Have you bought a ten year old or older rv?
In reading the many post on this site I hear that an rv older than 10 years is preatty much done. Would like to hear of your experiances. Good or bad. Thanks
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Wow,
I know I will be out on the edge here, but it has been my experience that the calendar age of any RV is much less important than the initial quality and the care that the individual unit got.
If you are looking at "stick and staple" construction and it has ever had a water leak, the age is not an issue. It is probably junk already. If it is any with real structure, a water leak is not a killer, but it can hurt.
Next is the, "It ran great when we parked it" (a decade ago). These will lull a prospective buyer along until he is in way over his head. Low odometer numbers can be worse than high, but again, this case specific. All elastomers (rubber things) have a limited life. This is not just tires (~7yrs) but also hoses including fuel, water and brake (~10yrs) and belts (~12yrs) and they should be replaced. These are all numbers from my personal and painful experience. Brake fluid and coolant are also limited life issues. The best thing about have an old coach is that I don't have to make payments when she is in storage.
We only put about 10K on our 40+yo GMC (TZE not P3X) last year. The year before was over 12. Do things break and require attention? Yes, but no more than any RV. How much longer do we plan to keep her going? That is a question for an actuarial to answer, but I am hoping it is no time soon. We have 6k to go next year just to the planned rallies. The places that don't want older coaches are places we don't want to go anyway.
Matt
I know I will be out on the edge here, but it has been my experience that the calendar age of any RV is much less important than the initial quality and the care that the individual unit got.
If you are looking at "stick and staple" construction and it has ever had a water leak, the age is not an issue. It is probably junk already. If it is any with real structure, a water leak is not a killer, but it can hurt.
Next is the, "It ran great when we parked it" (a decade ago). These will lull a prospective buyer along until he is in way over his head. Low odometer numbers can be worse than high, but again, this case specific. All elastomers (rubber things) have a limited life. This is not just tires (~7yrs) but also hoses including fuel, water and brake (~10yrs) and belts (~12yrs) and they should be replaced. These are all numbers from my personal and painful experience. Brake fluid and coolant are also limited life issues. The best thing about have an old coach is that I don't have to make payments when she is in storage.
We only put about 10K on our 40+yo GMC (TZE not P3X) last year. The year before was over 12. Do things break and require attention? Yes, but no more than any RV. How much longer do we plan to keep her going? That is a question for an actuarial to answer, but I am hoping it is no time soon. We have 6k to go next year just to the planned rallies. The places that don't want older coaches are places we don't want to go anyway.
Matt
