To buy or not to buy?
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04-11-2007, 13:10
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To buy or not to buy?
While there are always exceptions, I think that you can expect
moderate-to-significant operational maintenance costs with any motor home that is driven significantly. I know my new-to-me '90 will have steady ongoing costs and maintenance issues, but I doubt they will be any more than they were with our '03 Safari, driven 63,000 miles in a bit under 4 years. Bounce any house down the road 15K miles per year and there will be costs and headaches; the only way to avoid it is to give up on the idea of actually travelling. On 4/11/2007 at 11:07 PM littlehouseonprairie1 wrote: >I'm on the verge of purchasing a 1984 FC33 rear bath. The coach is in >excellent condition with recent interior remodel, new paint job, new >generator, good mechanical maintenance, etc. The price is below $30k. > I'm a pretty good mechanic and fair electrician. I have two early >teen daughters and a loving wife I want to show the country to. My >question is this... is the cost and maintenance challenge of owning >one of these older birds worth the effort or do most people who buy on >eventually get overwhelmed and wish they had just gone fishing? I see >a lot of 4-figure repairs in the various notes going back and forth. >I guess I'm just a little paranoid at this point of making my fun too >much work. > >Any thoughts you have to offer will be appreciated. Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" Eureka, CA |
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To buy or not to buy? - erniecarpet@... - 04-11-2007, 07:38
To buy or not to buy? - littlehouseonprairie1 - 04-11-2007, 11:07
To buy or not to buy? - Leroy Eckert - 04-11-2007, 11:18
To buy or not to buy? - Scott Forman - 04-11-2007, 11:54
To buy or not to buy? - Dan - 04-11-2007, 12:07
To buy or not to buy? - davidkerryedwards - 04-11-2007, 12:20
To buy or not to buy? - Henry Jay Hannigan - 04-11-2007, 12:47
To buy or not to buy? - Don Bradner - 04-11-2007 13:10
To buy or not to buy? - Troy Tikalsky - 04-11-2007, 16:08
To buy or not to buy? - Dan - 04-11-2007, 19:18
To buy or not to buy? - Eric Johnson - 04-11-2007, 23:43
To buy or not to buy? - Gregory OConnor - 04-12-2007, 03:29
To buy or not to buy? - Henry Jay Hannigan - 04-12-2007, 04:00
To buy or not to buy? - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 04-12-2007, 06:40
To buy or not to buy? - brad barton - 04-12-2007, 11:13
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