HELP! can't decide on this rv.
I was recently asked if i would be interested in a 1978 travco. I have always a motorhome but, don't know much about them. This particular rv as i was told was running when parked around 1 1/2 years a...
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When it comes to old motorhomes, I am in a special position to know about them. Yes, I had a Travco (1973), it had a 413. I now have a 1973 GMC. It is a job keeping up with just the routine maintenance.
If you are not very skilled in both woodwork and mechanical, this thing will eat you alive. It will not even spit your bones in an orderly pile.
We in the GMC "cult" have a saying: "A reliable and ready to travel coach will cost you at least 25K$. All at once or as a kit." It will cost you another 2~300$ to get it transported to where you can work on it and that does not count towards your investment.
The shell is two halves of fiberglass and they have zero salvage value.
Given that, unless you are very ready for a multi-year project that will cost at least 7K$ in materials alone (not including purchased tools and outside work), leave this to some kid with excess energy and money.
Matt
If you are not very skilled in both woodwork and mechanical, this thing will eat you alive. It will not even spit your bones in an orderly pile.
We in the GMC "cult" have a saying: "A reliable and ready to travel coach will cost you at least 25K$. All at once or as a kit." It will cost you another 2~300$ to get it transported to where you can work on it and that does not count towards your investment.
The shell is two halves of fiberglass and they have zero salvage value.
Given that, unless you are very ready for a multi-year project that will cost at least 7K$ in materials alone (not including purchased tools and outside work), leave this to some kid with excess energy and money.
Matt
