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Sat, 07 November 2009 14:02  |
jayrabe
Messages: 509
Registered: June 2009
Location: Portland, OR
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Well, the search goes on. I went down to Sacramento with intention to buy the '76, 26' coach that was on Craigslist for $6k. Supposedly only 28K orig miles, though I don't have the experience to tell if that's accurate. That's what the ODO said, though.
However, regardless that the owner (Scot Rogers) believed the title was in his name, the CA DMV says not. The paper title he has is actually in the name of the second previous owner. It's signed off to the guy that Scot bought it from, but was never transferred through the state. Scot took it to DMV after he bought it to transfer title and get it registered, but it wouldn't pass low RPM DEQ limits, so the paperwork process stalled, though he had paid the fees and thought the title transfer part would have been processed, but it wasn't. At that point he decided to sell it (business in trouble, needed cash).
He did some work on it (new airbags, rear brake cylinders, new hard headliner, new tires, not sure what else), but I didn't have a lot of confidence that the electrical system was up to driving back to Oregon in the rain, plus the title uncertainty, so I passed. He took a trip to Nevada in Sept (60-day trip permit) and said it ran well and strong.
It's a side wet bath with double bed in back. VIN TZE166V100002.
It has orig steel wheels, Onan runs rough, interior a bit sad, carpet should be ripped out. If the 28k ODO is accurate, and I don't have any suspicion that it's not, it would easily be worth the $6k, assuming the title situation can be resolved.
So, I'm still looking for my first coach. Prefer 26', good engine/mechanical, trashed or gutted interior because I want to rebuild a specific layout. Anybody know of one that fits that bill? Oh, and either on the west coast or running good enough to have high confidence of getting here (Oregon).
Jay "still searching" Rabe
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