Well after much thought I have decided to pass on this van. I had it held for a couple of days and have been in communication ALOT with the seller, who is a wonderful and honest person. They just need to part with the van. There are no big surprises or problems and I can answer a lot of the questions definitively about it. The timing is just not right for me and it's much older than my current van.
What I know for sure:
1. 460/e40D (250HP, 400ft/lb torque or close)
2. Quigley conversion
3. Starcool
4. some rust in rain gutter, and light rust underneath
5. just about every option available back then but NO fridge
6. all original paperwork and every record complete
7. owned in NY by one family and then by current owner in WY (just moved to Pittsburg recently, not owned it's whole life there
8. SMB West conversion, van bought from a dealership in CA, then converted
9. black and gray water
10. Factory front AND rear air, in addition to Starcool
11. dual fuel tanks, 29/27 IIRC
12. rear spare on rack for above reason, but pretty rusty and small dent where it mounts
13. left side is as expected (though not pictured), 2 windows, older propane setup with no door (not missing, that's just the way it was done). There's a hole in the lower side at propane controls. Missing LF hubcap, no biggie there.
14. Carpet is well worn for 21K. I can't quite figure this one out.
15. table is there, 2 floor flanges (front and midship)
16. Factory, metal trimmed screens in all pop out windows (and being a 95 it has all four)
17. It's a modified RB10 floorplan. It has a really nice space inside the rear doors. Right side holds lots of stuff and a porta potty, and is big enough to put a shower almost, though not sure about head room back there having not seen it in person. Left side even has some space above the Starcool behind the rear left cabinet.
18. PW, PDL (no keyless), cruise, tilt, double armrest seats, both swivel, fire ext., original radio/cassette, SMB overhead storage bin (like the current ones).
19. New tires and brakes as stated in ad
Reasons I passed:
1. It's a 95. OBDII didn't start til 96. No modern programmer, scanguage or diagnostic hookups
2. A little concerned about the rust
3. Personally, timing just isn't right to write the check. I would then have 2 vans and 4 vehicles.
4. Not sure quite all of my accessories (hitches, etc.) would fit.
The seller is very helpful and honest, and has the van at an Indy shop right now getting the 25k maintenance items done and making sure it is ready for a road trip to a new home. It is NOT available to be looked at until early next week.
I probably have more and will edit post as I think about it. It's an older van but a solid deal if you need power and want to feed the beast. Interior is dated and carpet needs attention. I have no idea what you might find underneath, but seller is willing to let the perspective buyer talk to their Indy mechanic WITHOUT them in between. They were very clear about that, nothing is hidden and price is negotiable.
I'm probably going to regret this, but at least I bought a Jeep yesterday.
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