1998 Roadtrek 190 Dodge Chassis
I am a newbie on this forum and a newbie in terms of RVing. My wife and I would like to to some traveling with our two small dogs and think that a Class B RV would be adequate for our needs and within...
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drsolo gave you some good advice. I owned a 1996 Dodge Roadtrek and had a blast. I bought it new, kept it garaged and sold it several years ago to a friend in another state. They kept it for many years and never had any problems and sold it two years ago.
All that being said, look it over carefully. Generator? It should have at least one hour per month since new useage as a minimum or it will perhaps be troublesome...and expensive. That's a 180 hours more or less total, and it needs to have those hours put on every month or so.
Tires? If they are over six years old, replace them regardless of the appearance of the tread. Rubber breaks down and they will not be safe with the weight of the RT. Hoses? I wouldn't trust them and would assume they would have to be replaced.
Think of it this way: everything that would be inspected in a house or a truck will apply, and then some.
Hot water heater? If they did not replace the anode frequently over the years, the hot water heater is questionable.
And so on and so on. You really must have it looked over as to the RV parts and the Dodge parts by someone that knows what he or she is doing.
All that being said, look it over carefully. Generator? It should have at least one hour per month since new useage as a minimum or it will perhaps be troublesome...and expensive. That's a 180 hours more or less total, and it needs to have those hours put on every month or so.
Tires? If they are over six years old, replace them regardless of the appearance of the tread. Rubber breaks down and they will not be safe with the weight of the RT. Hoses? I wouldn't trust them and would assume they would have to be replaced.
Think of it this way: everything that would be inspected in a house or a truck will apply, and then some.
Hot water heater? If they did not replace the anode frequently over the years, the hot water heater is questionable.
And so on and so on. You really must have it looked over as to the RV parts and the Dodge parts by someone that knows what he or she is doing.
