Carol

Greg forwarded me your message - I have just gone thru a massive rebuild on my overhead and entire upper driver side to the tune of $8600, done by Dr. George here in Sacramento - and I know he didn't charge me what he could have, given the extent of the damage. Gregg is correct that the interior framing in particleboard, and when wet, disintegrates. My rig looked really nice, inside and out, until it started separating from the drivers door to the coach and up the overhead. I'm at work and don't have the pictures available. but it was much worse when we got into it. I decided to go ahead with the rebuild as mine is a 91 with 45K, and when the head gasket recall was done, I had them replace timing belt, all new spark plugs/wires, hoses, etc. so it's like new. Everything else works wonderfully, and I put the money into it thinking I'd keep it 'til I can't drive anymore! And I love the silly thing - had it to Union Valley Reservoir for 6 days over the weekend and everyone loves it. To make a long story short, unless this motorhome is VERY cheap (or free), has low miles and if everything works, I wouldn't consider it. There's a number of decent rigs around if you look. And Dr. George will gladly take a look at any rig under consideration - free for a 20 minute once-over, $100 or so to verify all systems work as they should. Sorry this is so long, but owing one of these toyhouses is a comittment and there's always something to do/fix and you must be prepared! Any questions, contact me directly at clundsten@sbcglobal.net. Thanks! Carol