Anyone make a mistake buying first MH ?
Just curious.. No matter how much research you do , it seems there is no substitute for owning and using a MH.. Anyone buy one and then realize you made a mistake on the first one.. If so, how did you...
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I screwed up bad buying my first one... '85 Triple-E Empress.
When I looked at it, it looked awesome. Really - it wasn't a bad MH. Unfortunately, the roof problems were not evident when I looked over it, and eventually bought it, last spring. Well, during last summers wet weather, it leaked. I repaired all the seams with eternabond... it leaked. I thought I had it solved and brought it in to have all the appliances checked to be in working order. There were a couple of propane things that needed repair, but I was cautioned... "that roof is finished and this motorhome isn't worth putting any money in." I didn't believe it and had the propane issues fixed.
The rook issues were evident come mid-winter when I went to have a look at it. The roof around the AC was dropping, as was the roof in the bedroom area.
Needless to say that $10000 hole (including purchase price) is gone. that hurt the wallet a bit, but I guess it could have been worse.
When I looked at it, it looked awesome. Really - it wasn't a bad MH. Unfortunately, the roof problems were not evident when I looked over it, and eventually bought it, last spring. Well, during last summers wet weather, it leaked. I repaired all the seams with eternabond... it leaked. I thought I had it solved and brought it in to have all the appliances checked to be in working order. There were a couple of propane things that needed repair, but I was cautioned... "that roof is finished and this motorhome isn't worth putting any money in." I didn't believe it and had the propane issues fixed.
The rook issues were evident come mid-winter when I went to have a look at it. The roof around the AC was dropping, as was the roof in the bedroom area.
Needless to say that $10000 hole (including purchase price) is gone. that hurt the wallet a bit, but I guess it could have been worse.
