Dear Folks, Need your help and opinions....
Have an 18' Sunrader that I've decided to sell. (Have granddaughter, live most of time in Canada, different life path than 4 years ago, and want money to pay off new used station wagon). But I know I made a mistake. Probably back when I bought it in 2013 for $5,500 - I didn't know what I was doing. But I fell in love – had been wanting one for years. She's lovely on the outside, and everything on the inside works. Furnace, water, heater, etc. Had her checked out mechanically, she was fine. Then a few months and several hundred miles later the timing chain broke.
I had the engine completely rebuilt in 2013, new master clutch and cylinder in 2014, replaced rear leaf springs and sway bar, turn signal. All to the tune of $5,177 (receipts in hand). I took her on several fun jaunts in the Northwest, last summer to Victoria.
2016-17 was a very tough winter in BC - Water damage. She wasn't in a garage and I was out of the country with my family, babysitting. When I had my carpenter look at it.... Major water damage that came in on top of rot that was there all along. His quote to get it salable – redo all over-cab wood, seal it, and clean rest of inside up – was $3500 (to start).
Sooooo.... I have a dearly beloved motorhome that I want to sell. My question is:
Do I sink another $3500 into it? Don't know if that will make it Ikea like or just sturdy. Maybe I could get more out of it, but maybe it would take a long time?
Or do I sell as is – leaking around the windows (who knows from where), really needs a redo inside, for $5500?
I truly believe it is worth that – for all the mechanical work I've had done, and just for being a 1982 18' Sunrader.
Please Help me with your opinions... Wish I didn't need the money, and/or had the skills to redo her myself thus recouping my investment but I don't. If remodeling is the only option I will have to sell some of the little resource I have left to hire someone to do the work.
Thanks so much for taking the time to consider this. Sincerely Lindy Flynn, creativeplay4u@gmail.com