wildwestrider
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Hello everyone,...I'm new here, and for my first post,....asking for some assist on evaluating a sportsmobile I am thinking about purchasing.
I looked at a 1998 Chevy 3500 (one ton?) Sportsmobile conversion yesterday.
Chevy 350 is solid, no smoking, runs well and is quiet,..4180e transmission shifts well and fluid is bright red and clear, no burnt smell at all.
210,000 miles. Body is rust free, but undercarriage show a lot of what appears to be surface rust. Tires are newish.
The Onan Gen set does not work
The penthouse looks to be weather tight and operates, but is very heavy feeling,...wondering if the spring tension can be adjusted somewhere to make lifting easier.
All the upholstery cloth is very good, but the vinyl portions on the sides of all 4 seats are STICKY to the touch,....thinking this is an indication that the vinyl is deteriorating or breaking down..
The front and rear A/C both blow but do not cool
Feels like all the shocks are shot on it.
It hasn't been inspected or apparently on the road for 2 years.
Windshield is cracked badly, and left rear door where the spare is mounted was hit and the sheet metal cracked/ripped/tore,...which is allowing water into that door,....rust stains on the bumper under that door show that it is rusting internally,...but the spare cover most of the visible damage.
Can any of you suggest what a fair price might be for this,....or perhaps a price range? I tried looking on eBay and NADA,....but didn't find enough of them to draw any conclusions.
Thanks in advance,
Brian
I looked at a 1998 Chevy 3500 (one ton?) Sportsmobile conversion yesterday.
Chevy 350 is solid, no smoking, runs well and is quiet,..4180e transmission shifts well and fluid is bright red and clear, no burnt smell at all.
210,000 miles. Body is rust free, but undercarriage show a lot of what appears to be surface rust. Tires are newish.
The Onan Gen set does not work
The penthouse looks to be weather tight and operates, but is very heavy feeling,...wondering if the spring tension can be adjusted somewhere to make lifting easier.
All the upholstery cloth is very good, but the vinyl portions on the sides of all 4 seats are STICKY to the touch,....thinking this is an indication that the vinyl is deteriorating or breaking down..
The front and rear A/C both blow but do not cool
Feels like all the shocks are shot on it.
It hasn't been inspected or apparently on the road for 2 years.
Windshield is cracked badly, and left rear door where the spare is mounted was hit and the sheet metal cracked/ripped/tore,...which is allowing water into that door,....rust stains on the bumper under that door show that it is rusting internally,...but the spare cover most of the visible damage.
Can any of you suggest what a fair price might be for this,....or perhaps a price range? I tried looking on eBay and NADA,....but didn't find enough of them to draw any conclusions.
Thanks in advance,
Brian