1999 American Cruiser RE2000 class B
I am interested in buying one of these and I need advice on what might be a good price. It has 47,000 miles and the dealer will go under $19,900. I have yet to drive it though it is suppose to be in ...
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We had a 99 A/C for 15000 great miles. Overall, a high quality, well built MH. As with any model, some things to look at. I added 2" wheel spacers to the rear wheels to make the track width the same for both ends. It helps the handling in wind especially.
Check the window style air conditioner. The condensation from it (normal) is supposed to drain out the bottom. The drain hose can plug up and it then drains inside. Not good. I took ours out and put on a roof a/c and made a cabinet out of the opening.
I took out the old style TV and VHS and made another cabinet. I then put a digital TV with DVD player that dropped down from the ceiling. It worked great.
Check the carpet area near the bathroom door. Water leakage from the city water valve can show up there. (don't ask me how I know this). Check the floor of the rear stairwell opening. That area has a wood base which can rot out because the door frame/outside step interface leaks. Remove the carpet, repaint the stairwell after removing all rust and use the best caulk you can find on the outside of the step/door frame interface. Especially check the corners of the outside vinyl trim where it meets up with the lower door frame. Use a lite at night to expose any leaks in the area not visible otherwise.
After doing a "rattle patrol" while the DW was driving and fixing all noted rattles, it became as quiet as our Honda car. Basically a really well built machine. We got 14-15 MPG with ours and loved it. We just decided to upgrade to a new ERA this year. Good luck and PM me if you have any other questions. As with any 15 year old RV check everything out, and if all checks out fine, the price sounds a bit high to me but not extremely so.
Check the window style air conditioner. The condensation from it (normal) is supposed to drain out the bottom. The drain hose can plug up and it then drains inside. Not good. I took ours out and put on a roof a/c and made a cabinet out of the opening.
I took out the old style TV and VHS and made another cabinet. I then put a digital TV with DVD player that dropped down from the ceiling. It worked great.
Check the carpet area near the bathroom door. Water leakage from the city water valve can show up there. (don't ask me how I know this). Check the floor of the rear stairwell opening. That area has a wood base which can rot out because the door frame/outside step interface leaks. Remove the carpet, repaint the stairwell after removing all rust and use the best caulk you can find on the outside of the step/door frame interface. Especially check the corners of the outside vinyl trim where it meets up with the lower door frame. Use a lite at night to expose any leaks in the area not visible otherwise.
After doing a "rattle patrol" while the DW was driving and fixing all noted rattles, it became as quiet as our Honda car. Basically a really well built machine. We got 14-15 MPG with ours and loved it. We just decided to upgrade to a new ERA this year. Good luck and PM me if you have any other questions. As with any 15 year old RV check everything out, and if all checks out fine, the price sounds a bit high to me but not extremely so.
