Luxury Coach Lifestyles - View Single Post - rules of thumb in how old of a newell coach to buy

Gary&Terry · 10-16-2012, 05:37 PM

I have never heard of a rule of thumb other than people try to compare age of MH and RV's to that of cars or pickups and that just don't hold water.
My opinion RV's do not get the mileage on the engine and chassis as an automobile so something that is 10 years old or so could still have relative low mileage. I think you need to keep a close eye on the "house" parts - Refrig, Micro, fresh water pump, water heater, upholstery drawers and cabinets. These are the things that gets wore out - oh yeah and some of the electrical system if equipped with inverters, converters and who knows what else "verters".

My suggestion would be to invest in a qualified RV technician to go over an older coach and look for those things that we don't even know to look for.

Gary

10-16-2012, 05:37 PM	#4
Gary&Terry Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Deerfield Beach, FL Posts: 50	I have never heard of a rule of thumb other than people try to compare age of MH and RV's to that of cars or pickups and that just don't hold water. My opinion RV's do not get the mileage on the engine and chassis as an automobile so something that is 10 years old or so could still have relative low mileage. I think you need to keep a close eye on the "house" parts - Refrig, Micro, fresh water pump, water heater, upholstery drawers and cabinets. These are the things that gets wore out - oh yeah and some of the electrical system if equipped with inverters, converters and who knows what else "verters". My suggestion would be to invest in a qualified RV technician to go over an older coach and look for those things that we don't even know to look for. Gary __________________ 2008 Newell Quad Slide 625HP Caterpillar C15 Gary & Terry Morgan Any RVing action is good action! Deerfield Beach,FL