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they don't give the year of the Rv but it looks quite tidy
you should be looking for signs of damp/water ingress
its been carpeted and reupholstered so there won't be signs of wear
just make sure engine and transmission is in good working order
and the tyres have plenty of tread and no sign of cracking on the sidewalls
all the extras need to be working i.e aircon,oven,fridge,blown air heater
good luck
Tony
ps the weight will probably be 12000 lbs (about 6 tons) gross
the weight plate is usualy situated inside edge of the drivers door
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My RV is fitted with the V8 7.4 litre Vortec engine which has now done 57,000 miles. In the 18 months that I have had the RV the only problem I have had was with the starter motor. This was obtained in 16 hours, as we were in a rush, at a cost of £132 delivered. The engine is awesome, loads of pulling power, starts first time however, the down side is the fuel consumption. I recently had it converted to LPG, however not cheap but as I intend to keep it for a long time, it will eventually pay for itself.
The engine is easy enough to service, no special tools required and parts are easy enough to obtain . Linda from Stateside Tuning is very helpful and has a knack of sorting most things out.
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How do you find a engineer who would be qualified to do a report on this type of engine
Duncan from Star Spangled Spanner might be able to help you out here. Have not needed his help yet (touch wood) but from the posts on this forum it appears that he is a good egg.
I looked at several RV's before I bought mine, I found that all had good engines the main problems was with the bodywork. Delamination, water ingress and sun fading from being left out in the open in places like Florida.
The delamination and water ingress can be easy enough to find, check around the windows on the inside. You may well see the wood has bulged and if it is really bad is soft to touch. From the outside if you look along the length of the vehicle you can often see the bulge on the outside.
Get the seller to run all the appliances to make sure they work. Check the V5 for correct vehicle classification and date. I came across 2 RV's that the dates did not match up i.e. a 1996 registered as a 1998 and advertised as such. The weight and width of the RV is important. I am not fully up to date on this but there are some changes about to be made. Someone with more up to date knowledge might come along and offer more advice on this or search the forums as there are a number of posts on the subject.
Hope this helps and that I am not teaching you how to suck eggs.
Geoff
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it depends on which engine is in it and how its been looked after
Ford reckon 150,000 miles at least with 8000 mile services
Chevy are also good but recomend 3000 mile services
transmissiom services at 50,000 miles
these figures are for petrol engines
american engines are usualy fairly tough motors
hope this has been some help
Tony
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Would appreciate it if you would let me know how you come by the figure of 3000 mile service interval for Chevrolet as my manual says 7,500 miles or annual which ever comes first.
I believe the short trip service interval is 3000 miles or 3 monthly?
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