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BobbieH
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Oct 13, 2015

Buy a rental class B?

I have the opportunity to purchase a 2012 Pleasure-way Excel TS with about 50,000 miles from a dealer. This unit was a rental. It looks great, has new tires, and all the features I'm looking for. However, I worry about newbie drivers having rented it and done things like parking on hills without turning off the refrigerator. Do I need to worry? Anyone have any experience purchasing a used rental class B?

I also can purchase a 2008 Pleasure-way Excel TS with about the same miles from a private party for about the same price. This rig also looks good, but it lived in a state where they use a lot of salt on the roads. The owner had a coating put underneath and on the paint job to prevent corrosion. Should I be concerned about corrosion?

Which do you think might be a better purchase? Thanks for you input.

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  • the 2008, did they say they drove it on salty roads- or are you assuming?

    in either case a quick look under will tell.

    I grew up in Canada and have had cars rust our from under me in just a few years...

    now in AZ even my 40 and 50 year old cars are completely clean underneath and rust free.

    Get under and look.

    The rental will also need a good looking at, rental drivers may not be so great about controlling speed with engine braking/ gear selection so the brakes could be affected- any signs of pedal pulsing when brakes applied?

    as for the fridge, dometic as much as says the fridge will be ok if the passenger is ok..so a slight tilt is fine.

    on the rental are the finish and materials for the interior as nice? or "industrial grade"

    mike
  • Tough call without seeing the units. The 2012 is newer, and although it was a rental, it also probably was inspected after each transaction and received appropriate maintenance. IIRC, there are some folks here who bought former rentals, so their opinion may be more helpful.