blokeman

Thanks Shanda and Dianne for the kind words of encouragement. I just dropped it off at the RV place and they're saying it'll be ready week after next, it should be done-including repainting the cab. (The paint's pretty thin and since it was parked near a beach, the dings are beginning to rust) The trip from Delaware to NH took 9.5 hours but I never drove much over 55. I'm sure everything said about gas mileage and how you drive is accurate. The previous owner claimed 13-15 mpg, but he said he had no problem driving it at 65. I've attached the pic I took to the RV dealer for a quote, I don't have any of the inside yet. I'm planning to put in a wood (pergo-like) floor and reupholster, so I'll take pics along the way.

After a week, the seller called me back and offered it at $5K. Sooo, I took pics down to my local RV repair shop and they quoted replacing the wood and resealing the roof for around $750. Long story short, I took a bus for 10 hours and bought it. It handled well and got 16.5 mpg on the way back, so once I get the roof and cosmetic issues fixed, I think I have a winner.

Thanks for the response. I can do woodwork, but the roof won't clear my garage, so all of it would have to be done outdoors and I would have liked to use the vehicle before autumn. The alternative would have been to give it to a the local RV shop, but not knowing how much it would cost and whether they would tackle it put me off. There's bound to be another one out there--

I've been looking for a Toyota for about 5 months and most that sound good are too far to travel from where I live (NH). This past weekend I drove 8 hours to see a '90 Odyssey 2.2 with 51K miles, which was asking $6,800. Mechanically it was sound and the interior was clean, the floor seemed solid, but the molding in front of the coach over the cab, on the passenger side leading edge had separated. I put my finger in the separation and came out with rotten wood chips on that outside wall. Also, the wood under the coach trailing edge moldings was rotting near the ground (molding had also separated.) I've read elsewhere that if the wood in the coach over the cab has begun to rot, it's not economically fixable, so I walked (actually drove home another 8 hours.). Do you think that was the right decision for a unit at that price?