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jimh425 wrote:
$1995 seems like a reasonable price. There are those here that have rebuilt far worse TCs. They will probably chime in and say how much it would be to repair. I'm thinking $500 or less, and it seems to be stored inside.
Lexicon7, you should also set a width for your picture so it won't be so wide.
I don't see any humor either even tho looking for it. All I see is a good profit after fixing to a pro level. Easy to do on the corrugated siding units.- It's the age old problem of having the diamond plate in the wrong place.
on edit: The $1995 also included the truck?
jefe - My first RV was ClassC with crashed camper door. I pulled out bigger door from junk yard and install it so we could enjoy traveling.
I was redneck at the time and always too busy to finish cosmetic stuff.
Had the motorhome for 6 years and repainted it when glue started bubbling aluminium siding.
We have seen most of West Coast with it, with Great Canyon, Lake Powell, Sequoia park.
Sold it for the price I bought it for. path1 wrote:
We were at Yellowstone and this couple had an older Arctic Fox trailer. On one side there was 2 pieces of plywood painted white. Turns out he bought it as a "salvage" from a junk yard and put new front tongue and new axles under it and the plywood and sheet metal screws. Couple cabinets on inside. They have been using it well over 10 years. They loved it. Totally happy with it, one reason was because of the price they paid for it.
Perfect example of someone comfortable with enjoying the experience and not the amenities. Often friends and family get so caught up on what they need in a camper that they forget to go enjoy the outdoors. I say good for that couple!!!!
That being said, we have brand new 5th wheel so I guess I'm on of the others. Some days I wish I still had my backpack and tent. Other days, it's nice to have the furnace and big screen LOL- We were at Yellowstone and this couple had an older Arctic Fox trailer. On one side there was 2 pieces of plywood painted white. Turns out he bought it as a "salvage" from a junk yard and put new front tongue and new axles under it and the plywood and sheet metal screws. Couple cabinets on inside. They have been using it well over 10 years. They loved it. Totally happy with it, one reason was because of the price they paid for it.
- Fairly easy fix and really, as said maybe 500-700 if the roof didn't rip.
That is me doing the labor though.
I've been offered a newer Lance 2001? For free that has water damage. I haven't seen it because I just don't have the room or time to take on the project...but the owner just put a new $1200 fridge in it and it is loaded. Parting it out would be best but gotta have room to do it! - Tree was my first thought too, but then I noticed the front corner was pushed back from something hitting the front. So my guess is a building overhang.
It isn't the cost to repair as much as the time. The roof, nose, wall, and bed will all need to be exposed and reworked. The sidewall will need to be completely opened up to replace the long piece that provides most of the cab over support.
Good thing though is you could contact Lance and they probably have drawings they can send you. - Last Friday one of my friends had a blow-out on his travel-trailer. There was damage to the wheel-well and into the rig itself.
He drove it home, unloaded it, and sold it on Craigslist inside an hour.
Of course the price "reflected" the damage, unlike this one - So what is the difference between buying $2000 TC with visible $1000 damage v/s buying $8000 TC and year later discover $6000 dryrot damages on it?
- There is an advantage here everyone seems to be overlooking. You will not have to spend hours trying to find out where the leak is coming from.
