| Re: Key Questions to ask the seller: Hot on the trail for a 1974 Eleganza [message #367435 is a reply to message #367398] |
Mon, 01 November 2021 15:33   |
lqqkatjon
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Registered: October 2010
Location: St. Cloud, MN
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Adam -
Having owned and been around quite a number of GMC's over the past 10 years, I can say that buying/selling GMC's is like nothing else out there, and it is really tough to come up with questions and check lists.
This is a new thought because I just assisted a widow in selling her late Husband's GMC. What is a pride and joy to one person, maybe junk to the next. The numerous amount of systems and things going on in these coach's bumper to bumper is immense. labor to pay anybody to do any work to these is very high, and the cost to re-do something that someone else did poorly or not to your taste is also expensive and sometimes very time consuming.
When you start looking over these things, there is almost never an end to what is "wrong".... on the other hand, you can look at what is "right" and put value to that, and come up with coach values that are unaffordable.
the biggest things for these, is time flys by. Owner thinks they just did the brakes and bearings and bought new tires, but you realize that is 6 years ago. owner might say the transmission was rebuilt, but either that was ages ago, or it was just "serviced" rebuilt engines are only as good as who rebuilt them, and who took care of them. Lots of rebuilt engines have blown up on people on their drive home.
they might say "no leaks" and the coach has never driven down the road in a rainstorm.
That is some big $$ for a coach, and I would expect it to be pretty mint. but I have seen some nice $15,000 coaches that people spend $15,000 dollars on brakes, plumbing, tires, black water tank, fresh water tank. new A/C, ect... it ads up fast, especially if someone is doing the work for you. I know of a couple coaches that were dropped at a shop to have basic items done and end up with $12-$15k bills, once people start diving in.
Even my coach that i feel I have worked on almost non-stop for 10 years, still needs items. and some items I worked on 10 years ago now needs to be fixed up again.
lastly! Ask Questions! lots of money, time and a coach's future ride on the best choices made. always trust but verify information out there.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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