24 foot Class B Questions
Our old 2000 van has cost us plenty this year. We take good care of it and are up with the maintenance but things happen. This year alone we have replaced all six tires, new rear brakes, new motor...
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GizmosMom wrote:Back to the original topic...
Does anyone else have an older van that they keep pouring money into?
I've been starting to feel the same way about my 2002/2003 Pleasure-Way Excel.
I had to replace the front brakes in 2011 at a cost of $1200. Last year was uneventful, but this year I finally decided to have my leaky black tank fixed. It was the best $150.00 ever spent.
About 2 months ago, the van started vibrating like crazy at speeds over 60mph. I stopped at a Ford dealer on my way to Lake Norman because I just couldn't take it anymore. It was scary. It turned out that the belt was broken in my rear, passenger side tire. They suggested replacing both rear tires to the tune of $420.00. The tread on those tires looked practically new (they were 5 years old with maybe 20K miles). I was told that the tire could've blown at any minute, so I'm grateful to have avoided a potential disaster.
My hot water heater temperature/pressure relief valve started leaking while on that same outing to Lake Norman. That was a $100.00 repair.
I need to replace my 2 coach batteries soon, and that should set me back another $300.00 or so. I'm waiting until next spring for that.
These expenses are making me a little bit crazy, but they aren't enough to justify the expense of a new RV.
- LJZ
