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Posted By: Vic65 on 03/07/16 05:02pm

Hello, I'm looking at purchasing a 2001 Minnie Winnie 31c. I was wondering if anyone owned one and can provide any information about the rv. I'm looking for pros and cons. Also what do you think a good price would be. The current owner is asking 22,000 it has new tires with 46,000. Miles one owner. looks like it's well maintained. Once again your advice is always great.

Posted By: Two Hands on 03/07/16 05:14pm

Pro: less money to buy.

Con: it is 15 years old. The money you save will be lost in repairs.

Posted By: Kato52 on 03/07/16 07:28pm

We just bought the same motorhome in January except ours is Minnie, not Minnie Winnie. Had about 33k miles, very good condition. Issues so far:
-service engine light came on when we were driving it home after filling up the first time
-discovered a leak in overcab bed (also on drive home in a bad rainstorm)
-black water sensors not accurate

We sealed the leak.

We've been on three trips so far. No problems with slide, furnace, engine. We're happy. We spent about 23k on ours which was a little more than it was valued, but it was in really good shape.

Posted By: Bobbo on 03/08/16 08:35am

I have a 2007 Winnebago Outlook 31C. If I am not mistaken, it was renamed to Outlook from Minnie in 2006. Then, in 2011 they renamed it again. I don't know what the name went to then.

Love it.

In the 9 years we have owned it, we have never seen one we would like nearly as well.

Here is the brochure for the 2001 Minnie Winnie line.

Bobbo and Lin
2017 F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCab w/Max Tow Package 3.5l EcoBoost V6
2017 Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB

Posted By: rvhunter77 on 03/08/16 08:43am

On RV Tires
It's not the miles
It's the age.

Check the Date of Production code imprinted on the sidewalls

Different Manufacturers have different standards as to age
Michelin has about the longest -- their standard is MAX 10 years

You are taking your life in your hands with old tires.

Posted By: crasster on 03/08/16 08:51am

All I can say is Minnie Winnies are great coaches and I've heard a lot satisfied owners through the years.

4 whopping cylinders on Toyota RV's. Talk about great getting good MPG. Also I have a very light foot on the pedal. I followed some MPG advice on Livingpress.com and I now get 22 MPG! Not bad for a home on wheels.

Posted By: Mike Leslie on 03/08/16 09:34am

We love our 2003 Minnie. We have owned her for three years. Would we purchase again? YES! The dollar investment was much less overall than a newer rig.

Last year we replaced the original tires and batteries. We replaced the sewer hose, and do regular engine maintenance. We replaced the old heavy tv with a light weight flat screen. The microwave was one of the recalled Samsungs. Samsung sent us a check and we bought and installed a new one. BTW tank sensors seldom work correctly no matter what the age. :-)

Have a mechanic check it. Check for any water damage (sight and smell).

Good luck in making a decision.
Mike Leslie
2003 Minnie 29B

Posted By: dicknellen on 03/08/16 11:38am

If it really is a Minnie Winnie 400 series it is a step up from a Minnie 300 series. Dick

Posted By: overdrive75 on 03/08/16 08:02pm

Mike Leslie wrote:

The microwave was one of the recalled Samsungs. Samsung sent us a check and we bought and installed a new one.
Good luck in making a decision.
Mike Leslie
2003 Minnie 29B

Mike,

How did you know about the Micro Wave recall. We just purchased a 2003 Minnie 29B in July 2015. We love the thing.

Posted By: fourthclassC on 03/09/16 07:43am

As a 2003 Winnebago mini (24V) owner, I want to warn you about the sealing of the corner molding on the wall area over the cab doors. This molding has not been sealed at the factory as seen by myself and one other member with the same rig. Also look carefully at the molding where it curves up around the corners of the cab over area.

Posted By: overdrive75 on 03/10/16 08:41pm

fourthclassC wrote:

Can you explain where these areas area little better, maybe a picture?

Thanks

Posted By: Mike Leslie on 03/14/16 07:47pm

overdrive75,

I sent you a PM.

Mike Leslie
2003 Minnie 29C

Posted By: pnichols on 03/15/16 12:32pm

overdrive75 wrote:

fourthclassC wrote:

As a 2003 Winnebago mini (24V) owner, I want to warn you about the sealing of the corner molding on the wall area over the cab doors. This molding has not been sealed at the factory as seen by myself and one other member with the same rig. Also look carefully at the molding where it curves up around the corners of the cab over area.

Can you explain where these areas area little better, maybe a picture?

Same here ... a picture would be super helpful.

I have a 2005 Itasca 324V and am concerned about this area of the cabover area, too.

2005 E450 Itasca 24V Class C

Posted By: pnichols on 03/15/16 12:40pm

dicknellen wrote:

f it really is a Minnie Winnie 400 series it is a step up from a Minnie 300 series. Dick

We bought our 2005 Itasca 324V new in 2006 from a dealer who had it in their inventory with many Winnebago options already on it.

I've always been aware of a Winnebago 400 series and wondered what it was. Could you provide some details on the differences between Winnebago's 300 series and their 400 series?

Posted By: jimx200 on 03/16/16 09:37am

Two Hands wrote:

Pro: less money to buy.

Con: it is 15 years old. The money you save will be lost in repairs.

