Restored salvage motorhome

paulcardoza wrote:
My OPINION:

IF you can dig into the coach and figure out the reason for the salvage title, give it a go. If you can get to the details, then you can look at how any problems were dealt with to get it back in working order.

If you are still comfortable with the coach after that due diligence, offer $50k and negotiate from there, to whatever point YOU feel comfortable with.

If you are planning (with some certainty) to keep it for a number of years, go for it. If you are one who trades frequently, selling it will almost surely be difficult.

If problems were dealt with properly, these can be outstanding deals for an informed buyer.

Good advice, but.....

Sometimes even a good deal may not be what it seems!

If indeed it is a salvage title - make triple sure you know the reason!

RV's have been used as Meth Labs - a poster was on here a while back - the salvage folks indicated it was salvaged due to being a "Bio-Hazard" - w/o details.

(Depending on the "Bio-Hazard", it probably should have been reduced to kindling wood & scrap. May not be livable.....ever!)

Another guy on SKPs had his expensive 5th wheel totaled - mainly due to a bent frame from a collision.

The person who bought the trlr at auction, was never told *why* it was totaled.
Learned the circumstances when he was able to contact the former owner - to ask why his "deal" trailer wouldn't track.

No thanks on either one..:(

BUYER BEWARE !!..:(

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rockportrocket wrote:
Wanna clean that salvage title. There are several ways.

Not sure what state your in but in the state of Missouri you CANNOT clean a salvage title. The state keeps records on all of that, your sadly misstaken on that comment! I know alot of people claim they can but it simply isn't true.

Man. the OP said he BELIEVES it was a salvage title. He doesn't know for sure. Maybe its just a distress sale. Like someone's Dad dies and the kids don't want it.

OP - check it out closely. You may just have found a bargain!

Wanna clean that salvage title. There are several ways.

I'm not as familiar in an RV but in a car a salvage title is at very best worth half of rough wholesale and that is on a good day. They are worth nothing to anyone but the owner generally speaking. I have been in the car business for 22 years and that's a pretty good rule of thumb in our business.

jerem0621 wrote:
For that money I would just buy a newer class A in a gasser and enjoy the bliss of not having a wrecked/flooded/burnt/rotted DP.

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bumpy

If the title says salvage, then it will remain a salvage vehicle and worth next to nothing. $80K is way to much for that coach, more like 35 or so.

Just went through a total loss on a Jeep. The vehicle was worth $5500 and I could have bought it back for $1400 and spent $3500 in repairs but it still would have been worth $1400.

My OPINION:

IF you can dig into the coach and figure out the reason for the salvage title, give it a go. If you can get to the details, then you can look at how any problems were dealt with to get it back in working order.

If you are still comfortable with the coach after that due diligence, offer $50k and negotiate from there, to whatever point YOU feel comfortable with.

If you are planning (with some certainty) to keep it for a number of years, go for it. If you are one who trades frequently, selling it will almost surely be difficult.

If problems were dealt with properly, these can be outstanding deals for an informed buyer.

I have had salvage vehicles that were in accidents, no big deal. I would never buy any vehicle that was in a flood.

I'm just wondering if this unit might have been in Hurricane Sandy after math or something similar. If so, don't walk, RUN. Kind of makes one wonder what the real story is on this unit, don't it?