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Re: How much do you use your generator?
Matt_Colie wrote: DBS, Leave the generator in place, say it does not work and will need a complete rebuild. Any prospective buyer that is also a wrench will be glad to buy the coach with a dead APU (genset). Any park camper will just ignore the issue and probably doesn't understand the value anyway. I am an engine professional. I very much doubt that the true cost to repair any Onan with 1K hours would be 10K$. If you are paying RV or Onan shop prices, it sure could be, but then there is real world and aftermarket parts to be had. Good Luck. Matt Not sure the exact cause but probably an overspeed issue. The rotor shattered taking out the stator. During the overspeed, the inverter may have been damaged but no way of telling until all the other repairs are done. There may also be a problem with the governor. Kind of a cascading effect. Parts alone are potentially up over $6K and if you got it all done and it worked, it would still be a 16 year old generator. I asked about core value of the engine but was told there wasn't much there due to age. As I mentioned it is already out so putting a broken genset back in is not happening. It is near impossible to get to so to do any work on it after a re-install would be very difficult. I like - "For Sale, no generator, call with questions".307Views0likes0CommentsRe: How much do you use your generator?
BTPO1 wrote: We use ours a lot when traveling down the road for the roof top A/C when it is hot. I like to keep the DW happy. The dash A/C just cannot keep the MH cool, so the generator is a must for us. JMO I mentioned that potential use to the mechanic at Cummins and he said it was a bad idea as road debris gets sucked up into/around the unit. I guess that was just his opinion but he had no reason to falsify anything. I agree though the dash A/C can only keep 2 people comfortable. Ours is a DP so engine heat is in the way-back.307Views0likes0CommentsRe: How much do you use your generator?
ScottG wrote: I would just sell it with the gen in tact and tell people it doesn't work. Someone may buy it that can work on it or they may choose to remove it or just ignore it. I would not spend any money on it though. It is already out (no small feat) and sitting on the floor at a Cummins repair facility. I'm trying to figure out how to phrase the sales ad - "no generator but they don't get used much anyway so no big loss"307Views0likes0CommentsHow much do you use your generator?
We are trying to sell our motorhome and the generator wasn't working so I took it in. Turns out my Onan 7500 generator is totaled. Probably $10K to fix or replace and this on a 1999 Fleetwood. So I'm thinking of dropping the price several thousands and selling it w/o a generator. The generator has 1050 hours on it or about 65 hours per year. (excluding fuel and maintenance it has cost almost $10/hour to run - although this was probably and unusual failure). So I was wondering, how much generator use do you average per year? For most people, is not having a generator a big deal? It wouldn't have been for us as we only would have used it for a few hours in the past 3 years. Would sticking a portable generator in a storage bin be a good option? Thanks8.5KViews0likes44CommentsRe: Scam "Buyers"
I can certainly recognize the scammers but I guess it just isn't worth prosecuting. It is so transparent that it is rather humorous. That said, my last RV sale, the buyer gave me 2K in cash and 4K in a bank (cashiers) check. After getting the trailer home, he decided it needed more work than he initially thought and put a 'stop payment' on the bank check. I didn't know you could do this but that is what he did and my (ex) credit union deducted from my account and sent the money back. So he had my money, my trailer and my title. It took one call telling him he purchase as-is, with the ability to have the trailer checked out which he didn't do, and he decided it was better to go to his bank and wire the money to me. Having a lien seems to be a bit of a safety net as they are responsible for seeing that the money goes through correctly. Interestingly, when I bought this MoHo, we were both using the same finance company and the company waited 10 days for their own check to clear. Go figure.439Views0likes0CommentsRe: Scam "Buyers"
I'm rather amused at the attempts and play along for a little while. My question is, does anyone really care and is it worth reporting to authorities? Maybe just not worth the effort to catch and prosecute the scammers - although I believe if they started going to jail, there'd be a lot less of them.304Views0likes0CommentsScam "Buyers"
I'm selling my Class A - have an ad on RVTrader and the local Craigslist. I am getting a bunch of obvious scam attempts - simple questions, they accept the answers, agree to pay full price and then ask for PAYPAL account info. Once I tell them I have a lien with USAA they disappear. Is there anywhere to report these or are they just an acceptable nuisance and part of the selling process? What do they do with the paypal information?9.2KViews0likes30CommentsRe: True or False?
I think that after 10 years, depreciation becomes less of an issue while maintenance goes up. Probably if you plotted it out, an older, well maintained rig would cost less overall than a newer, and more expensive, one would. Some things, like tires and batteries, are maintenance items regardless of the age of the rest of the structure. Instead of miles or years, I'd look at condition, maintenance history, manufacturer reputation etc.584Views0likes0Comments
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