monc440
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I'm looking at buying a 1991 GB Cuise Master 28.5 foot RV. I'm tring to find out what the RV is worth. I go to NADA and it wants me to mark features that were above the standard equipment. The problem is I do not know what came standard on a 1991 GB Cruise Master. Can anyone help?
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John
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bsinmich
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On a MH that is over 21 years old who cares about optional equipment. Just use the base price and base all of the rest on condition. At that point the condition is the only thing that counts. Water leaks are the biggest hazard to any MH and if you find any of them beware. They are very expensive to repair. If the tires are over 5-7 years old they probably need replacing also, even if they have a lot of tread.
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Gale Hawkins
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John that is a mute factor after age 10+.
We have a 1993 entry level Pursuit (first year for that model). I think the model you are looking at had more features but think the basic house were built the same perhaps.
The 1991 price range would run $5K - $10K on average I expect. It should not have the Auto Park parking brake system so that is a plus due to the fact they were someone complex compared to a manual parking brake pedal.
We gave $8K for our 1993 GBM Pursuit in 2007 and it had been used every season with the last trip two months before we bought it and was wet when we purchased it in July.
Thankfully ours is built on a 1992 Chevy P30 with a very powerful (per our shop when comparing it to other 454's) and came with 91K miles on it and now has 109K and just completed a 8K cross country late last fall in 31 days driving posted interstate speeds.
Expect to spend up to $5K on it after you get it over the next few years if you plan to put it over the road. Ours came with a new transmission (17K mile/5 years) the PO had installed. We had to redo the exhaust manifolds and rebuild the alternator and I told the shop I wanted a new water pump with all new belts and hoses.
When they pulled the radiator to save labor/do a better job we found the radiator had a couple weeps that fixed and tested OK. After the radiator shop learned it was going back into a MH going cross country they shook thier head that the old radiator would fail soon if ran hour after hour and offered to wave repair/testing bill and recore for $450 in 2007 so we jumped on the chance to have a 2007 cooling system in a 1992 chassis.
We have replaced the tires at age 10, put a new cooling unit in the frig, got the roof leak proof, covered from end to end with Web Seal Eternabond then coated with Liquid Rubber.
We put helper springs on the sagging rear and new coil springs on the front when the front air bags failed so air bags are no longer needed.
It came with Steer Safe system and we replaced front and rear sway bar bushings. Before the trip last fall I had the shop replace all rubber brake lines and flush the system as well as to drain, clean put synthetic lube in the rear end. We did the transmission bucket flush for the second time using Dexron VI since it had been 5 years since we did it the first time.
Hopefully we have many years with little repair required but one can never know when a machine will fail.
OK after all that and the fact we are happy with our GBM I strongly suggest you look at MH's not over 10-12 years old for many reasons.
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wny_pat
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Just click continue and not worry about the options. $2400 to $2900. Like Gale said, expect to spend another $5000 on it to get it in shape after you get it.
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Brian in Michigan
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How many miles, GM or Ford. Is there leaks or delamination on the outside. Tires?
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monc440
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Thanks for all the input.
The guy that ownes the RV lives next door. He is an older guy and he bought it in 1999 with the intension of using it when he retired. He had a tune up done and new tires installed. Then the roof vent leaked and he didn't realize it until some damage ahd occured , you can't see it from inside or outside but the roof is soft so the damage it there. Anyway he put it in dry storage with plans to have it fixed. About two years later he had some health issues that almost killed him and the RV has just sit. His health issues effect him still to the point where he doesn't want to try RVing.
Anyway I help him out from time to time with things he can't do anymore and thru out talks I told him I would be interested in buying the RV so he wants me to come up with a price.
This is the info I have:
1991 Georgie Boy Cruise Master, has been is dry storage since 2001, has not been driven since 2001, has not been started in 3 years.
37,000 miles
Ford 460 engine
Nice and clean inside.
New tires in 1999 drove 30 miles then parked. (I do not see any dry rote)
Had a roof leak due to a bad roof vent. The roof still needs the vent replaced and resealed. The inside around the vent is kind of "soft" like plywood that got wet, dried out.
It is not delaminated that I can see.
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Gale Hawkins
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We have a MAJOR soft spot due to the radio antenna mounting. It had 12 pinhole leaks due to past RV cover use.
Softness is a non issue since that was 5 years ago.
Tires sitting loaded that long is not cool and would be a WILD CARD unless just running 20 miles out to a local lake at 40 MPH.
Exhaust manifold crack/bolts popped may or may not be an issue.
The three major $$$ concerns I would have is transmission, tires and frig from our experience.
I would pass on anything other than an old tractor that has been parked for 10-12 years. Do not have the time to go into the why's but insects is one reason.
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monc440 wrote:I'm looking at buying a 1991 GB Cuise Master 28.5 foot RV. I'm tring to find out what the RV is worth. I go to NADA and it wants me to mark features that were above the standard equipment. The problem is I do not know what came standard on a 1991 GB Cruise Master. Can anyone help?
Thanks
John
I own a 32 foot 91 georgie boy cruise master. Love it. It has a new Jasper 460 Ford with 10k on it. We paid 5k for the motorhome and found the transmission was shot, 2k later, we are on the road and used it last weekend for the first time. Happy times are ahead for us. My son is 8 and loves the camper.
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monc440
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Thanks for all the input.
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