We backed out of the deal
We found a great motorhome! It had everything we needed at a price we could afford. We agreed to purchase and the owner drove it to our home and parked it in the driveway. We spent the evening just...
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super_camper wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:Come on bumpy, water damage is often not a defect but lack of poor maintenance and this is usually quite obvious after an initial walk-around.
if the owner did not disclose defects, I wouldn't hesitate calling him a cheat/liar/etc. and you were within your rights to back out of the deal. one's word is only applicable if there is no hidden agenda.
he was trying to stick you with a defective piece of merchandise. anybody who would carry through with that is a fool. JMHO
bumpy
It could very well be a deception by the owner and if so, I agree with you. On the other side, we don't have any facts at all.
The damage was hidden with furring strips. That's like patching holes in the walls of an apartment you are leaving with toothpaste which will last until you get your deposit back. So not only did that previous owner know of the damage, he used a very cheap method of trying to hide that damage. Unless he wants to try and blame it on the person who owned the motorhome before him and claim he didn't know about it.
