1997 Damon Ultrasport Class C motorhome

I just realized I never came back after I went to see this motorhome. I was turned off by a few things. It was so much different in person. He said there were no leaks and never had any but in the cabover, I could see a stain on the ceiling, along the sidewall over the passenger seat, and the whole seam going from left to right in the very front of the cabover had clearly leaked. If I had opened more cabinets, I'm sure I'd have found more.

There was a severely chipped countertop. I don't know what could have done that other than a dog that was a counter surfer. The overall condition and quality was just not nearly as impressive as what I already have. I called him out on the water leaks and that was the last thing I looked at before saying, "I'm going to pass", shook his hand and drove all the way back up to Elephant Butte, NM. (It was in Las Cruces.)

It was a long 3+ hour drive in the heat, round trip. I went home feeling oddly content with my current RV and had a renewed sense of gratitude for her.

The search continues.

Cheryl_B wrote:
Thanks, everyone. Dale, I appreciate that link so much! I went and plugged in what I knew and he's asking pretty much what the book value is. I'm going to see it tomorrow.

I don't know anyone in the area to take it to in order to have it inspected but I have a good gut feeling. Second owner. Driven it all over the country and put 30K miles on it in the last 5 years.

I have been fulltiming for over 2 years now. I know what to look for and I will remove my rose-colored glasses when I step outside my own rig to walk over and check out his. ;)

Will come back tomorrow and report on what happened. Wish me luck.

My advice would be to look for a mobile RV mechanic OR ask another RV'er to accompany you .The more eyes on something the better.
I have wrenched on equipment forever and i have missed items during inspections.

Thanks, everyone. Dale, I appreciate that link so much! I went and plugged in what I knew and he's asking pretty much what the book value is. I'm going to see it tomorrow.

I don't know anyone in the area to take it to in order to have it inspected but I have a good gut feeling. Second owner. Driven it all over the country and put 30K miles on it in the last 5 years.

I have been fulltiming for over 2 years now. I know what to look for and I will remove my rose-colored glasses when I step outside my own rig to walk over and check out his. ;)

Will come back tomorrow and report on what happened. Wish me luck.

You can look it up in Nada to get an idea of a price. Try here:
Ultrasport

I didn't know the length or the engine, so I couldn't really look further, but you can plug that in.

Dale

We have a 1997 Damon Hornet 2754b Class C. Pretty solid for it's age.

If they were a quality rig twenty-one years of lousy maintenance will make it bad. Are you going to have it inspected?