What would you do, RV getting old!
What would you do? We own a 99 Four Winds 31S, in 2004 it developed a HUGE bubble of delam under the passenger side back window. I called and talked to Four Winds and we agreed since it was just ...
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Tracy,
I would keep it, ours is an 87 Southwind and it has its aches and pains. I keep on top of the maintenance and fix things as needed--e.g. right now I need to fix the furnace and replace the water heater. But, all the work and time we have invested, and will invest in the future, beats $185,000 for a new one.
Now if I were rich like some people on this forum who bandy about the words "buy a new one" I might go that route, but our MH would have to be in very bad shape for that to happen, and we also will not get suckered into a loan.
My advise, for what it is worth, is to keep it and ,YES, you can fix the problems and be money ahead over getting a new one, plus you can still use it now and not wait for the money to accumulate to get a new one. It is just like a car, the cheapest ride you will have is the one you already own.
Here is a link to vintage RVs, I find many helpful suggestions and encouragement when I get down about the problems with our MH, hope you find it useful too.
http://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum
I would keep it, ours is an 87 Southwind and it has its aches and pains. I keep on top of the maintenance and fix things as needed--e.g. right now I need to fix the furnace and replace the water heater. But, all the work and time we have invested, and will invest in the future, beats $185,000 for a new one.
Now if I were rich like some people on this forum who bandy about the words "buy a new one" I might go that route, but our MH would have to be in very bad shape for that to happen, and we also will not get suckered into a loan.
My advise, for what it is worth, is to keep it and ,YES, you can fix the problems and be money ahead over getting a new one, plus you can still use it now and not wait for the money to accumulate to get a new one. It is just like a car, the cheapest ride you will have is the one you already own.
Here is a link to vintage RVs, I find many helpful suggestions and encouragement when I get down about the problems with our MH, hope you find it useful too.
http://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum
