Used "C" checklist after purchase?
After buying a used "C" (no final candidates yet as I'm still keeping my eye out), likely on an E-350/E-450 chassis, around 1-5 years old, assuming it was inspected and proven to be in sound mechanica...
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My thoughts:
#1 -- change the oil, and if the generator is working fine, don't bother diddling with it unnecessarily.
#2 -- oil and filters. If the brake fluid is a few years old flush and replace it. Brake pads and tires based on wear and (for tires) age. The tires on a 1-5 year old unit probably won't need replacement immediately, so why needlessly spend $1K there?
#3 -- yes. Standard start of the season activity. (Wear old clothes.)
#4 -- Inspect anode rod and replace if needed.
#5 -- If recalled, just have the recall work done. Replacing a nearly new fridge makes no sense to me. Fire extinguisher and/or ARP would not be a bad idea regardless. The recall work should prevent your coach from burning down in the event of a fridge failure.
#6 -- not a bad idea, depending on your use it may not be an immediate priority.
#7 -- Personally, I'd skip this if it was reasonably clean already. Depending on what so-called mattress you get, you may want to replace it to actually sleep decently, or put a foam topper on it.
#8 -- Check the batteries and replace if needed or if you need more battery capacity than the RV comes with. A one year old chassis battery should not need replacement. A five year old one very well might.
#9 -- IMHO not necessary. Any criminal who would keep keys to the RV they sold around so as to rob the new owner at some future point would presumably be equally willing to just break in through a skylight or something. RVs are not highly secure.
#10 -- Examining the roof should be a part of your periodic maintenance (a couple times a year). Dicor and/or Eternabond, depending the situation, would be the preferred products to use. No need to do anything so long as what's there is in good condition.
I would take the money not spent on tires, the generator carb, replacements for good batteries, etc. and spend it on vent covers (if there are none), miscellaneous furnishings and supplies, and especially camping trips.
You may want to make sure you have all the equipment and such needed to change a flat. My RV came with a spare and a lug wrench, but no jack (or at least none that I've been able to locate thus far).
#1 -- change the oil, and if the generator is working fine, don't bother diddling with it unnecessarily.
#2 -- oil and filters. If the brake fluid is a few years old flush and replace it. Brake pads and tires based on wear and (for tires) age. The tires on a 1-5 year old unit probably won't need replacement immediately, so why needlessly spend $1K there?
#3 -- yes. Standard start of the season activity. (Wear old clothes.)
#4 -- Inspect anode rod and replace if needed.
#5 -- If recalled, just have the recall work done. Replacing a nearly new fridge makes no sense to me. Fire extinguisher and/or ARP would not be a bad idea regardless. The recall work should prevent your coach from burning down in the event of a fridge failure.
#6 -- not a bad idea, depending on your use it may not be an immediate priority.
#7 -- Personally, I'd skip this if it was reasonably clean already. Depending on what so-called mattress you get, you may want to replace it to actually sleep decently, or put a foam topper on it.
#8 -- Check the batteries and replace if needed or if you need more battery capacity than the RV comes with. A one year old chassis battery should not need replacement. A five year old one very well might.
#9 -- IMHO not necessary. Any criminal who would keep keys to the RV they sold around so as to rob the new owner at some future point would presumably be equally willing to just break in through a skylight or something. RVs are not highly secure.
#10 -- Examining the roof should be a part of your periodic maintenance (a couple times a year). Dicor and/or Eternabond, depending the situation, would be the preferred products to use. No need to do anything so long as what's there is in good condition.
I would take the money not spent on tires, the generator carb, replacements for good batteries, etc. and spend it on vent covers (if there are none), miscellaneous furnishings and supplies, and especially camping trips.
You may want to make sure you have all the equipment and such needed to change a flat. My RV came with a spare and a lug wrench, but no jack (or at least none that I've been able to locate thus far).
