Buying a used Class A Repairs to Expect?
Hi There! I'm looking at an older Class A RV to renovate for a 1-2 year adventure with my family. Right now I'm looking at a 1998 Fleetwood Southwind (30' with a Ford engine and 35K miles.) I co...
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We bought an '02 Georgetown in 2010 from the original owner who was selling it because he'd developed medical issues. The chassis was an '01 and had the V-10 and a 5-speed transmission. It had 12,000 miles on the clock and 42 hours on the generator. The tires were the originals, 8 years old, so they got replaced on the way home from buying it!
The only expensive thing that went bad was the fridge. I was an odd-ball US brand but made in Sweden. We replaced it with another RV fridge. At the time we sold it, 4 years later, the control board for the generator had to be replaced and a couple of other minor things.
We sold it after 4 years because gas was $4.50 a gallon and at 7.5 mpg, we really couldn't afford to run it.
The only expensive thing that went bad was the fridge. I was an odd-ball US brand but made in Sweden. We replaced it with another RV fridge. At the time we sold it, 4 years later, the control board for the generator had to be replaced and a couple of other minor things.
We sold it after 4 years because gas was $4.50 a gallon and at 7.5 mpg, we really couldn't afford to run it.
