Buying our first RV
There so much to learn, know and do. We are buying a 1990 Holiday Rambler. I just googled the vin and it said there is a "total loss" record. What does that mean and should I be concerned? The RV is i...
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Heather you may well be OK,
As for the three dogs, I am unaware of any state parks of national forest campgrounds that have a dog # restriction. They could but I at least am not aware of any.
As for the salvage title, It could be a great deal, IF YOU GET IT CHEAP ENOUGH TO REFLECT THAT.
At 6100 you are not exactly betting the family farm. The question is why was it considered a total loss?
Remember an INS co will total at about 60% or so of value depending on the company. Then the owner can buy it back.
So the question is what caused the INS co to total it?
It could be pretty minor (body work racks up pretty fast) Up to a huge accident and or roof leak.
If you buy it cheap, you can sell it cheap, and perhaps get many years of use out of it.
But I do not agree with other posters that say you should always run from a salvage title. I would say it depends, they can be a very good deal
As for the three dogs, I am unaware of any state parks of national forest campgrounds that have a dog # restriction. They could but I at least am not aware of any.
As for the salvage title, It could be a great deal, IF YOU GET IT CHEAP ENOUGH TO REFLECT THAT.
At 6100 you are not exactly betting the family farm. The question is why was it considered a total loss?
Remember an INS co will total at about 60% or so of value depending on the company. Then the owner can buy it back.
So the question is what caused the INS co to total it?
It could be pretty minor (body work racks up pretty fast) Up to a huge accident and or roof leak.
If you buy it cheap, you can sell it cheap, and perhaps get many years of use out of it.
But I do not agree with other posters that say you should always run from a salvage title. I would say it depends, they can be a very good deal
