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MagillaGorilla
Apr 16, 2015Explorer
There are plenty of Class A gassers for sale in your price range.
Things to look for when buying:
Look for water damage. Check the outside walls and look for soft spots. Do the same on all of the inside walls especially near windows. Not all water damage will come from the roof.
Inspect your roof really closely.
Leave room in your budget for 6 new tires. You will be glad that you did.
Check to see how many hours the generator has been run (there is a meter). Then check the oil on the gen. Smell it!! Many people overlook changing the oil in the generator and that is bad news.
Picture where everyone will sit when traveling and make sure there are seatbelts for them.
Make sure the fridge runs on both gas and electric. Tell the people to have the fridge cold when you get there to see it. Many older refrigerators will start and run but wont get cold.
Test drive it. You need to know that everything is in working order. Don't take the owners word for it.
Inspect the underneath of the coach. Are brake lines rusting? What is the condition of the LP gas tank?
Leave room in your budget for new house batteries as well as a coach battery. Its money well spent.
This is a starting list. You should make a list before you go look at a coach and then check off each item on the list.
Things to look for when buying:
Look for water damage. Check the outside walls and look for soft spots. Do the same on all of the inside walls especially near windows. Not all water damage will come from the roof.
Inspect your roof really closely.
Leave room in your budget for 6 new tires. You will be glad that you did.
Check to see how many hours the generator has been run (there is a meter). Then check the oil on the gen. Smell it!! Many people overlook changing the oil in the generator and that is bad news.
Picture where everyone will sit when traveling and make sure there are seatbelts for them.
Make sure the fridge runs on both gas and electric. Tell the people to have the fridge cold when you get there to see it. Many older refrigerators will start and run but wont get cold.
Test drive it. You need to know that everything is in working order. Don't take the owners word for it.
Inspect the underneath of the coach. Are brake lines rusting? What is the condition of the LP gas tank?
Leave room in your budget for new house batteries as well as a coach battery. Its money well spent.
This is a starting list. You should make a list before you go look at a coach and then check off each item on the list.
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