| [GMCnet] Re: Key Questions to ask the seller: Hot on the trail for a 1974 Eleganza [message #367422 is a reply to message #367421] |
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Doug,
Agreed.
Sully
Bellevue wa
On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 8:57 PM Douglas Smith wrote:
> boybach wrote on Sat, 30 October 2021 18:48
>> My coach was represented as "only needing a little bit of carpet" ..I am
> still to find that "bit of carpet" needed, but everything else in the
>> house systems was needing something!
>> You may as well just buy it if it's as immaculate as you say - just deal
> with the little things that crop up as time goes by.
>>
>> Whatever questions you ask, you aren't REALLY going to know what the
> answers mean til you own one, so just plop down the cash and be done with
> it.
>> :p
>>
>> Larry
>
> Larry,
> For the most part I agree with you, and I think your advice is good. But I
> have been active in several CMC transactions and I've observed what is I
> think a common tendency.
>
> I would quote Richard in a wise previous post:
> "Please be aware that GMC owners frequently age out of ownership, they
> don't sell willingly (they'll be prying mine out of my cold dead hands)"
>
> I have owned my coach for 25 years and it is a beloved member of our
> family. I have also put thousands (and more thousands) of dollars in it to
> update
> it. I struggle to remember its actual value in the current market. If the
> owner asking $32K isn't currently active in the GMC community they may well
> be pricing their coach based on their investment, sentiment and ignorance
> of the current market. The current market for RV's is white hot. But it is
> an entirely different buyer interested in a 45 year old vehicle and its
> maintenance.
>
> It's just my opinion but I think the $32K coach should be road-ready and
> current with ethanol capable fuel system and alloy wheels with new tires. On
> your average used car lot "pristine" is worth several thousand dollars
> premium, but for a GMC Motorhome, it's what's unseen that will cost you and
> very possibly bite you. I would carefully balance that relatively high
> purchase price with the condition/quality of the running gear and would
> inspect
> the vehicle accordingly.
> Just my opinion,
> Doug
>
> --
> Douglas & Virginia Smith,
> dsmithy18 at gmail,
> Lincoln Nebraska,
> ’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy
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Sully
77 Royale basket case.
Future motorhome land speed record holder(bucket list)
Seattle, Wa.
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