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Fla904
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Nov 05, 2015

New to Rv issues. Delamination?

I am currently looking at two RVs one a class A and one a class C. I will attach the links to them both. They're currently at two different dealers who are both trying to get my business, camping world brought up that the class c at the other dealer looks to have Delamination and I've read to pass on rvs with that but I've also read that some times it can just be a case of the vinyl coming up. I'm not experienced with either so I would like someone to take a look at the class c and let me know what they think of the issue. As far as the class A goes it's a 98 dutchstar with ugly blue carpet but it's 10k cheaper than the class c. Hard choice.


Class c http://www.autoshowcasetlh.com/mobile/view/13462

Class A does not have pictures but is located here http://www.campingworldoftallahassee.com/class-a-gas/1998/newmar-dutchstar/463891

They're letting the class A go for 10k which makes me think something's probably wrong with it. I just want a reliable RV...

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  • De lamination is nearly impossible to correct. A brother in law of mine bought one with that problem and he completely took out the inside wall. The wood framing was rotted very badly. He is a stubborn individual and he spent a couple of years on it and finally came out with a fair looking job. You could still see waves in the outside skin however. He did all the labor himself but he still put a bundle into a coach that was not worth what he paid for it.He even had to replace the roof as where it was anchored was all rotted. It sure did not look that bad when he bought it.
  • That is delamination on the passenger side under the bunk window. A leak there can mean rotted substructure under the window and in the floor of the bunk area. Very expensive to repair and it may never be like new again.

    At over $19000 asking price you may be able to do better.

    There are many guys on here that have undertaken repair projects like this and some did a good job. If you have experience in this type of repair it might be a good project vehicle if the price was about 1/2 of current asking.

    Owning an RV is about getting out with family and friends and having fun. A $10,000 RV with ugly carpet might hurt the eyes but if it is solid and mechanically sound it might be just the ticket.

    A friend of mine had the ugliest two tone green class C you could imagine. He and his family had so much fun in that thing, years later they still laugh about it. For them ugly was part of the fun.

    By the way, what you heard about delamination is true, unless you are a super handy guy, avoid it at all costs! I would take old, ugly but in good condition all day long over newer with delam!