Just to let the OP know about our experience buying a older Class C. We bought a 1999 Shasta Sprite in mint condition last year with 19,000 miles from original owner. Paid $15,000. Had it inspected by a rv tech with 40 years experience and he rated it a A plus. As preventive maintenance, we had the roof resealed that cost us $900. parts/labor. We are just now going to put on new tires that will cost $800-$1000. This rv is on the Ford E350 chassis, has the V10 which runs perfectly. We have been out many weekends with it and everything works perfectly: fridge, top a/c, heater, stove, lights, electrical, gauges for propane,water, battery level, etc. I found another 2000 Class C for a couple who was looking and they spent less than $1000. for small fixes and new tires and so far have put on 24,000 miles and happy they saved $20,000 over a newer model. With careful shopping and inspection one can end up with a excellent coach and save thousands in the process. These mint coaches are out there..seek and you will find!

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Posted By: Bobbo on 03/16/16 08:20pm

Here you go.

jimx200 wrote:

Photo of our 1999 Shasta Sprite
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Posted By: jimx200 on 03/17/16 09:46am

Thank you! Not sure why the image did not show.

Posted By: IAMICHABOD on 03/17/16 10:04am

jimx200 wrote:

Thank you! Not sure why the image did not show.

A spam control that was put in place a bit ago,only for new members.
When you get to the next level like full member you can post anything.

2006 TIOGA 26Q CHEVY 6.0 WORKHORSE VORTEC
Former El Monte RV Rental
Retired Teamster Local 692
Buying A Rental Class C

Posted By: Bobbo on 03/17/16 08:41pm

No. The {IMG}....{/IMG} (curly braces used instead of square brackets so comment will not error out) was doubled, like this {img}{IMG}....{/IMG}{/img}

I just removed one set of {img}........{/img}

Posted By: IAMICHABOD on 03/17/16 09:56pm

Good catch on that,I have done that too, but it still doesn't explain why new members cant post pictures,I have seen a few recently.

Take This post for an example. A new member posted this and the pictures came thru,I saw them back on 12/1/15.
This one too it was there now it's gone.

Now after the revamp and the tweeks to the spam block for new members,like them, the pictures are gone.

Slane that to me......... [emoticon]

* This post was edited 03/17/16 10:13pm by IAMICHABOD *

Posted By: Bobbo on 03/18/16 08:29am

I don't know. I went to both of those links and copied the url. I pasted the url directly into the browser to see the pictures, and they would not come up. I think those were bad links. Or, at least are bad links now.

They start with https, so you may need to be a logged in user to see them.

Posted By: IAMICHABOD on 03/18/16 09:00am

Ya these are not the only ones,seems to happen just after all the tweeks. I tried logged in and not, same thing.....just another one of those things on here. Even so this is the best RV Forum around.

At least it seems to have taken care of the spammers.

Posted By: fourthclassC on 03/18/16 09:48am

I'd love to show the area that my Winnie Mini leaked at. And the high quality aluminium structure repair that will not make it happen again, but alas I can not load pictures. Been trying on and off for about a month.

Posted By: ronfisherman on 03/18/16 10:01am

fourthclassC wrote:

Have you USED THIS LINK to post pictures.

Posted By: IAMICHABOD on 03/18/16 10:14am

ronfisherman wrote:

fourthclassC wrote:

Have you USED THIS LINK to post pictures.

Detailed instructions!

Posted By: Bobbo on 03/18/16 11:30am

fourthclassC wrote:

Which photo hosting site are you storing your photos on? They must be on one, not just on your computer.

If I want to post a photo here, I put it on Photobucket, then post the link to it there.

Posted By: IAMICHABOD on 03/18/16 12:22pm

Bobbo wrote:

Which photo hosting site are you storing your photos on? They must be on one, not just on your computer.

If I want to post a photo here, I put it on Photobucket, then post the link to it there.

None of mine are on any site,just my computer and they post just fine.
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and I can make them any size I want,straight from computer using the LINK [emoticon]

* This post was edited 03/18/16 12:43pm by IAMICHABOD *

Posted By: Bobbo on 03/18/16 05:07pm

The image above is hosted on IMGUR.COM. You can tell because the url is "http://i.imgur.com/Msv8eHpl.jpg"

Your second link is to DropBox. You may think that file is local to your computer, but it is also stored on the cloud where it is accessible to other users. DropBox automatically synchronizes the cloud folder and your local folder, but the link shared on RV.NET is actually hosted on the cloud.

So, you may believe that the images are local to your computer, but they are not.

Try this test. Turn your computer completely off. That way, the images on your computer are not available to be displayed. Now, use another device to look at your pictures on RV.NET. If you can still see them, they are hosted on the cloud, somewhere.

If you click on the DropBox link, it actually says on the upload screen "Photos hosted by IMGUR.com" That means your photos are being uploaded to IMGUR.COM and linked to RV.NET from there.

Posted By: fourthclassC on 03/21/16 10:56am

Here is a photo of the water damage in my 2004 Winnebago Mini. I just did a ton more work this weekend. I will show the rest if this one works.

Posted By: yankeewing on 03/04/17 02:43pm

Where was the source of water coming in ?

I have a 05 Minnie 29b and want to make sure it is sealed in that area.

Could use eternabond tape on roof - mine has no windows above cab

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