Help Newbie: Is this Class C worth it?
A friend owns a 1992 27' Winnebago Minnie Winnie. It has 46k miles. Asking $15k. Also owns a 1993 Saturn car, pulled behind the RV. Asking $1,500 for the car. I don't know mileage but it runs good and looks fine. Started out asking $20k for both. I am wondering if $15,000 for the RV or $16,500 for both is a good deal.
The RV has... a long awning, maybe 20' wide? Everything supposedly works. A/C is crucial for me! It has two new tv's, microwave, stovetop and oven, refrigerator and freezer, nice size bathroom with toilet and shower. A queen size bed in the back and another bed area above the cab and also the table folds to make a bed. I only need it for two people. Gas mileage of 12mpg claimed. It looks fine; paint is slightly faded due to age and the paint stripes or decals are peeling a little. Not real bad. Rear hubcaps are missing but I guess that doesn't matter much to me. More interested in function. Ford 350 base. The generator uses gas from the main fuel tank, that seems like a nice feature, and it can be started from inside the RV. I assume the heater works; owner never used it, just plugged in and used a portable electric heater off the RV Park's juice. It has pretty new tires (dual on rear). Has a CB! Does anyone use a CB anymore, lol?
Owner put 30k miles on it and all went well. Owner is pretty meticulous, so, that's good, and trustworthy. Is second owner, first owner died. Owner has a big binder -- the complete manual for every item in the RV.
This RV is not self-leveling. I don't know how important leveling is.
To my knowledge, has not ever been used around salt water.
Supposedly, it's easy to hook up the car to pull it.
Thirty years ago, I owned a small travel trailer, but that's it for my RV experience. But I'm outdoorsy and reasonably proficient at easy repairs, raised on a farm, so I can drive anything.
I would think this size RV is not too hard to drive and park, so, not sure how important the small car would be, but I would think it would sure come in handy to have the little car sometimes. The car price seems like a real good deal. The RV price, is this a good deal? "Everything works" -- I like that! But I am a bit confused because I plugged in all the options I know about into a valuation site, and the "retail value" it showed me seemed REAL low. Like a range of $4k to $6k. But then it showed a base price MUCH higher than that. So, apparently, I don't know how to read the valuation, lol.
Thanks for any replies on valuation.
The RV has... a long awning, maybe 20' wide? Everything supposedly works. A/C is crucial for me! It has two new tv's, microwave, stovetop and oven, refrigerator and freezer, nice size bathroom with toilet and shower. A queen size bed in the back and another bed area above the cab and also the table folds to make a bed. I only need it for two people. Gas mileage of 12mpg claimed. It looks fine; paint is slightly faded due to age and the paint stripes or decals are peeling a little. Not real bad. Rear hubcaps are missing but I guess that doesn't matter much to me. More interested in function. Ford 350 base. The generator uses gas from the main fuel tank, that seems like a nice feature, and it can be started from inside the RV. I assume the heater works; owner never used it, just plugged in and used a portable electric heater off the RV Park's juice. It has pretty new tires (dual on rear). Has a CB! Does anyone use a CB anymore, lol?
Owner put 30k miles on it and all went well. Owner is pretty meticulous, so, that's good, and trustworthy. Is second owner, first owner died. Owner has a big binder -- the complete manual for every item in the RV.
This RV is not self-leveling. I don't know how important leveling is.
To my knowledge, has not ever been used around salt water.
Supposedly, it's easy to hook up the car to pull it.
Thirty years ago, I owned a small travel trailer, but that's it for my RV experience. But I'm outdoorsy and reasonably proficient at easy repairs, raised on a farm, so I can drive anything.
I would think this size RV is not too hard to drive and park, so, not sure how important the small car would be, but I would think it would sure come in handy to have the little car sometimes. The car price seems like a real good deal. The RV price, is this a good deal? "Everything works" -- I like that! But I am a bit confused because I plugged in all the options I know about into a valuation site, and the "retail value" it showed me seemed REAL low. Like a range of $4k to $6k. But then it showed a base price MUCH higher than that. So, apparently, I don't know how to read the valuation, lol.
Thanks for any replies on valuation.
