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Thu, 07 February 2019 09:14

MikeB

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Hi Folks
I wanted to introduce myself. My wife and I just retired and we've been moving towards the purchase of a GMC MH for about four months. I currently live in North Mississippi and plan to move to lower Alabama this summer. My family is originally from North Carolina and North GA. However as an Army brat and later real estate project manager I've lived in or traveled to most of the states east of the Mississippi (I've also traveled to a few western states). I consider myself a "jack of all trades and master of none" but my enthusiasm for working the trades has let's say narrowed. We plan to travel all over the country and Alaska.

I've done a lot of reading of emails, articles from cinnabar, coop, GMCMI, Facebook, YouTube and this forum. I've also had some good conversations with some very experienced GMCers. I've had two big 5th wheel trailers since the 90s both used so Im familiar with their limitations in both quality and repair. I've also restored houses, import cars, trucks, tractors and even old appliances. As a matter of fact if I'm on vacation too long I tend to feel like I need to "fix" something... it's an illness. My plan is to buy a well cared for slightly upgraded but not hacked ready to go GMC. Not looking to restore a core or drop big coin on a turn key "just restored" vehicle.

I understand that there are usually more problems and issues posted on the internet than positive comments so one could be given the wrong impression of the actual durability of any vehicle. I also understand that experience and brand loyalty can skew a persons' opinion. That being said, would y'all say an average GMC mostly stock 74-77, not PO hacked, decent maintenance with around 50-70k miles is a reasonably dependable vehicle? Dependable enough to feel confident on a long trip? I'm wondering if the love of and devotion to these vehicles trumps it's unreliability. Are they just a novelty Or is reliability one of those attributes?

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

P.s. I understand that any vehicle 40 years old is worn out to some level.

Mike Beam

M Beam 75’ Avion TBI EBL , 3.70 LSD and other stuff Zuki Sidekick, Dozier Al

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		Introduction - first opinion question By: MikeB on Thu, 07 February 2019 09:14
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