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For those who may be interested, here is the original window "sticker" for our '92 Winnebago Warrior. This, along with a plethora of other original documents, was kept in pristine condition in plastic sleeves inside the loose-leaf Winnebago Industries Motorhome Operations Manual.

Good suggestion about scanning the manual - I will do that before long for the benefit of other members. One (or possibly more) page appears to be missing. The manual is in a plastic binding and some sections are general - for all Winnebagos of that year - while some are specific to this model. At one point in the general winterizing section, it refers the reader to page 7-5 for the location of the water line drains for the specific unit. Unfortunately, there is no page 7-5 - Section 7 ends with 7-4. Because of the style of binding - just loose sheets punched and put in a plastic spine - I can't tell whether it has been removed or never existed. So, while I will post the manual I have, if anyone has page 7-5 of the Winnebago Warrior manual for 1992 (or any other year, for that matter), I would certainly like to get a scan of it!

Well, we took delivery yesterday and we are as proud as new parents! It is in such good condition - they even had custom made canvas seat and cushion covers made to protect the upholstery from their dog, which explains why the upholstery looks virtually brand new. We are the third owners and both prior owners kept all records - including the original window "sticker" showing the base price and all options, totaling a little over $32,000 in 1991. We have records of the head gasket warranty work, tires, awning and step addition, re-sealing, repair of leaks in the cab-over, etc., etc. There is no spare, but I found in the Winnebago manual that a spare was an option (that this unit did not have) and that they recommend using one of the duals to replace a flat front or just removing a flat dual until you get to someplace to get the flat fixed. That works for me. The last owner had a receiver hitch added to the back but was quick to say NOT to tow with it - the back frame members are really too light. He put it there for a bicycle carrier (that he threw in) and I may consider a cargo carrier there if we find we need it (don't expect to, but with the genny, there is no outside storage). This unit was used as recently as 3 weeks ago and everything appears to be in perfect working order. We're planning a shake-down cruise this weekend.

Thank you for the response! I feel fairly competent to deal with the coach end of things - I've had both new and old trailers and am fairly familiar with general care and maintenance. I gave this rig a pretty good once-over and took it for a drive. It looks, acts and sounds like it has been very well maintained. The tires are all less than 1 1/2 years old with VERY little use. The generator has 4.5 hours on the clock and just had the carburetor rebuilt - I think the last owner didn't run it often enough and the carb got "gunked up". He started it up for me and it started and ran like a champ. Ran the roof A/C and it got cold pretty quickly. The engine has, I think, all original hoses and belts - but I looked pretty closely and saw no signs of aging or checking. Tested the wipers - worked great. He has had very regular oil/filter changes and has kept meticulous records of all the work done. I have not inspected the brakes, wheel bearings and studs, but I can tell you that it brakes evenly and smoothly. My brother and I checked all the lights - a couple clearance lights were out, but extra bulbs are in the glove box. About the only things I didn't check were the spare - which I WILL check before we take it out - and the roof, which I know was recently resealed professionally but which I haven't personally seen. I'm pretty excited about getting this baby on the road, but first I still have to actually BUY it. Today being a bank holiday, I was unable to get the financing done. With a little luck, my lovely bride (of more than 30 years) will get that done tomorrow while I am at work. We actually expect to borrow against our paid-off Prius rather than financing the Toy motor home because the interest rate is 2.5 % lower on the 4-year-old car than on the 19-year-old motor home.

In the process of buying a 1992 Winnebago Warrior that will be stored at our son's house in Boise, ID - when it isn't out on the road.

So, are you willing to share what you paid for it? I just made a deal on one today and, now that it's too late, I'm checking to see how I did. My '92 Warrior has 28,500 original miles and is in beautiful condition inside and out with 6 1-year old tires (hardly used). It has had had recent professional leak repair in the upper berth and everything works and looks like new. Obviously stored (at least mostly) inside, as there is very little fading. V-6, AT, cruise, ETC, original cassette stereo. It has a Kohler generator (don't know if they all did) and roof-mount A/C. Upholstery is original and in excellent condition. I'm paying $12,000.

Hi! My wife and I have owned several small trailers (2 5th wheels, 4 standard trailers) and 4 tow rigs - none large - over a 15 year period, but have not had an RV for the last 4 1/2 years. My brother and his wife recently bought a 1990 21' SeaBreeze in fixer-upper condition and are turning it into a technological marvel. We got jealous and started checking craigslist - yesterday morning. The first rig that caught our attention was a 1992 Winnebago Warrior and we drove 30 miles to see it yesterday... ...today, we "bought" it for $12,000. The quotes are because it was a telephone call deal and no money has changed hands yet - we'll get to our credit union Monday or Tuesday. I suppose it could still fall apart, but I think we have made a purchase. This motorhome is in beautiful shape for it's age. It has only 28,500 original miles and has been taken care of immaculately. No leaks, dents, cracks or dings. New tires last year with virtually no use. 4.5 hours on the Kohler generator. The stove is so shiny I thought it was new - but it is original. Took it for a drive and it was smooth and quiet. No air leaks, no rattles. It looks like it has been mostly stored indoors, as there is very little fading of the finish. The only things I can pick at are that it has 4 little windshield chips and there are 2 or 3 small places - very small - where the wall covering has wrinkled/delaminated on the corner of a sheet of material. The upholstery is very nice and even the carpet shows a little dirt but very little wear. The seller has had it for 8 years and bought it from the original owners - at that time, it had clear plastic on the carpet and the carpet had never been walked on! It has a large awning on the door side. I don't know if it has had the head gasket warranty work done - we will check with our Toyota dealer and see if they can find out - we have bought 3 cars from the dealer in recent years and get all our service done there, so I think they will be honest with me. So, for those of you more familiar with these Toys, how did we do? Was the price good? What problems should we have asked about (now that it is too late)? What things should we check out before our shake-down cruise?