About to purchase preowned Lance 1161 questions, new to TC's

first 3 years of the 1161 i would stay away from. Very heavy camper and wood structure. A lot of weight in the rear of the camper. Don't even want to know where the center of gravity is on it. When the camper is off the truck compare the slide room to under the camper. Most are bowed and need basically a girdle to resupport the whole under of the camper. Would not pay over 9k for a 03-06 1161 even in all working condition.