akrv wrote:
Take some sheets and make up the rear corner bed.
Good idea because the rear corner bed seems to bother some folks. It wasn't a big issue for us. Once my wife settled on the Aspect/Cambria as her desired floor plan we looked at several before settling on the one in my sig. One had spiderwebbing cracks in the gelcoat emanating from the places where the vents and gelcoat were cut out. Another had a very loose compartment lock. Check the end of the power cord as it makes a tight bend at the floor of the compartment when plugged into the generator. There is an easy fix for this and I'll be happy to share it if you buy one. Sit on the toilet and make sure you are comfortable. It is barely tolerable for me but I am a pretty big guy, 6'1" and 240#. You can't see the TV from the bed but I plan to hang a smaller TV on the wardrobe. A couple we looked at had leaking where the long curved side roof pieces met the front cap. It can be fixed with caulking but I did see this twice. I also seem to remember someone reporting here that he had an issue (cracking or breaking?) with the mounts for the front cap so be sure to inspect them.
I paid an independent shop $250 to inspect both the house and chassis. It was money well spent. Make sure the generator runs well with a load on it. Even with low mileage, things need to be exercised regularly to work properly when needed. Try all the appliances. I asked the seller to turn on the fridge several hours before we got there so I could verify it was working. Chassis inspection should include brakes, suspension, and tires (with date codes). Every Ford V10 should have the exhaust manifold studs checked as they are prone to rusting and breaking. The repair is very expensive. Brake inspection should include a caliper inspection because the Ford chassis can hang up a caliper with rusted or dirty sliding pins. At the least it will ruin your brake pads, at the worst they can ruin the caliper and rotor as well. Make sure the rig has the bag with all the manuals that came with every rig from the factory.
That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. You may want to send a PM to Rollin as he has a lot more experience with the Cambria/ Aspect than I do. The good thing about buying a Winnebago/Itasca (besides the great quality)is that they maintain a supply of parts so if something breaks you can get the parts to repair it , even older rigs.
