Do Tires on a Class A Rot with age?
I have browsed through ads for used Class A motorhomes and noticed (just my observation) that motorhomes that are 7 or 8 years old, even the high end ones with hardly any miles on them, seem to be adv...
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In 2009, we purchased a '98 Class A very reasonably. Had around 40K miles on it. Look at the tires and see if they are cracked or dry rotted. We saw several MH's with tires that still had good tread, but they were cracking.
The one we purchased, we used for 2 yrs. Then one trip we had a blow out. We replaced ALL the tires at that point.
Look at the tires on a used unit, even if the owner says they recently put them on. Also check the things that are expensive to fix - make sure the genny runs, a/c's work, get up on the roof and look at the covers and seams/caulking around everything. See how the roof itself looks. Check the engine. Look for signs of water leaks and delamination. Make sure water heater and refrig work.
There is a lot of******to look through when you are looking at used. But there are also some gems out there that the owners truly took care of. It's all in what a person wants or can afford.
We found a nice one and we feel blessed to have it. I'd rather have an older MH, that is paid for than a newer one with a fat payment book to go with it.
Good luck.
The one we purchased, we used for 2 yrs. Then one trip we had a blow out. We replaced ALL the tires at that point.
Look at the tires on a used unit, even if the owner says they recently put them on. Also check the things that are expensive to fix - make sure the genny runs, a/c's work, get up on the roof and look at the covers and seams/caulking around everything. See how the roof itself looks. Check the engine. Look for signs of water leaks and delamination. Make sure water heater and refrig work.
There is a lot of******to look through when you are looking at used. But there are also some gems out there that the owners truly took care of. It's all in what a person wants or can afford.
We found a nice one and we feel blessed to have it. I'd rather have an older MH, that is paid for than a newer one with a fat payment book to go with it.
Good luck.
