| [GMCnet] Owning a GMC MH [message #331781] |
Sun, 06 May 2018 22:24  |
Mike Kelley
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Hi Again Al G.:
Just so you know - I don't necessarily agree w/ Matt Colie who says think twice before owning a GMC MH if you are not a mechanic!
My advice would be: Be careful to buy a good one, expect to maintain it very well, be prepared for the worst, and pray for the best.
For instance I am not a mechanic nor an electrical guy - I do carry a few basic tools and can follow simple wrenching instructions.
My phone and the Blacklist are my safety nets. For instance - my phone contains the numbers of 25 mechanics who are familiar w/ GMC's around the country and 5 GMC Olds engine rebuilders around the country.
I don't hesitate to go - would head out for Alaska tomorrow in either of my two "ready to roll" GMC's. In approx'y 70,000 GMC miles over 5 years, I have had to ride the hook (be towed) twice and been stranded overnite (one nite) at an R V Park twice.
Thanks to fellow GMC'ers and the Blacklist, I am confident I will get where I intend to go. Will I get a surprise one day - of course - but "Life is an Adventure" and I intend to enjoy it.
After all I am retired and if I get delayed a day or two - God must have had a different plan for me during those days.
There are many of us GMCers who travel in faith and enjoy life doing so.
I also am a believer in having good insurance to cover possible disasters. 1st time around I thought I had the right insurance - turned out they only covered $250.00 per occurrence - not near enough!!! My 62 mile ride on the hook to my mechanic's house cost me $1,290.00 - always ask for a rate per the mile - do not accept a "we will bill you at the end of the trip" deal. Fellow GMCers in your area can tell you which Insurance Companies have treated them right.
My attitude is "you only live once and you better enjoy it". To each his own and I don't force or expect others to see it my way.
Enjoy!!!
Mike Kelley/The Corvair a holic
Own 13 of those little beauties!
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| Re: [GMCnet] Owning a GMC MH [message #331814 is a reply to message #331808] |
Mon, 07 May 2018 19:30  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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I agree with Pete -- but having owned 'most every type of RV, from tent
trailers through self-built teardrops and near-new SOBs, to brand new
diesel pushers over the past 60 years, I DON'T confine the recommendations
to 40 yo GMCs -- ALL of those are BETTER enjoyed with "...above
average...". One is often hard-put to find willing or able repair people
these days.
Let me give an example: I bought a new 40' diesel pusher off the floor at
the big Tampa RV show some years back. I was present at the dealership
when they were doing the pre-delivery checkout of the coach. When the H2O
pump wouldn't quit, the "mechanic" checking the coach very obligingly
replaced the water pump with a new one. He was amazed that didn't fix the
problem -- until I closed the bypass valve which enabled the tank to be
filled from an external water connection -- or the pump to continuously
recirculate from-to the tank. THAT's the quality of "mechanics" we
encounter too often.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 5:39 PM Pete Smith wrote:
> I dont think you have to be a mechanic (I'm a mech eng) but I would
> consider above average mech and electrical aptitude AND/OR being reasonably
> well
> off to be a major advantage to owning one of these 40+ year old machines.
> Even good ones will likely have issues your average dealership could not
> deal with.
> Being retired would also be good.....because then you HAVE to be somewhere
> by a certain date less often!
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> Pete
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> Cary, NC
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> 1978 Center Kitchen Royale.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Owning a GMC MH [message #331816 is a reply to message #331799] |
Mon, 07 May 2018 20:46 |
Rollerg
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Well Said!
Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
1977 GMC Eleganza ll
GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
GMCShades@gmail.com
www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
> On May 7, 2018, at 11:45 AM, Keith V wrote:
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> Some people consider a breakdown/failure/unplanned issue the end of a vacation. I consider it the start of an adventure.
> ________________________________
> From: Gmclist on behalf of Tom Lins
> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 11:02 AM
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Owning a GMC MH
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> Pretty much sums up the way we look at it.
> We had a big DP for a while but we have come back.
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> --
> Tom Lins
> Elkton, FL
> 77 GM Rear Twin, Dry Bath, 455
> Manuals on DVD
> http://www.bdub.net/tomlins/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Owning a GMC MH [message #331821 is a reply to message #331814] |
Tue, 08 May 2018 06:41 |
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Matt Colie
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Ken Henderson wrote on Mon, 07 May 2018 20:30I agree with Pete -- but having owned 'most every type of RV, from tent trailers through self-built teardrops and near-new SOBs, to brand new diesel pushers over the past 60 years, I DON'T confine the recommendations to 40 yo GMCs -- ALL of those are BETTER enjoyed with "...above average...". One is often hard-put to find willing or able repair people these days.
Let me give an example: I bought a new 40' diesel pusher off the floor at the big Tampa RV show some years back. I was present at the dealership when they were doing the pre-delivery checkout of the coach. When the H2O pump wouldn't quit, the "mechanic" checking the coach very obligingly replaced the water pump with a new one. He was amazed that didn't fix the problem -- until I closed the bypass valve which enabled the tank to be filled from an external water connection -- or the pump to continuously
recirculate from-to the tank. THAT's the quality of "mechanics" we encounter too often.
Ken H.
I remember well when I first heard this story from Ken.
It seems to be an effective and accurate benchmark for the current world.
Matt - running on batteries
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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