Newbie wants your input before buying used
Hello all, Been a lurker, but this is my first post. Never owned an RV...but have borrowed a truck/camper, and decided that we liked it enough to consider buying, but didn't like the separatio...
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I can tell you that we have one small child and a class C is the only choice for us. She LOVES her bunk bed and the extra sleeping/storage room is a real plus. Ours is 28' and the biggest I consider "reasonable" for driving around town and finding parking on typical city streets.
I can also share my experience with water damage.
Cabover rebuild thread
If you see the kind of damage I had, then you need to walk away, or get the thing for free and go for the gusto! :E
I agree with the others that tires and full maintenance will easily climb your additional expenses to over $2000 if you cannot do it all yourself.
If I could not have done all the work on the cabover of ours, we would have had to just take a complete loss on it. I simply had no option but to go for it and tackle the project.
I will also add that given some of the incredibly frustrating stories of people who have purchased brand spanking new class C MH's with leaks (we are talking gallons of water from one rain storm) in the cabover, I don't regret my choice. I had the time and skills to rebuild and I would WAY more upset about something I just paid $85K+ for, leaking and rotting before I even drove it off the lot.
If you KNOW it has a water leak, but love the floorplan and length, then I would at the very least have a repair shop inspect and provide an estimate for repair in the PPI. Although I lean toward recommending a continued search for something that does not have obvious water damage.
Jose
I can also share my experience with water damage.
Cabover rebuild thread
If you see the kind of damage I had, then you need to walk away, or get the thing for free and go for the gusto! :E
I agree with the others that tires and full maintenance will easily climb your additional expenses to over $2000 if you cannot do it all yourself.
If I could not have done all the work on the cabover of ours, we would have had to just take a complete loss on it. I simply had no option but to go for it and tackle the project.
I will also add that given some of the incredibly frustrating stories of people who have purchased brand spanking new class C MH's with leaks (we are talking gallons of water from one rain storm) in the cabover, I don't regret my choice. I had the time and skills to rebuild and I would WAY more upset about something I just paid $85K+ for, leaking and rotting before I even drove it off the lot.
If you KNOW it has a water leak, but love the floorplan and length, then I would at the very least have a repair shop inspect and provide an estimate for repair in the PPI. Although I lean toward recommending a continued search for something that does not have obvious water damage.
Jose
