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OFDPOS
Feb 05, 2015Explorer
Ok try to keep this a small post.
Got there the outside of the Cambria looked good (needs to be buffed and waxed) Clearcoat over cab area is alot bigger on top (whole front cap would need to be wet-sanded and reshot.)
Every outside compartment was full of the owners stuff , she unloaded the rear comp to get the ladder piece out. I climbed up on the roof, somewhere along the line somebody had scrapped or peeled from side to side on the front cap/roof and in places I easily could slip a penny in the crack"S" all the way across.
The back was sealed up good until you got to the sides once again cracks I could slid a penny in them.
Gen only had 57.3 hrs. Was told they fired it up every couple weeks to run it (with all lights on for load) not enough of a load?.
Everything appeared clean BUT everything had something in it from food in kitchen cabinets to clothes in the others.
The outside panel for the water heater water has leaked down the outer panel and when she opened up the compartment under it the carpet inside had that white chalky calcium from the hard water plus out side on the removable panel for the water heater had the calcium deposit on it as well as the side of the MH.
The eng compartment looked like the hood hadn't been opened in ???? Dirt/Dust covered everything .Oil looked ok not black , the Trans fluid looked ok and didn't smell (burnt).
Looked at the undercarriage no obvious rust , trans , oil pans dry ,no wet spots anywhere.
Once parked on level ground ran the slide out creaked a little but I have never seen/heard a slid open / close before either.
On the test drive at first felt shaking maybe tires? Once a few miles down the road felt better but heard some noise from the slide area. Noise from above cap area.
But heard something from the front end , Not metal on metal clank but something clunking.
The exhaust seemed nosier/louder than the 2 other MH's with the v10 eng I've driven.
Tires are the older Michelin LTX dated 12 with 4K miles (plus the front tires were feathered on the outer tread) and thought maybe they would fall under that recall?
Over all it was a clean rig (of what we saw)
Now the kicker we offered lower than her asking price, they needed more "so they could pay it off"
So now No pink slip in hand.
We went through a similar pay off vehicle when we bought our Mini , wasn't a nice experience !
So at the moment back to the looking mode ...
Got there the outside of the Cambria looked good (needs to be buffed and waxed) Clearcoat over cab area is alot bigger on top (whole front cap would need to be wet-sanded and reshot.)
Every outside compartment was full of the owners stuff , she unloaded the rear comp to get the ladder piece out. I climbed up on the roof, somewhere along the line somebody had scrapped or peeled from side to side on the front cap/roof and in places I easily could slip a penny in the crack"S" all the way across.
The back was sealed up good until you got to the sides once again cracks I could slid a penny in them.
Gen only had 57.3 hrs. Was told they fired it up every couple weeks to run it (with all lights on for load) not enough of a load?.
Everything appeared clean BUT everything had something in it from food in kitchen cabinets to clothes in the others.
The outside panel for the water heater water has leaked down the outer panel and when she opened up the compartment under it the carpet inside had that white chalky calcium from the hard water plus out side on the removable panel for the water heater had the calcium deposit on it as well as the side of the MH.
The eng compartment looked like the hood hadn't been opened in ???? Dirt/Dust covered everything .Oil looked ok not black , the Trans fluid looked ok and didn't smell (burnt).
Looked at the undercarriage no obvious rust , trans , oil pans dry ,no wet spots anywhere.
Once parked on level ground ran the slide out creaked a little but I have never seen/heard a slid open / close before either.
On the test drive at first felt shaking maybe tires? Once a few miles down the road felt better but heard some noise from the slide area. Noise from above cap area.
But heard something from the front end , Not metal on metal clank but something clunking.
The exhaust seemed nosier/louder than the 2 other MH's with the v10 eng I've driven.
Tires are the older Michelin LTX dated 12 with 4K miles (plus the front tires were feathered on the outer tread) and thought maybe they would fall under that recall?
Over all it was a clean rig (of what we saw)
Now the kicker we offered lower than her asking price, they needed more "so they could pay it off"
So now No pink slip in hand.
We went through a similar pay off vehicle when we bought our Mini , wasn't a nice experience !
So at the moment back to the looking mode ...
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