Purchasing a vintage Class A
I'm looking for advice and information on what to look for (or look out for) in buying an old class A. I want something built prior to 1981 with no fuel injection and straightforward mechanicals that ...
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Whatever else, don't get a carb-equipped big V-8 made between about 1980 and the introduction of fuel injection sometime in the early 1990s. We had an '85, 26' Class C with a carbed 460 Ford. It had enough smog gear on it to make a Navy frigate clean-air certifiable. What a POS that was. Best gas mileage we saw at sea level was around 6 mpg and above 1500', it dropped to around 4.5. We have a lot of high altitude terrain in this part of the world.
After a season and a half, we got rid of it. Gas was under $2 a gallon at the time, so it sold fairly quickly on consignment. We waited a while and now have our '02 Georgetown 32' Class A. Ford V-10 with EFI, 8 mpg regardless of altitude and three seasons with absolutely no trouble with any of the engine systems. Wish I could say the same about the carburetor-equipped generator. "Carburetor" (which ever way you spell it) is an irregular French verb that means "leave well enough alone". You couldn't pay me enough to buy a gasoline-engined vehicle that was old enough to have a carburetor (except maybe a mid-1960s Austin Mini pick-up truck). I'd love one of those as a toad.
After a season and a half, we got rid of it. Gas was under $2 a gallon at the time, so it sold fairly quickly on consignment. We waited a while and now have our '02 Georgetown 32' Class A. Ford V-10 with EFI, 8 mpg regardless of altitude and three seasons with absolutely no trouble with any of the engine systems. Wish I could say the same about the carburetor-equipped generator. "Carburetor" (which ever way you spell it) is an irregular French verb that means "leave well enough alone". You couldn't pay me enough to buy a gasoline-engined vehicle that was old enough to have a carburetor (except maybe a mid-1960s Austin Mini pick-up truck). I'd love one of those as a toad.
