Buying used trailer: couple of questions
We're hoping to buy our first travel trailer in the very near future and have been making the rounds of dealerships and obsessively checking Craigslist for a few weeks now. The frontrunner at the mome...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
Although folks talk about having an independent 3rd party (mechanic) examine the RV, I have seldom (if ever) actually heard of anyone doing it. Mostly, the inspectors are a friend of a friend of a friend who knows just a little more about RV's that you do.
Meet Ol Yeller. I paid $250 to have my last RV inspected prior to my purchase and it was money well spent. I had 2 TTs before that so it wasn't inexperience on my part. I just wanted someone whose eyes weren't clouded with the bling that might not see any problems to look it over. Also at my age and with my issues, I didnt want to be crawling under or on top of the rig. The inspection included all house systems as well as a chassis inspection complete with a written report.
You don't want to hire an "Inspector". Any good Independent RV repair place or mobile RV mechanic with a good reputation should be able to provide this service. It is good to first check as much as you can yourself AND reach a price agreement before you pay to have it inspected. That way you don't waste your inspection money on units that you can't afford or have obvious issues. My inspection uncovered a couple of small issues that I elected to fix myself. It was money very well spent.
