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Sborish's avatar
Sborish
Explorer
Sep 12, 2018

Should I buy??

Hello RV Enthusiats,

My wife and I have been contemplating buying a rv for a couple of years now. We’ve been renting about twice a year costing upwards of $1500 each time.

Low and behold someone in our neighborhood is selling theirs! It is a 1984 Itasca Sunflyer 22’. Perfect size for us. I think they will sell it to us for $6500?

I know the underlying concerns are many. This family has a very nice house, they take great care of their cars and the RV is immaculate with only 33,000 miles. The husband is a former mechanic and holds an important job with a public school district. Of course we do not want to spend a bunch of money on an rv and the styling and condition of this rv really appeals to us.

Curious is anyone has experience with this rv and may have any info on red flags before we make the purchase.



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  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Sep 12, 2018
    Lo and behold I think $6500 is outrageous for a 34 year old coach.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Sep 12, 2018
    That's a crazy amount for a rig that old. I'd go maybe $2K max and it better be perfect for that.
  • Walaby's avatar
    Walaby
    Explorer II
    Sep 12, 2018
    No.. you shouldn't buy.

    Red Flag??? Price for sure is one.

    Not sure that him holding an 'important job' in the school district is a criteria for why buy the RV.. maybe as opposed to an unimportant job?

    Bottom line - 34 year old RV wouldn't be worth $6500 regardless of condition.

    Stand by for this post to be moved. Posting in Forum Help is for how to use the forum, or forum issues.

    Mike
  • camperdave's avatar
    camperdave
    Explorer
    Sep 13, 2018
    I see you are in southern California. Price may not be that out of line lol.
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Sep 13, 2018
    Walaby wrote:


    Not sure that him holding an 'important job' in the school district is a criteria for why buy the RV.. maybe as opposed to an unimportant job?

    Bottom line - 34 year old RV wouldn't be worth $6500 regardless of condition.

    Mike


    Agree that sounds like too much money regardless of the condition.

    However, Walaby, you'd do good to take note of how the OP is analyzing the character of the sellers when considering a used purchase rather than responding in the most literal sense.
    To the OP's, I would only buy something that old if A. my budget didn't allow for newer (not because of the cousin Eddy looking camper, but because components that old are more prone to failure regardless of use than newer ones, in general. And because fuel injection and more modern electronics are for the most part more preferable, especially when the old style stuff is also really old).
    Or B. if I was handy with all the systems and ready or willing to put some time/$/work into it as needed. You could easily spend 2-3x the purchase price (assuming 2-3 grand purchase, not 6) keeping it on the road. Need to be pretty saavy IMO to buy a potential project, or be ready to spend, in which case, buy newer IMO.
  • timmac's avatar
    timmac
    Explorer
    Sep 13, 2018
    Well if its low mileage and well cared for as you stated than its worth more than $2000 as some have said, $4500 to $5500 would be a good price if its in the condition you stated..
  • Lynnmor's avatar
    Lynnmor
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2018
    I would only consider buying an RV that old if it was garage kept. The sun and weather should have taken a serious toll by now if it sat outside.

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