I've wanted a sunrader for a long time... In an ideal world it'd be an automatic 18ft V6 4x4 gutted to the fiberglass. Yesterday, I found this posting 4 hours after it went up:
https://elpaso.craigslist.org/rvs/d/el-paso-1986-nissan-rv-sunrader-class/7290771167.html
I saw it, drove it, and settled on a deal for it for $5000. It's a v4 stick 5 speed, 2wd. 6 lug floating rear dually axel. Frame and fiberglass looks really good. Hood has some painted over drip rust, but whatever. Looks like it has had a tiny leak by the roof vent and two windows. No biggie, I plan to redo them, of course. The trouble is, it actually runs pretty poorly. Been sitting at least a year, but it was having trouble getting over 50 after warming up on the highway for 30 minutes. It also doesn't want to idle. In addition, someone gutted the exhaust, intentionally slitting the muffler in a bunch of places (I assume to reduce back pressure. I don't know much about exhaust systems, just the principle). I think I just need to swap the air filter, sparks, and clean the carb and it would do well. It starts like a champ completely cold (no starter fluid, of course). The interior is fine, but pretty janky. All the latches are broken and things are held together with Velcro. I don't know what works and what doesn't... It had no house battery. I'm not terribly concerned about the interior because I plan to gut it and renovate completely, but I'm obviously paying for it being semi-intact. I'm not great at stick, but I drive fine. I figure it will up my gas mileage if I don't suck.
Basically, my question is am I crazy? I went into it not planning to jump above $4000, but I landed where I landed. I still have the power to back out, but I really want this thing. What do you guys think? Is $5000 too much? Am I just being blinded by how badly I want it?