Question on buying a "prior salvage tilte" RV

mrad wrote:

IDman wrote:
Don't walk away....RUN away. You don't need that many issues hanging over you if you want to enjoy RVing. My biggest concern would be the seller's honesty about WHY it was salvaged. Could have been many reasons but remember the historic FLOOD in Texas a few years ago? You say he was working on other units so that sounds like his "business".
The next buyer (when you sell) will have the same concerns as you.
There are too many GOOD units to waster your money and grief on this one!!

Okay, I am seeing the general opinion. I have a buddy who will be gong with me tomorrow who is well versed in RV construction to look at it.

The current owner has been using it for three years. He now has two small childeren and the wife prefers a smaller unit with a bunkhouse to put the kids in verses putting a sleeper in the garage on the beds. The other vehicles he was working on were at his personal residence. They were car restorations. He had them completely stripped down and was rebuilding them. We will most likely not buy as my wife didn't like the feel of the toyhauler.

I have had good luck purchasing salvage/rebuilt titled vehicles. As long as you go in eyes wide open and understand all the risks it can be a viable option. Other than the obvious checking everything out and independently confirm the quality of repairs. I also will not touch a rebuilt title vehicle unless I have full access to pre-repair damage and that can also be tricky.

Everyone selling always says something like, had some damage to front end but just needed a bumper. But also might mean they grafted on the front half of a donor car. Or it had some hail damage but didn't reveal that hail was also accompanied by 6 feet of flood waters.

Also, remember this is a branded title so the purchase price should reflect that. DO NOT over pay for a branded title.