Class B Motorhome Vibration While Driving
We're in the process of purchasing a 2004 Pleasure-Way Excel-TS Ford (class B+) with 73,000 miles on it through a consignment dealer. Because of insurance issues we did not take it for a test drive bu...
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The issue with not being able to drive the motorhome may not be a reflection of the salesman's integrity, and I did not mean to cast him in a negative light. This is a small consignment shop in a small town that has been around for ages, and the owner/salesman is a local boy who is known in the community. Of course he still could be a crook..
What he actually said is that he didn't think it was a good idea for us to drive it because he was concerned we wouldn't be covered if something went wrong because the owner had let the insurance lapse.
Although I believe my insurance will cover me if I am driving a vehicle with the owner's permission, I didn't know if that applies in a consignment situation. I am awaiting a call from my insurance agent to clarify that.
The motorhome is presently at the Ford dealer and I plan to be there tomorrow morning for the inspection. The mechanic will be taking it for a road test with me, and the salesman had already put on the ticket my concern about the vibration and the dry rot on the tires.
I too have my doubts about the cold tire theory, and the salesman suggested another possibility: the owner installed a TireMinder Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring System and he wondered if the weight of the sensors might be a factor. It doesn't seem logical to me, but I've seen stranger things.
I'm very interested to hear the mechanic's opinion because it would, I assume, be in his interest to find something wrong that they can fix.
I wish to thank those of you who strongly recommended a lengthy test ride at highway speeds and hope it can be done legally. I haven't purchased a used vehicle in many decades and am a little rusty on this "buyer beware" stuff.
Thank you for the quick and thoughtful responses. Your help is most appreciated.
Harry
What he actually said is that he didn't think it was a good idea for us to drive it because he was concerned we wouldn't be covered if something went wrong because the owner had let the insurance lapse.
Although I believe my insurance will cover me if I am driving a vehicle with the owner's permission, I didn't know if that applies in a consignment situation. I am awaiting a call from my insurance agent to clarify that.
The motorhome is presently at the Ford dealer and I plan to be there tomorrow morning for the inspection. The mechanic will be taking it for a road test with me, and the salesman had already put on the ticket my concern about the vibration and the dry rot on the tires.
I too have my doubts about the cold tire theory, and the salesman suggested another possibility: the owner installed a TireMinder Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring System and he wondered if the weight of the sensors might be a factor. It doesn't seem logical to me, but I've seen stranger things.
I'm very interested to hear the mechanic's opinion because it would, I assume, be in his interest to find something wrong that they can fix.
I wish to thank those of you who strongly recommended a lengthy test ride at highway speeds and hope it can be done legally. I haven't purchased a used vehicle in many decades and am a little rusty on this "buyer beware" stuff.
Thank you for the quick and thoughtful responses. Your help is most appreciated.
Harry
