Hey all,Hope everyone has been having fun out there! Have not been on the forums in several years. Sadly, have not been out in the coach either. My wife has lost interest in hitting the road. She wants to sell, I do not, BUT keeping the MH is not the best option, and I dragged my feet long enough.My question is, will replacing tires which are 10 yrs old now and basically keeping ME from using it, achieve a quicker sale rather than dropping the price? I think so, she does not.I feel if I were buying, I would want a coach that was ready to go, and didn't have to worry about the hassle of replacing them myself.Any comments appreciated!Ken

That depends what type of tires you get. Some people will want to buy the brand of tires that they prefer. I would lower the price and let the new buyer purchase the tires of his choice.

Yes, OK that sort of makes sense. I replaced once during ownership with Goodyears, but honestly I would not spend that money again for something that will not run up many miles or years. I had looked at the Hercules Ironman tires.

CoachmenKen wrote:Hey all,Hope everyone has been having fun out there! Have not been on the forums in several years. Sadly, have not been out in the coach either. My wife has lost interest in hitting the road. She wants to sell, I do not, BUT keeping the MH is not the best option, and I dragged my feet long enough.My question is, will replacing tires which are 10 yrs old now and basically keeping ME from using it, achieve a quicker sale rather than dropping the price? I think so, she does not.I feel if I were buying, I would want a coach that was ready to go, and didn't have to worry about the hassle of replacing them myself.Any comments appreciated!KenIn my personal, the cost of putting new tires will not significantly increase the value of your RV. The cost of the tires will not be recovered. The brand, model, condition and year of your RV will be the significant factors.

Thanks Dick. Not looking to increase the value, trying to stimulate a sale :)

How much you hope to get for 15 years old coach?I am advertising my vintage Prevost for 1% of replacement cost and with lot of tire kickers, no takers. How the 10 years old tires look? Any cracks?Worse come to worse, I would get an estimate from tire shop and present it to potential buyer up front, so he will have no excuse to downplay it in last moment.

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frankdamp
Explorer
Jun 30, 2015
I'd suggest getting a quote from your local Les Schwab store to see what a set of six Toyos would cost. At least then, you'd have a data point for a prospective buyer.

When we bought our (recently sold) '02 rig, in 2010, it had 11-year-old GYs on it from the original chassis build date. We got a set of six Toyos (19.5 rims) for about $2200 four years ago.
robertbenita
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
I would say when asked about "what it needs" I would get a set of tires, if you don't want to put them on. I would proudly advertise brand new tires on this beautiful rv if you put them on. Lastly, if I were buying, not having to spend $2000 plus for tires would be a consideration as long as the tires were not the only good thing about the rv. Good luck!
John_Joey
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
I would not put tires on it. Let the buyer determine what he is willing to overlook. I laugh at those who have set rules about tires only to have them fail early from lack of use, environment, underinflating, or road hazards.

What sells a class A is a low price for that given year/brand/condition. Only a very small percentage of buyers are willing to pay a premium for way above average condition. At that age most banks will not loan money, so the buyer will have to cough up their own cash, or pay personal loan interest rates.
Executive45
Explorer III
Jun 29, 2015
As for pricing, if you're in the $20s that sounds reasonable. PPL shows several sales in the past few months. One's a Mirada so I don't know how that compares to yours but a Santana sold for $25k last October. Check it out....Dennis

Santana...scroll down to Coachman, Coachmen and then farther to Santana.
jwmII
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
rr2254545 wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
I have 25 years old tires on my utility trailer and quite often load 1000 lb axle to 1400lb.
No blow up yet.

Guess you never heard MH tires are unsafe after about 7 years

"Unsafe after about 7 years" Not necessarily true. A lot depends on how tires are cared for and how and where the vehicle they are on is stored, parked ,etc. The 7 year rule does not apply in every case.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Jun 29, 2015
rr2254545 wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
I have 25 years old tires on my utility trailer and quite often load 1000 lb axle to 1400lb.
No blow up yet.

Guess you never heard MH tires are unsafe after about 7 years

What I hear motorhomes coming in different sizes and weight can have $30 tires for small Class C or $700 a tire for bus conversion.
Quality of tires might not have direct relation to the price, but give you some indication.
jwmII
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
It has to have tires on it in order to sell it. I would not spend a nickel on tires . Sell it as is and let the new owner put tires on it. You can renew all that stuff and it is still a used unit. Sell as is, where is. My experience has been that the more you do when selling a used Rv the more the various prospective buyers want.
Triker33
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
Low retail is around 34K
If you are selling in the 20's then let buyer worry about tire cost.
CoachmenKen
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
Right on Don, that's the way I have been going about it. Treating a buyer the way I would like to be treated if reversed. Honest in all good and bad. Only had 3 calls so far. 2 sounded interested, we talked quite a while, but disappeared after pix were sent. It shows really well as I've maintained, but may have not been not what they were looking for. A simple "not for me" would've been nice.
DSDP_Don
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
I would price the coach at whatever you think it's worth and the market will bear. I would get a estimate on what 6 new reasonably priced tires would cost and be willing to adjust the sale price down to include tire replacement.

I would be very fair and honest about what the coach needs, but I wouldn't advertise that it needs tires. If asked, I would reply, yes it's ready for a set. You just may find a guy who nitpicks every detail on the coach, is a complete jerk and wants a discount for every mark or dent, yet misses the tires. Play the sale by ear, don't lie and adjust the price to what works for you.

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