Looked at an older RV

Chum lee wrote:
The rear slide in the bedroom doesn't close flush at the bottom. Look at the exterior picture of the right rear quarter. (5th picture) The RV is well documented in the pics, a good sign. It's low miles, but IMO the price could be better due to age. Guessing that the dealer probably tacked about +-10g on to their acquisition price. Is this an "as is" purchase?

Chum lee

The slides were open when we looked at it but I did as about that picture. Dealer said it was his wife's error when closing the slide, but if we get serious about this we would definitely have that slide checked. Not sure about their excuse on this. RV is sold as is.

The price is another thing. NADA Guides put this at around $19k. Like I said, we are new at this and I'm not sure how well NADA guides are but if that's a good guide to follow, then I wouldn't offer more. We have all summer to look around.

As others have mentioned, the water damage is worrisome. I called today and asked that they speak with the owner about it so I can get some more details. The walls, floor, ceiling, etc. are all solid and there are no smells. What I worry about is the window being sealed and it being a rubber roof. I have read about not buying anything with a rubber roof. Can someone elaborate??? Again...we are green.

To answer other's questions, my DH is handy and we are prepared both mentally and financially to do some work. This is why we are looking at an older RV. We usually do all of our own work on our home, camper, and some on our vehicles.

If we were to decide to move forward, we certainly would have everything turned on, fridge, air and we would have a mechanic check it out. We are not in a hurry and would check over everything in great detail :) I love hearing other people's opinions though, it certainly does help.


"Executive" yes, a little technically challenged and thank you, I'm learning that too. :B