Buying used out of state?
Are there rv surveyors like there is for boats? Gonna start looking this spring for an Eagle Cap. Not many for sale around here, so expanding the search parameters.
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We had a negative experience with trying to buy out of state used. We chatted multiple times on the phone about a year old Adventurer TC. Asked every question imaginable. Everything sounded great. Pictures looked good. Guy sounded like a good person. What could be so bad in a camper 1 year old and barely used? Plus the guy had added solar which we wanted.
Well, on a Sunday morning we drove 1/2 day to take a look with the ability to pay on the spot, possibly also buying his Ford as a package deal as he was planning on getting a DP.
The owner had left the TC sitting out on his lawn in humid North Carolina with a compartment door open, rain had warped the ply. Inside had greenish mold growth on and in cabinetry throughout, warped trim, torn gasket around slide, evidence of a leak around slide, gross bathroom, awning had been snagged on something and partially ripped out, dirty all around, signs of all kinds of potential problems/neglect. The Ford was a dump with a crack across the back. We just had to tell him thanks but no thanks and turn around all the way back home. What a colossal waste of our time and energy and of a rig that deserved a better owner. Some folks must live in a parallel universe and have a totally different sense of quality, pride, and decency.
Just make sure the unit is inspected with a fine-toothed comb. Use your (or inspector's) nose and eyes, touch all surfaces for anything not quite right. Follow your gut. Good luck!
Well, on a Sunday morning we drove 1/2 day to take a look with the ability to pay on the spot, possibly also buying his Ford as a package deal as he was planning on getting a DP.
The owner had left the TC sitting out on his lawn in humid North Carolina with a compartment door open, rain had warped the ply. Inside had greenish mold growth on and in cabinetry throughout, warped trim, torn gasket around slide, evidence of a leak around slide, gross bathroom, awning had been snagged on something and partially ripped out, dirty all around, signs of all kinds of potential problems/neglect. The Ford was a dump with a crack across the back. We just had to tell him thanks but no thanks and turn around all the way back home. What a colossal waste of our time and energy and of a rig that deserved a better owner. Some folks must live in a parallel universe and have a totally different sense of quality, pride, and decency.
Just make sure the unit is inspected with a fine-toothed comb. Use your (or inspector's) nose and eyes, touch all surfaces for anything not quite right. Follow your gut. Good luck!
