Should we even be looking at Old Birds?

[bubblerboy64]

Leroy, I've had mine one year to date. The short answer is "go for
it". The nice thing is you can decide how much you want to do. It's
very much like vintage cars. You can buy one which needs a frame up
restoration or you that just needs cleaned up a little. You decide. I
wanted a vintage "Bird" and I wanted a project. Sounds like you are
cut from the same cloth. It's a buyers market and you can get into
this without selling the farm. The FC's are less complex then the
PT's and less money. The PT's are better for people who are traveling
long distances and or spending long periods of time in them. I've
done more on my coach then I thought I would be able to do. I have
jokingly said I am not as smart as a fifth grader and often do things
the hard way but for the most part I've been able to work through my
issues (with the help of this forum). I have and will farm out the
difficult stuff. The positive is that when you are finished you have
something of quality. So I say jump into the pool with the rest of
us. The water is fine. You'll meet some real nice people trust me.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC




>
> My wife and I really like a lot of things about vintage birds,
> including the safety, reliability, and durability. I think a mid
80s
> FC would be about the best fit for us and our budget. The one with
a
> double bed in the back, and 2 couches up front.
>
> I dont mind tinkering and working on a lot of projects. Our
current
> coach is a 1989 Class C, I had to rebuild the entire cab over on
that.
> But I'm by no means a mechanic. I do consider myself to be very
> mechanically inclined though. I can follow directions really well,
if
> there are procedures on doing projects though. And based on what I
> know or believe things to cost, I can't afford to have a mechanic
do
> every bit of maintenance these things need. The electrical
problems
> concern me much less than mechanical ones.
>
> My question is, should I steer away from these old birds? Is the
> majority of the work something that an average person could do
given
> patience and research/reading? Don't want to get myself in over my
> head.
>
> I would DEFINATELY want to hire someone to look at a unit before
> purchasing, to make sure I understood what I was getting myself
into.
> If I get to that point, I'll be asking here for recommendations on
who.
>