When do you know to get out?
I bought a 1996 Monaco Dynasty three years ago and should have said no as I have been fixing it up. The first visit to a mechanic after a trip to Edmonton and then Calgary I was informed that the R...
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I had an eye opening experience with my 1990 Triple E Empress 35' last week. I've had issues with one tire smoking. We didn't use it at all last year and this year finally took it in to get fixed. They did a full inspection. When they called me the next day their opening line was, "I hope you got this thing for free." After running through the laundry list of items to be fixed the total quote was $10,000!! After telling them what items they can fix and what I'd take care of. He got mad and told me to take it home if I wasn't going to let him do all the work.
My point. An older motorhome is going to have problems. It's even harder when it comes time to find the parts you need. (Parts people can't look up a 1990 Triple E). It's like any car or truck. You have to look at what you paid for it, and at what point you'd be better off buying your next RV.
I'll be good for quite some time. We more or less "inherited" our motorhome. When I'm done doing the current repairs I'll be about $2,000 into it. That's a lot better than the original $10,000 quote. I figure I can turn around and sell ours for $10,000 - $12,000 after the repairs I do so I've got a while till it's a loss.
My point. An older motorhome is going to have problems. It's even harder when it comes time to find the parts you need. (Parts people can't look up a 1990 Triple E). It's like any car or truck. You have to look at what you paid for it, and at what point you'd be better off buying your next RV.
I'll be good for quite some time. We more or less "inherited" our motorhome. When I'm done doing the current repairs I'll be about $2,000 into it. That's a lot better than the original $10,000 quote. I figure I can turn around and sell ours for $10,000 - $12,000 after the repairs I do so I've got a while till it's a loss.
