Used purchase tips?
So we have been looking at older (12-20 years) Class A coaches and likely looking at gas as opposed to diesel, simply to keep price/cost down. There are a number of reasons for looking in this range a...
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donn0128 wrote:
Actually there are very few differences when looking used. Signs of water leaks or water damage are the number one thing to worry about.
I'd generally agree with this. If you think of it as buying a used travel trailer/fifth wheel and a used truck at the same time, you're pretty much there. There's not a lot of interaction between the truck part and the house part overall; it's mostly just one bolted to the other.
You look for water damage, check that all the appliances and systems work, evaluate the chassis (engine in good shape, transmission shifts properly, see how old the tires are, etc.), and take it for a test drive. There are lots of details, but not any really new territory to cover.
