Older vs Newer Roo 21SS
As a follow up to my thread "Is an HTT right for us", we have been studying floor plans and and really think the 21SS is the best fit for our needs. We really like everything about it except for t...
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First, thanks to everyone for all the great info! You folks are saving us so much time and effort in this process. You all are awesome!!
Now to the details of the 2004 Roo that I know so far (in addition to those mentioned already):
Decals are faded due to the unit being stored uncovered in the sun. That and what I think are issues with deferred maintenance are disconcerting.
Seller claims there has never been any water issues. But no updates have been done to door hatches or seals.
Tires and battery were put in service 1.5 years ago. I'll get the manufacture dates soon.
There is staining in the shower floor due to something being stored there. Likely I would replace the basin to make DW happy.
WDH is included.
Price is now at $5500 (+ tax) compared to $18K (+ tax + $1.5K trip costs + time) to buy a new one from RVW.
We wouldn't even be considering his route if the price difference weren't so great.
Even if we spent $5k on improvements (extreme I think), we would still be in for $10k under new.
Or the other way I'm thinking about this, is this would give us a cheap way to try out a HTT and we could upgrade as soon as we wanted to with very little monetary risk.
Of course I don't want to be chasing my tail fixing little problems all the time either - which is one of the main reasons for us to buy new.
I'm going to to talk to the seller again and run down another list of questions about condition and maintenance. I'll let you all know how that goes.
Thanks again! This forum is great!
Now to the details of the 2004 Roo that I know so far (in addition to those mentioned already):
Decals are faded due to the unit being stored uncovered in the sun. That and what I think are issues with deferred maintenance are disconcerting.
Seller claims there has never been any water issues. But no updates have been done to door hatches or seals.
Tires and battery were put in service 1.5 years ago. I'll get the manufacture dates soon.
There is staining in the shower floor due to something being stored there. Likely I would replace the basin to make DW happy.
WDH is included.
Price is now at $5500 (+ tax) compared to $18K (+ tax + $1.5K trip costs + time) to buy a new one from RVW.
We wouldn't even be considering his route if the price difference weren't so great.
Even if we spent $5k on improvements (extreme I think), we would still be in for $10k under new.
Or the other way I'm thinking about this, is this would give us a cheap way to try out a HTT and we could upgrade as soon as we wanted to with very little monetary risk.
Of course I don't want to be chasing my tail fixing little problems all the time either - which is one of the main reasons for us to buy new.
I'm going to to talk to the seller again and run down another list of questions about condition and maintenance. I'll let you all know how that goes.
Thanks again! This forum is great!
