When I am purchasing a negotiable item such as property, homes, boats, etc, I usually leave a signed check stipulating that the offer is null and void after 5 PM that day. Most times I will own that item before 5 at the price offered.
It is a high mileage unit and you are in the drivers seat on this purchase. If it is at a dealer, 8K is the maximum I would offer using the above technique.
If this one falls through, it fell through for a reason and you will find a better one before you know it.
Mar-d-mar wrote: I'm looking to buy a B class to become my hotel while at art fairs. There is one about 4 hours from me that was well taken care of, 2001, only $10,999, but has 212000 miles. It's a PW Excel. I drove it and it seemed just fine, but I am not a mechanic. Realizing that at some time engines just die, is it worth my time and money to get it and swap out a motor? How much life can one of these have if it's been taken care of? The appliances, furniture and body are all in decent shape. No odor, clean in hidden places, only a tiny spot of rust below a door. How much is a new motor?
Is this worth pursuing or should I run fast the other way?
Thanks for any advice you can give.
Did you end up looking at the RV?
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I got it! Paid a little than you all said, but I've no backbone when negotiating. Drove it home 200 miles and have been camping once. A couple tiny things - had to replace a fuse so the windows would go down, and the electric couch has a 'lazy' side. Now all I have to do is study all the subjects on this forum, and get educated. Can anyone recommend the "must read" threads so I can start with the most important? I have camper experience with a travel trailer, but am totally new to handling dry camping with a generator.
Thanks in advance!
Mar-d-mar wrote: I got it! Paid a little than you all said, but I've no backbone when negotiating. Drove it home 200 miles and have been camping once. A couple tiny things - had to replace a fuse so the windows would go down, and the electric couch has a 'lazy' side. Now all I have to do is study all the subjects on this forum, and get educated. Can anyone recommend the "must read" threads so I can start with the most important? I have camper experience with a travel trailer, but am totally new to handling dry camping with a generator.
Thanks in advance!
I'd change the oil on the generator right away so you know where you are starting from on that. I never used a generator before getting my B last fall. There is really no major learning curve with it though. I used it a lot on a recent trip to charge the house battery (which was close to shot). I ran it for about 2 hours every other day and that seemed to do the trick. It seemed to use very little fuel. The recommendation is to run the generator for a couple of hours (at one time) each month. I have been learning the other systems on the RV as I have used them. The furnace works fine as does the water heater. The aisle shower took a little getting used to, but is OK once I figured out how to set up the curtain to avoid flooding the floor. I had some algae in the fresh water tank that plugged up the pump screen. I flushed the tank twice and then used bleach to disinfect followed by two more fresh water flushes. There has been no trace of algae since. Given the number of systems on these units there is a fair amount to learn, but if you read the manuals and follow the discussions that go on in this thread, I've found it manageable and fun to work through them. Congratulations on your purchase and have fun.
Congratulations! We happened to drive by a craft fair the other dayand I thought about what a good vehicle a class B would be for a crafter to use traveling.
I assume that when you had the mechanics check it out, they took a good look at all the hoses,belts, whatever under the hood. If I were you, I'd just talk to good mechanics about what to watch out for and make lists of maintenance items to have done regularly, and you should have many good miles ahead.
Have fun. Class Bs are so great. Just get ready to give a lot of tours for the other crafters/art fair people.
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Congrats Mar-d-mar. We were at Van city rv last week on our way home, browsing through the used "B"s and view the PW you ended up with. Looked like a very well cared for unit in great shape. We are sure you will enjoy it.
How was Van City to deal with? They seemed very accommodating & informative to us when we were "just" looking. We are present LTV owners so can usually filter out poor info.
Have fun
Barry
Thanks all for the well wishes! Van City was just fine. They even picked me up at the train station! I've had to call with a few questions, and the after attention has been fine too.
So, the water pump died. I went in the van this morning, and it was running with the faucets off. The typical self scolding - I couldn't believe I left it on! - then was thankful it happened today and not while I was dry (really dry) camping at a show in a couple weeks. Van city told me what to check, and I determined it was the 12 year old pump. No biggie, I replaced it myself this afternoon. Can you tell I'm a little proud of this? Naw! My first do-it-yourself repair. With the age of this van, I'm expecting things like this.
So my next decision is for the upcoming show. Do I get a campground with a shower house, and pay $$, OR do the generator thing and dry camp in the parking lot for RVs at the show? I'm just nervous about dry camping, but I really can't figure out why.
I dry camp all the time. Rarely use my generator unless I want to use the microwave . My battery holds up well and only run gen when need to build battery power back up.
Why not try it? Then you will know if you would rather be in the paid area.
Really I don't see any difference from dry camp to hook ups, except for electricity to run
a. Air conditioner
b. Microwave
c. Cable for tv
Most of the time I don't need the above. Air and microwave can run on generator.
You may find it quite noisy using gen.
Jan
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