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Re: [GMCnet] Avion Wanted [message #265271 is a reply to message #265264] Sat, 01 November 2014 23:20 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Byron Songer is currently offline  Byron Songer   United States
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I heartily agree.

"New" is the most misused word in a description on a vehicle over 15 years
old regardless of the make or model; this is particularly true of
motorhomes. That word just means it isn't original.

Another misnomer is the word "rebuilt." How much was rebuilt, by whom, and
when. That goes for any portion of the vehicle. For instance, rebuilt
steering means something was replaced not that the whole system was rebuilt.

A seller never tells the whole truth, only the good parts as they remember
it. It's just human nature.

Byron Songer
Currently in Gulf Breeze but soon to be Kissimmee.


Robert Mueller wrote:

> Stick,
>
> Absolutely; however, before you buy it how do you know what kind of job the
> restorer did unless you take the time to carefully
> inspect it yourself and check all the paperwork?
>
> I'll bet dollars to donuts that every GMC owner who puts his GMC up for sale
> will tell you about all the upgrades they have done and
> how well they have maintained the unit.
>
> Then you start checking the paperwork and you find out that a lot of the
> upgrades were done long ago and need re-doing and the
> maintenance wasn't quite as good a the PO claimed. ;-)
>
> As the carnival barker said; "you pays your money and you takes your chances!"
>
> I personally would rather spend the extra bucks and do it myself that way I
> KNOW what I've got!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> Sydney, Australia
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stick Miller
>
> Isn't this sort of like buying a restored antique car vs doing the restoration
> yourself? I figure you almost always save money
> letting someone else spend the big bucks and you enjoying the depreciated
> value.
>
> Of course, so far I haven't practiced what I'm preaching, but one of these
> days I'm going to spring for a nice one.


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