71choptop wrote:
Thanks guys, I will save my pennies and watch for a newer one w/no rain damage.
A possibility is to watch craigslist postings in the southwest. There's a fair number of well preserved, older motorhomes in that area due to the relatively arid climate, and often for less than $3,500. My daughter bought one in El Paso when she was stationed there and we considered driving it back to Alaska when she was being considered for medical retirement. (Unfortunately, a "friend" of hers borrowed it one weekend and wreck it beyond repair.)
If you find one for less than $3,500, you could hire a reputable mechanic to check it out before driving or flying down there to get it. You could save enough to pay for the trip down there and back. (You may even find one for free that someone wants out of their yard.)
If you do this, I'd take $1,000 in traveller's checks for contingencies. (A zero balance credit card, with a hefty limit is also a possibility, although traveller's checks are easier and more readily cashed.)
