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Travelcrafter
Oct 28, 2014Explorer
Please don't be discouraged from buying an older MH I purchased my 78/77 Travelcraft for $2900.00 knowing tires needed replaced soon however I didn't plan on it being 20 miles from purchase. That's something that your going to do for any MH over 5 years old. I will say that The tire rack I bought my Firestone Trans Force tires from told me the thresh hold was 10 years and they are 16.5's. My camper is made from 5/8th inch plywood sides sandwiched with 1-1/2" Styrofoam and another layer of 1/4 inch plywood paneling so not all of the earlier campers are stick and staple built, most but not all. My roof is covered by sheet aluminum still looks like new. my camper underside is also covered by a sheet of aluminum; not even a hint of a bad piece of flooring any where. Don't be discouraged from buying an older Motor Home Just go into it with your eyes open and be honest with yourself about what you see. I almost walked away from my jewel because of the sales ad. I was very skeptical about the extremely low mileage and a salvage title. I finally went and looked at it and was hooked. the MH was always stored in a poll barn just a short distance from the lake they camped at and the title was salvaged due to a tornado blew the side of the barn up against the Motor home and caused a few small dents in the side and a small hole in the roof. the insurance co. totaled it and they decided to sale because there family was out growing it and they bought there dads camper also salvaged in the same barn and tornado.
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