Thinking of getting an RV - lots of questions
Hi folks. As the title suggests we are thinking of getting a RV and have tons of questions. Hoping some folks will actually read all this and maybe offer some advice :) We want to travel, but havin...
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More questions :)
It's looking like we're going to have to get a used motorhome, as new ones are just too far out of our price range for the size and floor plan we would want. But being totally new, we're scared that we won't know what to look for other than cleanliness. What are some warning signs, other than black mold spots?
And also, what about the engine? We really don't want to end up stranded 500 miles from home. Should we just look for the lowest mileage? Or could low mileage on an old RV be a bad thing, because it probably sat around for long periods and wasn't used enough? When we buy it, will the dealer do a thorough check and fix everything, or do they just change the oil and say it's good to go? We wouldn't want to buy it and then have to sink thousands more into a new transmission or all new tires and brakes.. looking for something as turnkey as possible :)
and, how easy are they to modify? Like for example, we hate the idea of watching a little TV off in the corner somewhere. We want a sofa and a TV right in front of it, and it seems like to have that we'd have to install it somewhere, like above a dinette or something like that. We also wouldn't want any big old fashioned TVs, so if it had those we would probably want to take those out for extra cabinet / storage space. Is that stuff you can generally do yourself or would it be better to have the dealer do any installations of new stuff?
It's looking like we're going to have to get a used motorhome, as new ones are just too far out of our price range for the size and floor plan we would want. But being totally new, we're scared that we won't know what to look for other than cleanliness. What are some warning signs, other than black mold spots?
And also, what about the engine? We really don't want to end up stranded 500 miles from home. Should we just look for the lowest mileage? Or could low mileage on an old RV be a bad thing, because it probably sat around for long periods and wasn't used enough? When we buy it, will the dealer do a thorough check and fix everything, or do they just change the oil and say it's good to go? We wouldn't want to buy it and then have to sink thousands more into a new transmission or all new tires and brakes.. looking for something as turnkey as possible :)
and, how easy are they to modify? Like for example, we hate the idea of watching a little TV off in the corner somewhere. We want a sofa and a TV right in front of it, and it seems like to have that we'd have to install it somewhere, like above a dinette or something like that. We also wouldn't want any big old fashioned TVs, so if it had those we would probably want to take those out for extra cabinet / storage space. Is that stuff you can generally do yourself or would it be better to have the dealer do any installations of new stuff?
