Jan-12-2018 07:53 AM
Jan-13-2018 02:15 PM
WILDEBILL308 wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:WILDEBILL308 wrote:
s, upgrade the refrigerator to residential,
Bill
What one wants, another person doesn't. If I was looking, that statement would kill the deal for me.
but I think folks are confusing "upgrades" with maintenance.
bumpy
I am not confusing anything. Bumpy is the one who wants to spend his money for common maintence and repair items not be happy the previous owner did them.
Thee OP was talking about 20+ year old RV's But Bumpy would be more likely to buy the one with nothing working so he can spend his money. Bumpy,Please add your RV to your signature so we can see what you are using/driving.
Bill
Jan-13-2018 10:17 AM
jplante4 wrote:
When I look over a unit for sale on a pre-buy, I'm looking at the maintenance records for regular service. Oil, filters, chassis service, genny service. etc. There's a whole list of stuff that should be done every year, twice a year, every 24,000 miles etc. If the receipts for these are in a 3-ring binder in chronological order, I know that the current owner understands the meaning of preventative maintenance.
There's an entire generation out there that has not even lifted the hood of their car. PM means taking it to the dealer when the check engine light comes on. You can't treat a motor home or camping trailer that way.
Jan-13-2018 10:08 AM
Jan-13-2018 09:28 AM
old guy wrote:
I am debating whether to buy a MH or just build a house in the yuma or phoenix area. don't know which would be less a problem
Jan-13-2018 09:16 AM
Jan-13-2018 08:32 AM
WILDEBILL308 wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:WILDEBILL308 wrote:
s, upgrade the refrigerator to residential,
Bill
What one wants, another person doesn't. If I was looking, that statement would kill the deal for me.
but I think folks are confusing "upgrades" with maintenance.
bumpy
I am not confusing anything. Bumpy is the one who wants to spend his money for common maintence and repair items not be happy the previous owner did them.
Thee OP was talking about 20+ year old RV's But Bumpy would be more likely to buy the one with nothing working so he can spend his money. Bumpy,Please add your RV to your signature so we can see what you are using/driving.
Bill
Jan-13-2018 08:28 AM
Tom/Barb wrote:toedtoes wrote:lots of times the repair is not possible with out replacing the unit with a more modern one.
But that was my point above - one person's idea of a repair is another's idea of an upgrade (or downdgrade for a potential buyer). So how much is spent and done on maintenance and repair will vary between owners.
to me that's a repair
Jan-13-2018 08:00 AM
Bumpyroad wrote:WILDEBILL308 wrote:
s, upgrade the refrigerator to residential,
Bill
What one wants, another person doesn't. If I was looking, that statement would kill the deal for me.
but I think folks are confusing "upgrades" with maintenance.
bumpy
Jan-13-2018 07:58 AM
toedtoes wrote:lots of times the repair is not possible with out replacing the unit with a more modern one.
But that was my point above - one person's idea of a repair is another's idea of an upgrade (or downdgrade for a potential buyer). So how much is spent and done on maintenance and repair will vary between owners.
Jan-13-2018 07:29 AM
Bumpyroad wrote:WILDEBILL308 wrote:
s, upgrade the refrigerator to residential,
Bill
What one wants, another person doesn't. If I was looking, that statement would kill the deal for me.
but I think folks are confusing "upgrades" with maintenance.
bumpy
Jan-13-2018 03:41 AM
WILDEBILL308 wrote:
s, upgrade the refrigerator to residential,
Bill
Jan-12-2018 04:43 PM
jplante4 wrote:
I would be more worried about a motor home for sale where the ad says "I haven't had to do anything to this motor home for 5 years!"
Jan-12-2018 03:25 PM
Jan-12-2018 02:28 PM
billy1davis wrote:
I have found that while I am shopping for owner sales of Motorhomes that here is always a long list of repairs that they have done over the time they have owned it and adds up to quite a tidy sum of money and this is even more when it is a DP. It scares me off from buying such.