TSgtRet
Member
As some of you may remember I was on a while ago and we thought we were going to get the 30' Elandan. Glad we didin't now and have been doing much shopping and research and have a few questions for the forum.
We are still looking at both Cs and As but there are now a few parameters (mostly from the management). Full bath, rear bed, the shorter the better (no toad). She prefers the Class A driving compartment but is flexible. We've ruled out the Toyota chassis (most are rear bath) and are interested in things like shorter Flairs and Chieftains.
Ok, now the questions: In our search we have common "ailments" and I would like to know (in general) which are the "cheap" repairs and which are the stay-away-froms. I'm a fair gearhead and carpenter, very good electrics, so so plumber. I'm not afraid of any of this but I don't want to leave her with a bad taste for RVing. As an example, I'm looking at a 1987 Ford, Sportcraft, 26', 97k, 460, C6. Doesn't look "abused, just "used". Nothing major jumps out but with that many miles on any vehicle something could crop up tomorrow.
SO I've ramble a bit but hope I got my message across....general guidance around a pitfall or two would be appreciated!
We are still looking at both Cs and As but there are now a few parameters (mostly from the management). Full bath, rear bed, the shorter the better (no toad). She prefers the Class A driving compartment but is flexible. We've ruled out the Toyota chassis (most are rear bath) and are interested in things like shorter Flairs and Chieftains.
Ok, now the questions: In our search we have common "ailments" and I would like to know (in general) which are the "cheap" repairs and which are the stay-away-froms. I'm a fair gearhead and carpenter, very good electrics, so so plumber. I'm not afraid of any of this but I don't want to leave her with a bad taste for RVing. As an example, I'm looking at a 1987 Ford, Sportcraft, 26', 97k, 460, C6. Doesn't look "abused, just "used". Nothing major jumps out but with that many miles on any vehicle something could crop up tomorrow.
SO I've ramble a bit but hope I got my message across....general guidance around a pitfall or two would be appreciated!