in the same area over and over, it can cause the floor to get soft. In my enclosed trailer (But no first hand RV experience) experience, soft spots are usually created from water damage, roof leak, etc etc. The RV looks very clean in the pictures. It's a few hour drive to check it out so I haven't looked at it in person yet. About 150 hours on the Onan 5500, fuel station/fuel pump, but not sure if it has the upgraded 15k BTU A/C or the standard 13.5k. Looking at $18k for it. From googling, it looks like the 2910 has wood studs in it, vs the aluminum frame construction on some other models. If the floor was rotted, is it unreasonable for me to be weary of whats behind the walls?

Worth checking out? Or should I run for the hills?
Toy Haulers

6 Replies

  • Frankandbeans's avatar
    Frankandbeans
    Explorer
    Jan 22, 2014
    N-Trouble wrote:
    Like others have said soft spots don't get created unless there is water involved.

    And DON'T ever take a salesman at his word...


    Never purchased from a RV dealer before, but I'd imagine all salesmen are alike.

    He mentioned they (the RV dealer) fixed the flooring. The reason the people traded the RV in was to get a bigger one.

    I'm going to go ahead and assume the previous owners saw the damage, said "screw this thing", and traded it in and stuck it with the dealer to fix. Having worked at a car dealership, I could only imagine they did the bare minimum to sell it, as they don't have any incentive to do a 100% job on it.

    Seems the general consense is to pass, which I think I'm gonna do.

    Thanks fellas!
  • N-Trouble's avatar
    N-Trouble
    Explorer
    Jan 22, 2014
    Like others have said soft spots don't get created unless there is water involved.

    And DON'T ever take a salesman at his word...
  • Fishbreath's avatar
    Fishbreath
    Explorer II
    Jan 22, 2014
    Frank and Beans

    I just had the floor of my toy hauler replaced after water damage. I have parked a heavy boat in mine for years and never had a soft spot created by it.

    With regards to "seeing" evidence of water intrusion, don't be so sure. Mine was weeping up from under the wheel well, in an area that was not sealed properly from the factory.
    In my case, to properly replace the soft flooring, it was necessary to lift the walls off of the floor to properly get the new wood to the edges of the trailer.
    If the trailer looks like a fair deal, I would inspect it appropriately and determine if there was a guarantee with the repairs.

    Good luck with your search.
    Bill
  • old_guy's avatar
    old_guy
    Explorer
    Jan 22, 2014
    the salesman's lips where moving again , right? they might have spilled gas or oil on the floor, who knows why the floor went soft.
  • ford_truck_guy's avatar
    ford_truck_guy
    Nomad
    Jan 22, 2014
    My opinion is to run.... just the words soft spots makes me cringe.. for whatever reason.. I would think that there are plenty of other TH's out there to look at without issues or possible issues.. My buddy has a 2008 KZ Toy Hauler with no soft spots on his floor, and usually travels with his 2 Harly's
  • dave17352's avatar
    dave17352
    Explorer
    Jan 22, 2014
    Sure check it out. If there was water damage on the floor, enough to replace part of it I would think you would see damage on the ceiling, roof or sidewalls. Who knows what caused it. I agree when I think of soft spots I think of water. But who knows. JMHO

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