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daboognish88
Feb 20, 2014Explorer
GaryKH wrote:
My last Camper Van was a 1985 Dodge raised roof. It was in great shape, with low miles etc. What i noticed happening more often was that certain parts would be failing & we couldn't locate replacements in a timely fashion. I remember waiting 3 weeks to locate the correct valve gasket pan. The ignition switch took 1 1/2 weeks to find. What we found was that the usual place to look for used parts (wrecking yards) were crushing everything older than 1995, so that eliminated that source. The aftermarket dealers stopped making parts for older vehicles also. Just something to keep in mind!
Yikes! I hadn't really thought about that. I will inevitably run into that very same problem... even if I go for the '93! I could see myself becoming homeless in a situation like that considering this will be home. :(
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