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Thu, 06 June 2013 19:24  |
Wil Sinclair
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Registered: June 2013
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Howdy, all. I'm in the market for a GMC Motorhome. There's one I've
looked at that seems like a decent deal at $7500. The interior was
done by Avion, and if there is a layout name I don't know what it is.
I was hoping someone on this list could give me a heads up if any the
following problems are big red flags:
1) The owner had some trouble starting it up. They don't use it
anymore, but he said he goes to storage every week to start it. He
started it after waiting about 5 minutes. Looking around the web, it
seems like this could be a fuel pump thing. Is there anything I should
be checking that would be expensive to fix?
2) The interior was "redone," but I think everything but the cabinet
faces and the upholstery is original. Some of the wall panels don't
seem to be affixed to the frame. It looks like there were originally
rivets, and some of those holes now have screws in them to hold them
in place.
3) Some electrical stuff for the interior, like lights, etc., is
missing and a few wires are sticking out. This doesn't seem like a big
deal to fix, but maybe I'm missing something, too. :) Is it hard to
get parts like a new fan for a side shower (separate from the toilet)?
4) It has around 100k miles, and the transmission has been rebuilt.
The engine, however, has not. Should I expect an engine rebuild in the
short term? If so, does anyone know a ballpark for how much that would
cost?
5) The bottom didn't look corroded, but there was dirt and a little
rust. Should I worry about the rust?
6) It only has one battery for the engine. I gather that there are
usually two batteries mounted side-by-side. I'm assuming adding a
battery won't cost that much.
7) There is some minor water damage under the driver's side sliding
window. It looks like it may have been left open when it shouldn't
have been; no signs of leaks. The plywood floor directly under that
leak has a little dry rot. Not more than a few square inches. There is
also some dry rot under a hole in the linoleum by the door. The hole
looks like it is just wear and tear, and the dry rot/trauma is again a
few square inches.
8) The generator is an Onan Microlite 4000, which the owner told me
was a replacement for the original. He said that he couldn't start it
because it didn't have a battery hooked up, but I will insist that he
does start it up before I hand over the check.
9) I couldn't check the water system because the tanks were empty. The
owner said we could just hook up the water at his house to test the
water system. Should I insist that we fill the tanks and check both
the clean water and waste water tanks. Is there anything in particular
I should be testing? I don't see why that's an unreasonable request,
but it seemed like there was some resistance to that idea from the
owner.
10) He did show me the leveling system, and the airbags looked fine to
me. They are the single airbags for both wheels (hope that makes
sense).
That's all I can think of now. I have pictures of everything I could
get to, if they might help. For this price, I expect there to be
issues; I just would like to know how much I'm going to be shelling
out to fix them. I would really appreciate any insight. I'm looking
forward to being an active newbie on this list soon. :)
Thank you!
,Wil
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