Need advice quick...1987 31' Itasca
Going to look at a 1987 Itasca 31'. under 50K miles. Supposed to be in really good condition, dual A/C, 37000 BTU heat, onboard genny. The landing gear was disconnected and some kind of air bags suspe...
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Scars wrote:
RVNADA shows a value of $10,300 for both the Windcruiser or Sunflyer (with no options)
My main concern would be the engine/transmission...age and really the under use- 27 years old or less than 2k a year avg., which means its been sitting a lot.
Check date codes on the tires...when I test drove ours I took it to a local RV park and they let me plug in to test AC unit for free. It might be 50 amp since 2 ACs.
For around 20k you can get a V10 Ford chassis MH in the 2003 range with much newer/nicer amenities. If you're mechanically inclined, the Itasca could be a good starter unit. My long 2cents...good luck!
What he said. Tires are going to be your biggest expense if they're bad or too old (too old = bad).
Fridge could be another big expense, and on a rig that old there's a good chance it doesn't work as well as it should or at all.
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, unlike your TT you're going to want to make sure this thing goes and stops like it should. Smooth idle and acceleration, shifts well, doesn't pull in any direction while driving and stops okay (for what it is). All the "house" stuff is just like a TT.
Look under where it's parked for major leaks. Check again after your test drive. On something that old and that sat for a while, I would expect some seepage here and there but fluid shouldn't be pouring out of it anywhere.
My '84 has 2 ACs, too, but only one (the front one) will run on the 30A shore power. Both will run on the generator. So don't be alarmed if only one AC unit runs on shore power.
