Buying a used RV...
My neighbor just bought a beautiful used MH.
A 1995 Winnebago 30' something with only 30K on the odo. The tires look great and he was told that they are a couple of years old. The interior is in great conditon. He was told it was used last year. (Right!)
We were on the road when he found and bought it.
Well, he got it a good price and that is good.
He knew that the microwave was toast and the parts needed are N/A.
We finally found a date code on one tire. 1309 Tires are six years old. OK, he can use them a few years more. Oh, and no valve stem extensions, so checking tire pressures is real tough.
He had seen something on a water heater fitting, but we decided to pressure test the system. That lasted about 15 seconds before the patch on the water heater tank blew off. It had been freeze cracked and "repaired" with JBWeld and silicone.
He also did a jury rig with his grill bottle to pressure test the propane system and that failed.
None of this is all that bad. He has a friend with a TIG that can fix the water heater. Then, we will find and fix the propane issue. As said, the tires have a few years and he is going to get stem extensions.
Very fortunately, this guy has the right friends and is a facilities man at a work. He knows how to do things. If he had to pay other people to do what needs doing, he would have lost big time on this deal.
As is, he will be into this a couple of grand more than he expected, but he will have a pretty coach when he is done.
Matt
A 1995 Winnebago 30' something with only 30K on the odo. The tires look great and he was told that they are a couple of years old. The interior is in great conditon. He was told it was used last year. (Right!)
We were on the road when he found and bought it.
Well, he got it a good price and that is good.
He knew that the microwave was toast and the parts needed are N/A.
We finally found a date code on one tire. 1309 Tires are six years old. OK, he can use them a few years more. Oh, and no valve stem extensions, so checking tire pressures is real tough.
He had seen something on a water heater fitting, but we decided to pressure test the system. That lasted about 15 seconds before the patch on the water heater tank blew off. It had been freeze cracked and "repaired" with JBWeld and silicone.
He also did a jury rig with his grill bottle to pressure test the propane system and that failed.
None of this is all that bad. He has a friend with a TIG that can fix the water heater. Then, we will find and fix the propane issue. As said, the tires have a few years and he is going to get stem extensions.
Very fortunately, this guy has the right friends and is a facilities man at a work. He knows how to do things. If he had to pay other people to do what needs doing, he would have lost big time on this deal.
As is, he will be into this a couple of grand more than he expected, but he will have a pretty coach when he is done.
Matt
