How many Miles Expected on PW Excel?
I am going to look at a 2009 Pleasure Way Excel with 49,000 miles. The owner wants $45,000 for the RV which is reasonable according to NADA. My question is, how many miles can I expect to drive-life...
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I had a 1995 E series van chassis with the 460 V-8. It was pushing 300,000 when I got hit and totaled. The motor ran perfect and trans was good. regular maintenance was always done on the vehicle.
The camper was probably 13,000 lbs weight.
49,000 is nothing.
These Fords will not see issues until well after 130,000 miles.
The camper build is typically junky, but it should hold up the life of the vehicle. You will need to do regular maintenance on it also, especially re-caulking the roof seams and exterior seams with LAP sealant every year or two. If this has never been done then likely a good chance some water leaks have occurred. Not a death sentence, but you want to know what is happening. Some leaks are easy to repair, some are so big you just assume drive it off a cliff as to repair it.
The camper was probably 13,000 lbs weight.
49,000 is nothing.
These Fords will not see issues until well after 130,000 miles.
The camper build is typically junky, but it should hold up the life of the vehicle. You will need to do regular maintenance on it also, especially re-caulking the roof seams and exterior seams with LAP sealant every year or two. If this has never been done then likely a good chance some water leaks have occurred. Not a death sentence, but you want to know what is happening. Some leaks are easy to repair, some are so big you just assume drive it off a cliff as to repair it.
