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Posted By: Leeann on 04/14/08 11:05am

Oh....in that case, he knew damned well. Sorry [emoticon]

I'm glad you have that outlook, 'cause it's all true.

Exactly. That's our plan, too.

'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo

Posted By: ALnCORY on 04/14/08 01:39pm

ditto to Leeann, most of my repair work is alot of time and a small amount of material or parts. Do what I can as I go along... and like Leeann says, build it back the way you want, not to mention probably better.

I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!

Posted By: whiteknight001 on 04/14/08 11:03pm

eyeteeth wrote:

I'd be hard pressed to know how the PO couldn't have known. Originally I wanted to go pick it up alone. But the family insisted on coming along. Had I been alone, I probably would have bailed on the deal. It took me all of a minute or two inside to find the signs. Discolored Ceiling, spongy floor, de-laminated plywood, Rotted ceiling... Enough there to know what it was hiding was going to be depressing.

But... I still have this outlook on it:
The unit is 100% paid for.
It's a floor plan they haven't made in over 25 years... and it's perfect for us.
This is the worst of it...
It's all replaceable wood... cheap materials... but time consuming.
Doing it myself, I can save many thousand dollars in labor.
I learn a lot in the process
I know it will be done the way I want...
... and will give me many years of use when I'm done.

I just have to grin and bear it for now... fix what I can, when I can, when I can afford it.

Eyeteeth,

Your words sums up everything about our group. We are truly some
of the most practical people in this world. Mine looked pretty bad too, especially around the water heater and plumbing. But I've been able to build it back to what I think is better than new, and make things easy for me to work on, as I go. I wish for you all the best!

Mark

1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."

Posted By: Trish Davis on 04/16/08 02:38am

Eyeteeth, I hear you. I got into the kitchen this week, mostly to tear out the old countertop and what did I find? Enough water to refresh the Sahara...

Oh, yeah, they knew before they sold it to me.
But, it's paid for, it doesn't eat anything (much), and I take a lot of comfort knowing the interior stuff is annoying yet fixable. It could have a great interior and serious drivetrain issues; in this case, I'm glad to take the vice-versa of that.

Posted By: Kendas on 04/16/08 05:40pm

Trish Davis wrote:

I take a lot of comfort knowing the interior stuff is annoying yet fixable.

I'd like to find the PO that did that. [emoticon]

That's the next project... Not too worried living in Tucson but it needs to get done before the Monsoons.

If I had the money for a new one I'd still keep this one... Keeps me from wandering the streets. [emoticon]

1978 21ft Tioga Dodge 440 Motor,
4.5kw Generac and 80 watts Solar
1984 Goldwing Interstate (Daily driver)
Misc Things I've done to my RV pictures

USAF Retired
To Err is human... To Forgive is not SAC Policy.

Posted By: Trish Davis on 04/17/08 09:36am

Kendas wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

I take a lot of comfort knowing the interior stuff is annoying yet fixable.

''Annoying?'' Like looking for a leak at the front roof vent from outside and finding the nose end (''pointy'' part) of 4 DECK SCREWS sticking up through the roof at the 4 corners of the vent.

If I had the money for a new one I'd still keep this one... Keeps me from wandering the streets. [emoticon]

Nothing that bad. Weird stuff, but not that dumb. Just dumb enough.

Yeah, your rig keeps you off the streets, but you are a threat to hardware stores.

Posted By: Leeann on 04/17/08 09:38am

Trish Davis wrote:

Yeah, your rig keeps you off the streets, but you are a threat to hardware stores.

No, no: we're a PROMISE to hardware stores...

Posted By: 79powerwagon on 04/17/08 10:44am

Leeann wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

Yeah, your rig keeps you off the streets, but you are a threat to hardware stores.

No, no: we're a PROMISE to hardware stores...

LOL! Ain't THAT da truth? [emoticon]

Scenic RV Center loves me, too!

She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!

Posted By: ALnCORY on 04/17/08 10:55am

we are the best friend of the hardware stores!! everytime another old dodge motorhome is bought the stock at NAPA and ACE hardware and Home Depot goes up.
ya'all have a great weekend. A.

Posted By: Leeann on 04/17/08 11:02am

My local parts house loves me....they rub their hands together and start messing with me before I even make it through the door! [emoticon]

'Course, I keep going back 'cause the manager is an old Mopar guy and doesn't give me grief if he has to pull out a book to look something up [emoticon]

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