bobndot wrote:
Anytime you inspect any rv, look for water damage or painted over areas. Especially paint in areas that normally DO NOT get painted, like under a kitchen sink,inside a cabinet etc. Paint is used to cover stains.
Check inside all cabinets and closets and USE A FLASHLIGHT AND YOUR NOSE, smell everything.
Water will try to find a low point to escape or settle, feel around by pressing the structure or lightly pounding with a closed fist to test for soft areas. Check the horizontal wood that sits above the trucks bed rail. Sometimes the city water hookup is located there as well as the tie-down anchors. This area should be rock solid . Water can settle here from clearance light leaks or roof leaks.
Climb onto the roof and check all perimeter seals and vent seals, look for small dried out cracks.
If any 2005 rv appears that it has not been maintained, i would be very cautious.
As Sleepy says, price = demand depends on whats avl. to you and how bad YOU want it .
With some slideout models Lance had an issue with sagging under the slideout but im not sure what years or models . Here is one 1161 that had it.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23684715.cfm
An ex. of asking prices. FYI, once any rv is over 5 yrs. old, it goes by condition/demand.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-Lance-Truck-Cabover-Camper-Generator-/111020227344
When you do decide on a tc. Here are two good places to look for mods.
Like installing the tv you mentioned.
scroll thru projects page
http://home.comcast.net/~netboy/
good luck in your adventure, Bob
Thanks for the reply Bob, the 'check for paint' tip is the kind of information I was looking for, would never have thought to look for that but it of course makes perfect sense. I also did not check inside the cabinets so I will give those a good once over before handing over the check. I am 99% sure I am going to buy it but if I see anything shady I will cancel the deal. Went back and forth last night considering the 2001 Caribou 11J and this model. It concerned me the NADA value of the 11J was only about 6 grand, didn't feel comfortable shelling out 9,000 (and that was talking him down from 10,000!) Though it was a very nice camper inside.
As a previous poster mentioned, along with the horrendously inflated RV prices we have here, the preowned TC market is incredibly sparse. Moreover, when a decent TC comes up it is usually swallowed up within 24 hours. There are a few other ones locally but they are mostly pre-2000 and very cramped inside. This 1161 was very spacious with the slideout and it had a conventional gas oven which is a must for me. Not a fan of the convection style combo ovens.......
I had a deal in place for an 06 Arctix Fox 1150 a few days ago but another bidder stepped in and offered an extra 1,000 on top of my price and I lost out. This 1161 would probably be sold already except the seller listed it as a 'LANCER 1161' so the only way you would see it is if you were manually scanning all the RV postings (like i was). :)
