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donrebyct
Feb 20, 2014Explorer
I'm wondering what type of additional maintenance may be required on a retired rental, especially one of the high mileage units from Cruise America (currently minimum of 120K miles).
I would assume the unit would have new or very good tires, any known problems fixed on the truck and/or camper, etc. But, I'm thinking about things like hoses and serpentine belts. Are these normally replaced by the seller?
I have a 94 Falcon class B on a Dodge with about 90K miles. It runs good, for the most part. But, to prep it for our planned trip to Alaska this summer, I've been advised to change all of the hoses, serpentine belt, give it a complete lube job, and a bunch of other things. This is in addition to stuff already fixed on the truck: new front brakes (after caliper freeze coming down a mountain), new shocks, new tires, and now a new battery. The coach is another story.
I don't want to get into another RV that will nickel and dime me to death before or during my long trip.
Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.
Don in AR
I would assume the unit would have new or very good tires, any known problems fixed on the truck and/or camper, etc. But, I'm thinking about things like hoses and serpentine belts. Are these normally replaced by the seller?
I have a 94 Falcon class B on a Dodge with about 90K miles. It runs good, for the most part. But, to prep it for our planned trip to Alaska this summer, I've been advised to change all of the hoses, serpentine belt, give it a complete lube job, and a bunch of other things. This is in addition to stuff already fixed on the truck: new front brakes (after caliper freeze coming down a mountain), new shocks, new tires, and now a new battery. The coach is another story.
I don't want to get into another RV that will nickel and dime me to death before or during my long trip.
Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.
Don in AR
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