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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Nice MH for it's age. Genny ran both A/C's no problem. Motor started right up and sounded great, no smoke of any king on start up. Tires in decent shape from what I could tell. It was raining and parked on a muddy dirt drive. I didn't feel like crawling in the mud. Took it for a very short test drive, motor was peppy and trans shifted good. Drove smooth at 50ph.
Now for the bad. I found 2 leaks on the drivers dash, one in the center, one on the drivers side. Another leak in the cabinet above the couch, and another in the bedroom. These weren't a couple drop leaks either. It was raining and had a couple puddles.
I'm torn on this purchase, because I can buy this for $3000. My health wont let me do much, so I would have to pay someone to find/fix the leaks. The guy said he took it on trade and didn't know it leaked. He climbed up on the roof. Stated to roof liner looked to be one sheet of aluminum. Said he seen where the caulk was separated in a few spots where the top cap met the roof. He said he would fix the roof today, if it didn't rain and would sell to me for the same price. I'm a bit leary.
Nice MH for it's age. Genny ran both A/C's no problem. Motor started right up and sounded great, no smoke of any king on start up. Tires in decent shape from what I could tell. It was raining and parked on a muddy dirt drive. I didn't feel like crawling in the mud. Took it for a very short test drive, motor was peppy and trans shifted good. Drove smooth at 50ph.
Now for the bad. I found 2 leaks on the drivers dash, one in the center, one on the drivers side. Another leak in the cabinet above the couch, and another in the bedroom. These weren't a couple drop leaks either. It was raining and had a couple puddles.
I'm torn on this purchase, because I can buy this for $3000. My health wont let me do much, so I would have to pay someone to find/fix the leaks. The guy said he took it on trade and didn't know it leaked. He climbed up on the roof. Stated to roof liner looked to be one sheet of aluminum. Said he seen where the caulk was separated in a few spots where the top cap met the roof. He said he would fix the roof today, if it didn't rain and would sell to me for the same price. I'm a bit leary.
