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Sun, 23 October 2016 18:10

Deb

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Registered: October 2016
Location: Logan Lake, BC

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Hello - Just joined the forum a couple of days ago. I have been fascinated by these since I saw a picture a couple of months ago, and only recently discovered what they were!! My kind of rig! I am close to retirement (about 2 years) and am on the hunt for my GMC! I'm in Canada and the pickin's are slim up here. I have my eye on a couple (long distance of course) and would love some advice about what is a "need" what is a "want" what is a "nice to have" when shopping. For instance - one 76 Palm Beach with a rebuilt transmission, some other repairs, minor upgrades but nothing special, original engine with I am told 37,000 original miles (he swears) - will need brakes, all 7 tires and likely bushings (bearings?) i am told, within the year<$9000 Cdn; one 73 (also looks Palm Beach by the layout) with rebuilt engine, tranny, lots of upgrades & updates - more than I can list and a lot i wouldn't know what they were if they jumped up and bit me! Will need a replacement generator - the Onan bit the dust - $12,000 (this is the one I am leaning toward); and a '76 with rebuilt engine, original tranny (probably), new tires, some interior updates (range/oven, 3 way fridge, generator) - asking $15,000 Cdn.

I am leaning toward the 73' with a lot of rebuild/upgrades. The last 2 are both in the 100k range for mileage. I am a total newbie to RVing as well as the GMC's - but I can't see myself getting into anything else!. I am working trying to contact folks from the Black List for suggestions regarding someone to do a proper inspection for me (I have NO way of getting that far and back on a weekend!) but I thought I would pick the collective brains of the forum here for any advice. I figured getting into one before I retire is the best bet - first, I have an income to fix anything that may go wrong right off the bat, and time to repair, update, upgrade or generally tweak anything i might like to change before I hit the road for really extended periods of time (like the whole winter - gets nippy up here in the mountains of BC).

So once I have my baby, you will probably be seeing a fair bit from me here. I appreciate any and all advice and suggestions. Cheers from Canada! Very Happy

Deb McWade Logan Lake, BC, CAN GMC Alumnus It's Bigger on the Inside!

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		Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Sun, 23 October 2016 18:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Bruce Hart on Sun, 23 October 2016 18:37
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Sun, 23 October 2016 19:06
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Matt Colie on Sun, 23 October 2016 19:21
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Sun, 23 October 2016 19:51
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Sun, 23 October 2016 19:44
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Sun, 23 October 2016 20:08
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Mon, 24 October 2016 00:06
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: RF_Burns on Sun, 23 October 2016 20:15
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: lqqkatjon on Sun, 23 October 2016 20:52
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 00:23
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 00:15
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Mon, 24 October 2016 00:43
		[GMCnet] hunting By: Brian Waddell on Mon, 24 October 2016 17:01
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 20:17
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Brian Waddell on Mon, 24 October 2016 20:42
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: A Hamilto on Mon, 24 October 2016 22:16
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Brian Waddell on Mon, 24 October 2016 23:39
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Sat, 29 October 2016 14:42
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Tue, 22 November 2016 21:44
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Neil Roach on Wed, 23 November 2016 08:10
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Wed, 23 November 2016 20:41
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Wed, 23 November 2016 21:08
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Wed, 23 November 2016 21:14
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Neil Roach on Thu, 24 November 2016 08:40
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Thu, 24 November 2016 17:03
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Matt Colie on Thu, 24 November 2016 20:05
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Thu, 24 November 2016 21:13
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: A Hamilto on Wed, 23 November 2016 21:09
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: jhb1 on Tue, 25 October 2016 08:53
		Re: [GMCnet] hunting By: Deb on Tue, 25 October 2016 09:23
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Neil Roach on Mon, 24 October 2016 18:05
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 20:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Brian Waddell on Mon, 24 October 2016 20:50
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: k2gkk on Tue, 25 October 2016 10:37
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Brian Waddell on Tue, 25 October 2016 17:05
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: k2gkk on Tue, 25 October 2016 19:34
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 24 October 2016 20:49
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 22:01
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Neil Roach on Mon, 24 October 2016 22:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 23:04
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Brian Waddell on Mon, 24 October 2016 23:47
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 00:58
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Mon, 24 October 2016 02:56
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Mon, 24 October 2016 17:09
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Ken Burton on Tue, 25 October 2016 01:07
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Tue, 25 October 2016 09:27
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: dan molnes on Mon, 24 October 2016 11:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 15:36
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Harry on Mon, 24 October 2016 15:36
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 24 October 2016 15:55
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Michael Bozardt on Sat, 29 October 2016 13:53
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Michael Bozardt on Sat, 29 October 2016 13:54
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Michael Bozardt on Sat, 29 October 2016 14:09
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Handyman on Wed, 23 November 2016 07:43
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Handyman on Thu, 24 November 2016 12:31
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: homer on Sun, 27 November 2016 12:19
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: homer on Mon, 28 November 2016 14:00
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: k2gkk on Mon, 28 November 2016 14:22
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: homer on Thu, 01 December 2016 19:48
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Mon, 28 November 2016 18:58
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: its just me on Tue, 29 November 2016 00:55
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: bdub on Tue, 29 November 2016 07:58
		Re: [GMCnet] Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: JShot on Tue, 29 November 2016 20:39
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Wed, 30 November 2016 21:53
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Norisan on Thu, 01 December 2016 14:14
		Re: Hello! Hunting for my GMC! By: Deb on Thu, 01 December 2016 20:56

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