Considering a well aged class A
Up front, is there any sense in buying a one or two decade old class A and expect it to reliably carry and operate long trips for another decade or two without it costing more to maintain than buying ...
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When I was looking to get into our first motorhome, I too was looking at older models. There was a huge number of older units for sale and I checked out dozens of them. Some had very low miles, some very high miles and some in the middle. The one I bought had sort of high miles, but the owner drove it frequently which , in my opinion , allowed all the systems to be exercised and maintained. We had that old coach for 6-7 years and drove all over the
country. During those years, I had a front tranny seal leak and I had to replace the starter. Of course also the normal maintenance on the chassis and house appliances. A couple years after we sold it , we came across it in a south Florida campground, still providing the owener good service. It was/is a 1978 Class A ( Bendix was the brand) on a Chevy chassis with a 454--
So yes, you can find a well used unit that will get you around for many years.
country. During those years, I had a front tranny seal leak and I had to replace the starter. Of course also the normal maintenance on the chassis and house appliances. A couple years after we sold it , we came across it in a south Florida campground, still providing the owener good service. It was/is a 1978 Class A ( Bendix was the brand) on a Chevy chassis with a 454--
So yes, you can find a well used unit that will get you around for many years.
